Humanities and the arts

This division comprises research and experimental development in humanities and the arts. Humanities and the arts refer to disciplines concerned with the study of human actions and conditions and the social, economic and institutional mechanisms affecting humans, in the fields of humanities and the arts, which include history, archaelogy and related studies; languages and literature; philosophy (including ethics and religion); arts (including arts and history of arts, performing arts and music), architecture and design; and other humanities. Research consists of systematic investigation carried by means of experiment or analysis to achieve a scientific or technological advance such as acquiring new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts. Experimental development consists of new or substantially improved goods, services, systems, methods or processes.

Sub-Categories

Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition (DMA)

The D.M.A. program is designed for composers who have already reached a high level of proficiency and artistry in their fields and who may wish to teach at the university level. This program offers an opportunity to bring creative and performance achievement to a high level while enriching…

Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Instrument (DMA)

The D.M.A. program is designed for performers who have already reached a high level of proficiency and artistry in their fields and who may wish to teach at the university level. This program offers an opportunity to bring creative and performance achievement to a high level while enriching…

Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano (DMA)

The DMA program is designed for performers who have already reached a high level of proficiency and artistry in their fields and who may wish to teach at the university level. This program offers an opportunity to bring creative and performance achievement to a high level while enriching individual…

Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice (DMA)

The D.M.A. program is designed for performers who have already reached a high level of proficiency and artistry in their fields and who may wish to teach at the university level. This program offers an opportunity to bring creative and performance achievement to a high level while enriching…

Doctor of Philosophy in Art History (PhD)

Students in the PhD in Art History program are encouraged to situate art in its historical context, to analyze its impact on the world around us, and to develop theoretical frameworks that contribute to critical thinking and engage with debates in the field. The program involves coursework, two…

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 English (PhD)

The UBC English Graduate Program, one of the most vibrant and wide-ranging in Canada, has been awarding the M.A. degree since 1919. Students may earn the degree in each of two areas: English Literature and English Language. Indeed, the UBC English Department is one of the few departments in North…

Doctor of Philosophy in French (PhD)

The Graduate Program in French Studies offers a dynamic curriculum that focuses on a contextualized understanding of the languages, literatures, and cultures of France, Québec, and the Francophone world. Students may specialize in literature or linguistics, or propose a research program combining…

Doctor of Philosophy in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (PhD)

The PhD in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice is an interdisciplinary program which allows students to explore their interests in diverse areas while employing feminist, intersectional, and decolonizing methodologies. It is intended to be flexible and to accommodate the needs of individual…

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 Human Development, Learning, and Culture (PhD)

The Human Development, Learning, and Culture (HDLC) program at UBC advances research and practice in education through the application of theoretical models and concepts to real world educational issues. Investigations of learning and developing, including the unique contributions of culture to…

Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD)

Doctoral students focus on critical and contemporary issues at the intersections of language and literacy learning and cultural and societal transformation. Students in our programs are teachers and other professional educators who engage in courses, conversations and research addressing a broad…

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Lyon, Annabel

School of Creative Writing, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

50th Anniversary of Creative Writing, fiction, creative writing

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Malakaj, Ervin

Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

German studies; German Film Studies; German Media Studies; German Media History; Queer Theory and Queer Studies; Feminist and Queer Film Historiography; Critical Pedagogy; German Studies, German Film Studies, German Media Studies, German Media History, Queer Theory and Queer Studies, Feminist and Queer Film Historiography, Critical Pedagogy

Maler, Anabel

School of Music, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

music and disability studies; music in Deaf culture; music perception; embodiment and gesture; post-tonal form; intersections of music theory, musicology, and ethnomusicology; music and disability studies, music in Deaf culture, music perception, embodiment and gesture, post-tonal form, intersections of music theory, musicology, and ethnomusicology

Mansoor, Jaleh

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

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cultural Industries; Formalism; Marxism and Critical Theory; Marxist Feminism; Modernism; Twentieth Century European Art; Cultural Industries, Formalism, Marxism and Critical Theory, Marxist Feminism, Modernism, Twentieth Century European Art

