History, archaeology and related studies

This group comprises research and experimental development in history, archaeology and related studies.

Parent Category

Humanities and the arts

Sub-Categories

Historical studies

Archaeology

Religion and religious studies

Other studies related to history and archaeology

Graduate Degree Programs

Doctor of Philosophy in Asian Studies (PhD)

UBC's Asian Studies Department is the flagship Asian Studies department in Canada and is widely acknowledged as one of the finest in North America. The Department awards a PhD in Asian Studies to students working in a variety of regions and disciplines. The department boasts over 20 graduate…

Doctor of Philosophy in Classics (PhD)

Classicists study the languages, literature, material culture, and history of Ancient Greece and Rome. The Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies offers a PhD Classics with the option of three streams: Classics (language-based program), Ancient History, or Classical…

Doctor of Philosophy in Germanic Studies (PhD)

The Graduate Program in Germanic Studies at UBC integrates a large scope of thematic and theoretical research areas. Students are guided by faculty whose teaching and research cover a wide range of German literature, film, culture, and media. Course offerings feature approaches grounded in varied…

Doctor of Philosophy in Hispanic Studies (PhD)

The Graduate Program in Hispanic Studies offers a dynamic curriculum focusing on a contextualized knowledge of the languages, literatures, and cultures of Latin America, Spain, and other Spanish-speaking communities within the US and Canada.

Doctor of Philosophy in History (PhD)

Historians study the past to better understand the present. They analyze the forces and influences that have affected human experiences and shaped different societies over time. For more than 80 years, our graduate program has promoted this analysis from social, cultural, political, and…

Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies (PhD)

The PhD in Religious Studies provides training in early Judaism, Christian origins, and religions of the Late Antique Mediterranean. Students develop range and breadth through coursework and comprehensive examinations in Years 1 and 2 of the program; after that, students will be encouraged and…

Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies (GCMS)

The certificate focuses on knowledge enhancement in migration and mobilities research through interdisciplinary thinking and engagement. Regardless of your degree program, if you have an interest in migration as a field of research or professional practice, a certificate in Migration Studies can…

Master of Arts in Ancient Culture, Religion and Ethnicity (MA)

The Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies offers a unique interdisciplinary Master's program that allows students to develop a customized program specializing in any topic within the scope of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East from the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity…

Master of Arts in Asian Studies (MA)

UBC's Asian Studies Department is the flagship Asian Studies department in Canada and is widely acknowledged as one of the finest in North America. The Department awards a thesis-based MA in Asian Studies to students working in a variety of regions and disciplines. The department boasts over…

Master of Arts in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology (MA)

Classical and Near Eastern archaeologists study the material culture of ancient Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Roman Empire both through fieldwork and the study of the history, culture, and literature of the period. The Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies offers a…

Master of Arts in Classics (MA)

Classicists study the languages, literature, material culture, and history of Ancient Greece and Rome. The Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies offers a unique interdisciplinary Master's program that allows students to specialize in Ancient Greek and Latin language and…

Master of Arts in Germanic Studies (MA)

Master of Arts in Hispanic Studies (MA)

Master of Arts in History (MA)

Master of Arts in Religious Studies (MA)

The Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies offers a unique interdisciplinary Master's program that allows students to specialize in the history and texts of Judaism and Christianity through the completion of coursework and a thesis. Students choose from a broad range of…

UBC Researchers

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Ahmed, Rumee

Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Islam; Muslims; Religion; Law; Theology; ethics; Philosophy; Islam, Muslims, Religion, Law, Theology, Ethics, Philosophy

Alaica, Aleksa

Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Other agricultural sciences; Archaeology; human-animal interactions; Moche Perceptions and Use of Animals; Food Security and Interregional Interaction during Wari State Expansion; Colonization, Diet and Animal Management

Arefin, Mohammed

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

urban geography; discard studies; urban political ecology; Environmental justice; waste; sanitation; geographical political economy; urban geography, discard studies, urban political ecology, environmental justice, waste, sanitation, geographical political economy

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Baker, Donald Leslie

Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Korean History; Confucian Philosophy; Religion in Korea; science in pre-modern Korea; Kwangju Uprising of 1980; Korean History, Confucian Philosophy, Religion in Korea, science in pre-modern Korea, Kwangju Uprising of 1980

Bryce, Benjamin

Department of History, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Argentina; Canada; Education; health; migration; Race and ethnicity; The Americas; Transnational history; Argentina, Canada, Education, Health, Migration, Race and ethnicity, The Americas, Transnational history

Byrne, Jeffrey

Department of History, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Decolonisation; Global History; Revolutions; Africa; Middle East; Decolonisation, Global History, Revolutions, Africa, Middle East

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Christopoulos, John

Department of History, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Historical studies; Early modern Europe; History of pre-modern medicine; Social and cultural history of early modern Italy

