Power, Colonialism, Justice

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

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.

Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger tops 2023 book lists

Acclaimed author, activist and academic Naomi Klein is topping ‘best’ lists with her recent book Doppelganger. Associate professor at UBC’s Department of Geography and Director of Public Engagement for the Centre for Climate Justice, Klein describes her writing in the book as a form of cognitive and cultural mapping. “I think we need these orienting […]

Climate Emergency – GEOG 202

We are in a climate emergency. Imagining and enacting a just and sustainable future requires an understanding of what makes up the emergency, the challenge it presents and the set of strategies that already exist to address it. This course takes a critical approach to examining the state of scientific knowledge about the climate emergency and the policy challenges and pathways it presents.

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 […]