Maraj, Louis

School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Rhetoric; Black Studies; digital media; Cultural Studies; media studies; Critical Pedagogies; Race and Racism; Rhetoric, Black Studies, Digital Media, Cultural Studies, Media Studies, Critical Pedagogies, Race and Racism

Margolis, Eric

Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Philosophy of cognitive science; Philosophy of Mind; Philosophy of cognitive science, Philosophy of mind

Marshall, Hallie

Department of Theatre & Film, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Ancient Greek Theatre; Arts and Cultural Traditions; Classics; Contemporary British Theatre; Cultural Industries; History of the Book; Literary or Artistic Work Dissemination or Reception Contexts; Performance and Theatrical Productions; Poetry; Reception Studies; Religion, Culture and Space; Theatre; Tony Harrison; Ancient Greek Theatre, Arts and Cultural Traditions, Classics, Contemporary British Theatre, Cultural Industries, History of the Book, Literary or Artistic Work Dissemination or Reception Contexts, Performance and Theatrical Productions, Poetry, Reception Studies, Religion, Culture and Space, Theatre, Tony Harrison

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

Matthewson, Lisa

Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Semantics; Austronesian languages; Cross-linguistic variation and universals; Salish languages; Semantic fieldwork; Tsimshianic languages; Semantics, Austronesian languages, Cross-linguistic variation and universals, Salish languages, Semantic fieldwork, Tsimshianic languages

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)

Modern Japan; History of Visual and Material Culture/Photography; History of Technology; History of Gender and Sexuality; 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

McGee, Alexis

School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Black Feminist Theory; African American language, literacies, and rhetorics; Rhetorical theory and composition pedagogy; Rhetorical History; Composition History; Sociolinguistics; Sound (voice); Black Feminist Theory, African American language, literacies, and rhetorics, Rhetorical theory and composition pedagogy, Rhetorical History, Composition History, Sociolinguistics, Sound (voice)

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

Metcalfe, Amy

Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Higher Education Studies; Higher Education Policy; Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Higher Education; Science and Knowledge; Internationalization; Migration Studies; Academic Labour and Mobility; Visual Research Methods; Campus Environments; Higher Education Studies, Higher Education Policy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Higher Education, Science and Knowledge, Internationalization, Migration Studies, Academic Labour and Mobility, Visual Research Methods, Campus Environments

Miller, Bradley

Department of History, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

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

Minard, Antone

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Mole, Christopher

Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

attention; Philosophy of Psychiatry; Philosophy of Literature; Attention, Philosophy of Psychiatry, Philosophy of Literature

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

Moran, Patrick

Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Arts, Literature and Subjectivity; History of Major Eras, Great Civilisations or Geographical Corpuses; Popular Cultures Produced and Broadcasted by Media; Arthurian Romance; Cognitive Poetics; Comparative Medieval Literature; Genre Theory; Interactive Fiction; Material Philology; Medieval French Literature; Medieval Narrative Literature; Medievalism; Narrative Theory; Old French; Reader-Response Theory; Science Fiction and Fantasy; Arts, Literature and Subjectivity, History of Major Eras, Great Civilisations or Geographical Corpuses, Popular Cultures Produced and Broadcasted by Media, Arthurian Romance, Cognitive Poetics, Comparative Medieval Literature, Genre Theory, Interactive Fiction, Material Philology, Medieval French Literature, Medieval Narrative Literature, Medievalism, Narrative Theory, Old French, Reader-Response Theory, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Morzycki, Marcin

Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

adverbial modification; degree modifiers; expressive meaning; grammar of modification; knowledge of meaning; measure phrases; modification of quantifiers; nonrestrictive modification; semantic restrictions on modifier order; Semantics, syntax, and their interface; Adverbial modification, Degree modifiers, Expressive meaning, Grammar of modification, Knowledge of meaning, Measure phrases, Modification of quantifiers, Nonrestrictive modification, Semantic restrictions on modifier order, Semantics, syntax, and their interface

