What I Mean to Say: Remaking Conversation in Our Time, Don Shafer Interviews Ian Williams
PhD candidate Don Shafer recently interviewed writer and 2024 Massey Lecturer, Ian Williams on his podcast Sticks & Stones, Roots & Bones Exploring the Power of Words in a Polarized World. Shafer and Williams talk about William’s work, his latest book, and his PhD research which focused on the nuanced dimensions of tone and […]
Métis artist recreates great-grandmother’s portrait in beads
GRSJ grad student and artist, Christina Lennox was recently interviewed by the CBC about recreating a photograph of her maternal great grandmother into beautiful, intricate beadwork. The process involved weaving 87,074 beads over 10 months.
Congratulations to our November 2024 GRSJ Grads
Please join us in celebrating our Fall 2024 graduates. We are incredibly proud of our students’ achievements, and we wish them all the best in their future endeavours. Masters of Arts in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice Marianne el-Mikati Supervisor: Dr. Pilar Riaño Alcalá Committee Members: Dr. Renisa Mawani, Department of Sociology & Prof. […]
Ophelia Tong and Atalanta Climate tackle CO2 emissions
Ophelia Tong, 4th-year student at UBC (Geography with a GRSJ minor) is working on a new venture aimed at fighting climate change. She and Atalanta Climate Founder Sally Chen, and Advisor Professor Dong at Georgia Tech, are collaborating with researchers from Lehigh University on a CO2 absorbent to capture CO2 from people’s homes. “Like many […]
Fabiola Bazo Organizes First International Congress on Peruvian Rock Studies
GRSJ PhD student Fabiola Bazo has organized the inaugural International Congress on Peruvian Rock Studies happening in Lima, Peru on December 5 -6, 2024. Academics, researchers and rock music enthusiasts will all come together to present original research that provides a critical perspective about the trajectory of Peruvian rock as an aesthetic manifestation, consumer product, […]
Education is key to Elder Margaretta James’ diabetes wellness journey
GRSJ Grad Student and Elder Margaretta James from Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, also has Type 2 Diabetes. As part of Diabetes Awareness Month (November) she was invited by the First Nation Health Authority to share her experience of living with disease in order to help others. The following is an excerpt: I have found it helpful […]
Christina Lennox presents at Indigenous Wellbeing Gathering Conference
GRSJ Grad Student Christina Lennox presented at the Indigenous Wellbeing Gathering Conference in Kelowna, BC (Syilx Territory) earlier this month. The three-day Indigenous Wellbeing Gathering Conference is a multidisciplinary event dedicated to fostering collaborations and knowledge sharing that prioritize the wellbeing of Indigenous Communities. Lennox’s presentation was titled Beading as Part of the Research Ceremony. […]
David Ng Receives Gerry Brunet Memorial Award for Short Film
Congratulations to GRSJ PhD Student and filmmaker, David Ng on receiving the Gerry Brunet Memorial Award for Best British Columbia Short Film at this year’s Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF). Ng and co-director Jen Sungshine, took home the prize for their film Drag is for Everyone. Ng and Sungshine previously won the same award in […]
Alejandra Gaviria-Serna and David Ng Receive Grant for Travelling Art Exhibit
After a year of work developing the conceptual framework for a travelling exhibition for the Transformative Memory International Netowrk (TMIN), GRSJ PhD students Alejandra Gaviria-Serna and David Ng recently received the BC Arts Impact Grant to design and produce the Transformative Memory Exhibit in Vancouver in 2025. The proposal for a traveling exhibit emerged from a […]
Don Shafer presents at Communicating Climate Hope Conference
GRSJ PhD candidate Don Shafer presented at the recent Communicating Climate Hope Conference (August 14 -16, 2024) a hybrid event co-organized by UBC and Tilberg University. His paper, “What is Hope? Or do you need a little Darkness to Get You Going” explored the concept of hope within the context of our current global challenges, […]