Gender, Race, Class

17 Arts scholars awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grants

17 Arts scholars awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grants

A total of 17 projects led by UBC Arts researchers were awarded funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)’s 2023 Insight Development Grants competition.

Confronting Capitalism and Colonialism: Dr. Peter James Hudson’s Study on Black Dispossession

Confronting Capitalism and Colonialism: Dr. Peter James Hudson’s Study on Black Dispossession

Dr. Peter James Hudson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, with his studies focused on Black dispossession and resistance. Dr. Hudson’s research is rooted in the methodologies and literature of Black Studies, political economy, geography, and history.

Geographies of Urban Indigeneity – GEOG 346B

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.

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Get to know Avery Everhart

Dr. Everhart joined the department as an assistant professor on July 1st.

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Support fund launched for IBPOC undergraduates studying climate

The Climate Studies IBPOC Student Support Fund is a joint initiative from UBC Geography and EOAS to support undergraduates studying climate.

Peter Hudson appointed as Associate Professor

Peter Hudson appointed as Associate Professor

Peter will join the department on July 1st, 2023.

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Avery Everhart appointed Assistant Professor in GIS, Cartography and Transformation

Avery is a leader in the emerging field of applied transgender studies, and co-founder of the Center for Applied Transgender Studies.

Abena Somiah named 2022/23 CMS Fellow

Abena Somiah named 2022/23 CMS Fellow

Abena’s MA is focused on the experiences of community-making and citizenship among migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to Japan.

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New publication: Filipino domestic workers & seafarers in the time of COVID-19

Research by Vanessa Banta and Geraldine Pratt documents the conditions experienced by workers during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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New publication: The building and unbuilding of commons in urban India

Published by assistant professor Priti Narayan in Environment and Planning D: Society and Space.