Gender, Race, Class

Geraldine Pratt awarded AAG Distinguished Scholarship Honors

Geraldine Pratt awarded AAG Distinguished Scholarship Honors

AAG Honors are offered annually to recognize outstanding accomplishments by members in research and scholarship.

Collaborative film selected for Bangkok festival

Collaborative film selected for Bangkok festival

‘City of Long Stay’ is a collaboration between Prof. Geraldine Pratt, the University of Newcastle’s Dr. Caleb Johnston and Berlin performance collective Costa Compagnie.

Large machinery at work in a coal mine

Over half of BC mining projects do not consider their gendered impacts

These include labour equity, violence, and the disproportionate impact on Indigenous communities.

Photo of Jemima, a young Ghanaian woman, wearing a navy shirt and headscarf. Text reads: Jemima Nomunume Baada joins UBC Geography in Sept 22

Get to know Jemima Nomunume Baada!

Dr. Baada joins UBC Geography as Assistant Professor of Climate Change and Human Migration in September 2022.

Photograph of a young Indian woman smiling at the camera with shoulder length dark brown hair. Text reads: Priti Narayan named 2022/23 Director of CISAR.

Priti Narayan appointed as Director of CISAR

She will serve in a leadership role at the Centre for India and South Asia Research for the 2022/23 academic year.

A surgical mask discarded on the ground among some leaves

Podcast explores experiences of temporary foreign workers during the pandemic

Three people share their personal stories of navigating the pandemic as non-citizens in Canada.

Maria is a young Mexican woman, smiling at the camera with long brown hair. The Yale logo is opposite

Student receives Yale fellowship for research on the future of work

María Cervantes has been awarded a prestigious Yale-Fox Fellowship for her research on how immigration policy impacts migrant experiences, and the future of work.

Get to know our new assistant professor Michael Fabris!

Get to know our new assistant professor Michael Fabris!

Currently wrapping up his PhD in the department, Michael’s research focuses on Indigenous law and urban Indigeneity.

New labour laws in India will not adequately protect workers

New labour laws in India will not adequately protect workers

The laws were passed despite protests from worker organizations, writes assistant professor Priti Narayan in The Times of India.

Statement on anti-Asian violence

Statement on anti-Asian violence

We strongly condemn the recent violent attack on the Asian community in Atlanta, Georgia, and the continuing rise of racial violence against Asian communities.