Allen Baylosis Receives José Esteban Muñoz First-Time Presentation Award
Belated congratulations go out to GRSJ PhD student, Allen Baylosis who received the José Esteban Muñoz First-Time Presentation Award at the 2023 American Society for Theater Research (ASTR) Conference last year. This award recognizes his academic paper entitled “The Collage and Its Fragments: Performing Filipinx Diasporic Dreaming in Jay Cabalu’s Collage Portraits,” where he theorizes […]
Transpacific connections with Mowachaht/ Muchalaht Elder Margaretta James
For Elder Margaretta James, GRSJ MA student and Visiting Scholar in Residence at UBC’s St. John’s College, transpacific Indigenous-Asian encounters are not only a matter of academic interest, but the very threads that weave together her own life story.
Congratulations to the GRSJ Graduating Class of 2024!
Please join us in celebrating the class of May 2024 graduates. We are incredibly proud of our students’ achievements, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours. Graduate Doctor of Philosophy in Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice: • Ine Beljaars Thesis title: Embodied encounters: Afro-Latin dance and Dutch cultural identity Supervisors: […]
Matt Browning Featured in MOMA PS1 Exhibition
GRSJ PhD student, Matt Brown is part of the group exhibition “Hard Ground” at the MOMA PS1 gallery in New York City. The exhibition opened on May 16 and will run through until October 14, 2024. From the gallery’s website: Hard Ground brings together work by seven New York-based artists who employ processes of erosion, […]
Sagorika Haque Receives UBC Student Leadership Award
Congratulations to GRSJ undergraduate student Sagorika Haque on receiving a Student Leadership Award. Sagorika was named an Outstanding Student Leader in the UBC Community and Beyond. Sagorika works in three global social justice issues: climate change, equity and inclusion, and migrant and women workers rights and welfare. She is among UBC’s core organizers for Climate […]
Michael Paramo New Book, Ending the Pursuit: Asexuality, Aromanticism and Agender Identity
GRSJ PhD Candidate, Michael Paramo has recently published Ending the Pursuit: Asexuality, Aromanticism and Agender Identity (Unbound, 2024). The book is a groundbreaking deep dive into the history, politics and lived experiences of three often-misunderstood identities. Michael was interviewed about the inspiration behind the book earlier this month by Geeks Out International.
Melissa Plisic | Plant-based Research: A Queer Master’s Thesis Born of Mass Extinction
Congratulations to Melissa Plisic (they/ she/ siya); MA Candidate; who defended their Master’s Thesis on Monday, February 12th. Supervisor: Dr. Leila Harris Committee Member: Dr. Astrida Neimanis (English and Cultural Studies, Gender, Women and Sexual Studies) Thesis Title: Plant-Based Research: A Queer Master’s Thesis Born of Mass Extinction Abstract: Plant-Based Research concerns kinship-making practices in […]
Romina Tantaleán-Castañeda Receives 2023 IDRC Award
Congratulations to GRSJ PhD candidate Romina Tantaleán-Castañeda on her recent International Doctoral Research Award for her research in collaboration with the Federation of Indigenous Women of Atalaya Province (FEMIPA) in the Peruvian Central East Amazon. The study aims to explore ways to conceptualize and enforce the rights of mother nature from a legal pluralist approach based on Indigenous knowledge […]
Sticks & Stones – Roots & Bones: Exploring the Power of Words in a Polarized World
As part of his PhD dissertation work, Don Shafer has created a new podcast series that explores the power of words in a polarized world by looking at the psychological, cultural, and emotional components of these conversational ecosystems to gain insight and improve on existing knowledge of how we engage with each other. As an […]