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Daniels, Megan

Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Archaeology of Greece and the broader eastern Mediterranean; Late Bronze Age to Hellenistic Period; Ancient religion, sanctuaries, votive objects; Cross-cultural interaction; Ancient economies and trade; Divine kingship; Digital/data science approaches to the ancient world, particularly ancient religion; Migration and mobility across Eurasia; Phoenician culture; Ceramic analysis; Archaeology of Greece and the broader eastern Mediterranean, Late Bronze Age to Hellenistic Period, Ancient religion, sanctuaries, votive objects, Cross-cultural interaction, Ancient economies and trade, Divine kingship, Digital/data science approaches to the ancient world, particularly ancient religion, Migration and mobility across Eurasia, Phoenician culture, Ceramic analysis

Duffy, Kay

Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Asian history; Literary or Artistic Works Analysis; Literary or Artistic Work Dissemination or Reception Contexts; Social Determinants of Arts and Letters; Arts and Cultural Traditions; Early Medieval China; Premodern Chinese Literature; Sinographic Sphere

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Ellis, Jason

Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Education policy; history of education; Education policy, History of education

Evenden, Matthew

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Environmental History; Historical geography; Rivers; Water; Hydro-electricity; Environmental history, Historical geography, Rivers, Water, Hydro-electricity

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Fisher, Alexander

School of Music, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

musicology; music; Sound Studies; History; religious history; european history; musicology, music, sound studies, history, religious history, european history

Fisher, Kevin

Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Archeological Data Analysis; Archeological Excavation Methods and Techniques; architecture; built environments; digital archaeology; Dynamics of Social Transformations; Mediterranean archaeology; Near Eastern archaeology; power; Social Life / Societal Life; social interaction; Urban Spaces and Urbanity; urbanism; Archeological Data Analysis, Archeological Excavation Methods and Techniques, Architecture, Built environments, Digital archaeology, Dynamics of Social Transformations, Mediterranean archaeology, Near Eastern archaeology, Power, Social Life / Societal Life, Social interaction, Urban Spaces and Urbanity, Urbanism

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Glassheim, Eagle

Department of History, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

History of Central and Eastern Europe; Environmental History; History of Central and Eastern Europe, Environmental History

Gleason, Mona

Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

history of childhood; history of education, history of children’s medical treatment in Canada; history of women in Canada, history of gender and sexuality, History of children and youth and the history of education, critical approaches to children and youth, gender and sexuality, the body, race and nation, research methods in education, and schooling and the familyautobiographical approaches to the history of family, and schooling, mothering and language learning, Indigenous priorities in schooling, gender culture in kindergarten, sexuality and HIV prevention education in the context of South Africa, and educational leadership as a key concept in Early Childhood Education

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Harris, Douglas

Peter A. Allard School of Law

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

property law; condominium law; legal history; Law & Cities; property law , condominium law, legal history, law & cities

Hudson, Peter

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Historical studies, n.e.c.; Economic geography; American history; Pan-Africanism and the Black radicalism; Political Economy, capitalism, imperialism; Historical Studies; Social and Economic Geography

Huemoeller, Katharine

Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Ancient law (in theory and in practice); Documentary texts; gender and sexuality; Non-urban life in antiquity; Roman social history; Slavery (ancient and comparative); Ancient law (in theory and in practice), Documentary texts, Gender and sexuality, Non-urban life in antiquity, Roman social history, Slavery (ancient and comparative)

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Jing, Zhichun

Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Archaeology; Anthropology; Early China; Shang Civilization; Archaeological Science; Early Urbanism; Geoarchaeology; Data Science in Archaeology; Ceramic Petrography; Jade; AI and Archaeology; social sustainability; Archaeology, Anthropology, Early China, Shang Civilization, Archaeological Science, Early Urbanism, Geoarchaeology, Data Science in Archaeology, Ceramic Petrography, Jade, AI and Archaeology, Social Sustainability

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Laird, Colleen

Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Japanese cinema; Gendered image production, gendered reception, and women in film industries; Videographic criticism; Japanese cinema, Gendered image production, gendered reception, and women in film industries, Videographic criticism

Lynn, Hyung Gu

Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

popular culture, migration, colonialism, globalization, development; popular culture, migration, colonialism, globalization, development

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Marshall, Toph

Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Literary or Artistic Works Analysis; Performance and Theatrical Productions; Literary or Artistic Works Analysis, Performance and Theatrical Productions

McCarty, Matthew

Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Roman archaeology; Roman history; Africa; Europe; postcolonialism; Marginalized peoples; Religion; Roman archaeology, Roman history, Africa, Europe, Postcolonialism , Marginalized peoples, Religion

