Geographies of Urban Indigeneity – GEOG 346B
This course examines the geographies of urban Indigenous communities. While the course focuses on Urban Indigeneity within Canadian cities, we will also look at examples of urban Indigenous experience in other settler colonial contexts, such as the US and New Zealand/Aotearoa.
Nun ke’ Daahwéhsats: A community-university partnership advancing understanding of climate justice
Nun ke’ Daahwéhsats (Dancing with the Land) is a collaboration between West Moberly First Nations (WMFN) and the UBC Centre for Climate Justice (CCJ) that seeks to advance understanding of how climate science, policies, and solutions will affect Indigenous self-determination, cultural values, and rights.
Pacific Voices with Simon Donner
Simon Donner has launched a new 10-episode podcast called Pacific Voices, based on interviews Simon conducted during field work on his sabbatical. The idea behind the storytelling is to provide the general public with Pacific Islands perspectives on climate change — each episode is a chat with a friend and/or youth leader in Kiribati or […]
Climate action can be as simple as collecting stationery
By repurposing a discarded cardboard box and inviting others to take part in keeping pens, mechanical pencils, highlighters, and dry-erase markers out of the landfill, Daniela established the Department of Geography’s very own stationery recycling initiative.
Karen Bakker wins BC and Yukon Book Award
Karen Bakker wins BC and Yukon Book Award, the Hubert Evans Nonfiction Prize for The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants (Princeton University Press)
Doppelganger: A Conversation with Naomi Klein
In an exclusive Q+A, Naomi Klein discusses her new book, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Michael Fabris receives prize for excellence in Indigenous Studies
Dr. Fabris received the award for his PhD thesis, which was completed at UBC Geography.
Peter Hudson appointed as Associate Professor
Peter will join the department on July 1st, 2023.
Naomi Klein appointed as regular columnist for Guardian US
Her first column explores the claims being made about the future of artificial intelligence.
Macroalgae have a complex tale to tell about coral reef health
The amount of seaweed and other macroalgae covering coral reefs is not always an accurate indicator of human disturbance, according to new research led by UBC.