McCormick, Kelly

Department of History, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Asian history; Visual theory, visual culture and visual literacy; Modern Japan; History of Visual and Material Culture/Photography; History of Technology; History of Gender and Sexuality

McCready, Samuel

Faculty of Education

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Curriculum, pedagogy and didactics, n.e.c.; Critical studies of technology; Historical studies, n.e.c.; Media, visual and digital culture; Game Studies; Game-based Learning; Productive pedagogies; Historical Games Scholarship; History Education

Menkis, Richard

Department of History, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Historical memory; Jewish history; Holocaust studies; Historical memory, Jewish history, Holocaust studies

Miller, Bradley

Department of History, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Historical studies; British Empire History; Canadian history; Criminal Justice History; International Law and International Relations; legal history; North American History; Political History

Milstein, Sara

Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

biblical and cuneiform law; Hebrew Bible and Near Eastern Studies; History of Major Eras, Great Civilisations or Geographical Corpuses; literary history of the Bible; Literary or Artistic Works Analysis; Mesopotamian literature; Near Eastern scribal culture; Religious Contexts; Biblical and cuneiform law, Hebrew Bible and Near Eastern Studies, History of Major Eras, Great Civilisations or Geographical Corpuses, Literary history of the Bible, Literary or Artistic Works Analysis, Mesopotamian literature, Near Eastern scribal culture, Religious Contexts

Monteyne, Joseph

Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Renaissance/early modern art and print culture; early modern landscape and eco-criticism; Renaissance/early modern art and print culture, early modern landscape and eco-criticism

Murphy, Anne

Department of History, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Arts and Cultural Traditions; Religion; Early Modern Studies; Modern history; cultural history; Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies; Punjabi Studies; South Asian Studies; Arts and Cultural Traditions, Religion, Early Modern Studies, Modern history, Cultural history, Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies, Punjabi Studies, South Asian Studies

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Peck, Alexandra

Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social and cultural anthropology; Other studies related to history and archaeology; Art history and theory; Native tribes and First Nations in the Pacific Northwest; historical Northwest Coast art; Salish (Coastal and Interior) art; Anthropology/anthroplogical methods; Material culture, archaeology, museums

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Rea, Christopher

Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Chinese literature; Cinema; Print culture; translation; Humor; Chinese literature, Cinema, Print culture, Translation, Humor

Roosa, John

Department of History, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social Organization and Political Systems; Human Rights and Liberties, Collective Rights; Foreign Affairs; History of Indonesia; Social Organization and Political Systems, Human Rights and Liberties, Collective Rights, Foreign Affairs, History of Indonesia

Rusk, Bruce

Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Literary or Artistic Work Analysis; Social Determinants of Arts and Letters; Arts and Cultural Traditions; Exegesis and Sacred Text Critics; Lexicography and Dictionaries; Authentication Studies; Confucianism; Early Modern China; material culture; Literary or Artistic Work Analysis, Social Determinants of Arts and Letters, Arts and Cultural Traditions, Exegesis and Sacred Text Critics, Lexicography and Dictionaries, Authentication Studies, Confucianism, Early Modern China, Material Culture

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Santos, Alessandra

Department of Theatre & Film, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Artistic and Literary Analysis Models; Artistic and Literary Theories; Arts and Cultural Traditions; Arts and Technologies; Brazilian Literature and Culture; Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies; Latin American Literatures and Cultures; Modern and Contemporary Literatures and Cultures; Artistic and Literary Analysis Models, Artistic and Literary Theories, Arts and Cultural Traditions, Arts and Technologies, Brazilian Literature and Culture, Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, Latin American Literatures and Cultures, Modern and Contemporary Literatures and Cultures

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Thrush, Coll

Department of History, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Indigenous history; settler colonialism; Pacific history; Northwest Coast; Indigenous history, Settler colonialism, Pacific history, Northwest coast

Tworek, Heidi

Department of History, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Europe; Germany; history of media and communications; international organizations; international relations; Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies; Europe, Germany, History of media and communications, International organizations, International relations, Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies

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Wytenbroek, Lydia

School of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Nursing/Health History; Gender/Women's History; Social justice; Science and Technology; Nursing/Health History, Gender/Women's History , Social Justice, Science and Technology

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Yi, Christina

Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cultural Studies; genre; Japanese colonial repatriates; Language politics; Linguistic nationalism; Modern/Contemporary Japanese literature; National identity; Postcoloniality; Resident Koreans; “Repatriation literature” (hikiage bungaku); “returned” Nikkei; Cultural studies, Genre, Japanese colonial repatriates, Language politics, Linguistic nationalism, Modern/Contemporary Japanese literature, National identity, Postcoloniality, Resident Koreans, “Repatriation literature” (hikiage bungaku), “returned” Nikkei

Yoo, Philip

Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Jewish studies; Religion and religious studies; Hebrew Bible; Second Temple Judaism

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