Moss, Laura

Department of English Language and Literatures, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Canadian Literatures; Postcolonial/ Decolonial/ Anticolonial Theories; Climate Fiction and Poetry; Environmental Humanities; Medical Humanities; Literary History; Canadian Literatures , Postcolonial/ Decolonial/ Anticolonial Theories, Climate Fiction and Poetry , Environmental Humanities , Medical Humanities , Literary History

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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Nakamura, Fuyubi

Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Anthropology of art; museum studies (working as curator at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC); material and visual culture; Contemporary Japanese calligraphy; Indigenous cultures, especially Ainu; disaster and memory, especially in the context of the Great East Japan Earthquake (3.11).; contemporary Asian art and culture; Anthropology of art, Museum studies (working as curator at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC), Material and visual culture, Contemporary Japanese calligraphy, Indigenous cultures, especially Ainu, Disaster and memory, especially in the context of the Great East Japan Earthquake (3.11)., Contemporary Asian art and culture

Nathan, Lisa

School of Information, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

climate change adaptation; Indigenous Information Studies; Information Ethics & Policy; Climate Change Adaptation, Indigenous Information Studies, Information Ethics & Policy

Nicholson, Cecily

School of Creative Writing, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Poetry; Poetry

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Ojukwu, Emmanuela

School of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Racial and gender health disparities and inequities; African, Carribbean and Black Immigrant Health; Women, Maternal-Infant, Youth Health; Psycho-social and Socio-ecologic determinants of health; Mental health, HIV/AIDS and other STIs; intersectionality; Racial and gender health disparities and inequities, African, Carribbean and Black Immigrant Health, Women, Maternal-Infant, Youth Health, Psycho-social and Socio-ecologic determinants of health, Mental health, HIV/AIDS and other STIs, Intersectionality

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Paltin, Judith

Department of English Language and Literatures, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Literary or Artistic Work Analysis; Artistic and Literary Theories; Artistic and Literary Movements, Schools and Styles; Cultural Theory; Gender and Sexuality Studies; Literature and Mind; Literature and Music; Modernist Studies; Literary or Artistic Work Analysis, Artistic and Literary Theories, Artistic and Literary Movements, Schools and Styles, Cultural Theory, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Literature and Mind, Literature and Music, Modernist Studies

Peck, Alexandra

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

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

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; 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

Perley, Bernard

Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Linguistic Anthropology; Indigenous studies; Language Revitalization; Linguistic Anthropology, Indigenous Studies, Language Revitalization

Philbrick, Rachel

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

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Latin poetry; Greek poetry; genre; Textual authority and credibility; Intertextuality; Latin poetry, Greek poetry, Genre, Textual authority and credibility, Intertextuality

Philip, Kavita

Department of English Language and Literatures, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Colonial and Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies; STS; HCI; History of Science and Technology; Cold War Science; Colonial and Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies, STS, HCI, History of Science and Technology, Cold War Science

Pinar, William

Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

curriculum theory; Curriculum Theory

Pulleyblank, Douglas

Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Phonology; Morphology; African languages; Yoruba; Phonology, Morphology, African languages, Yoruba

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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

Rizzotti, Patrick

Department of Theatre & Film, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

design; Design and Planning of Space; Theatrical Productions; Virtual Reality; Augmented reality; design for new works; devised work; narrative visual experience; production design; site specific experiences; theatre design; Design, Design and Planning of Space, Theatrical Productions, Virtual Reality, Augmented reality, Design for new works, Devised work, Narrative visual experience, Production design, Site specific experiences, Theatre design

Rogers, Theresa

Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Children's and Adolescent Literature; Digital Literacies; Education; Educational Approaches; Literacy; Youth Studies; Children's and Adolescent Literature, Digital Literacies, Education, Educational Approaches, Literacy, Youth Studies

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

Rouse, Robert

Department of English Language and Literatures, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

medieval, crusades, Chaucer, middle ages, monsters, medieval islam, medieval maps, medieval sexuality, spatial theory, historical racism, medieval law, arthurian literature, , Medieval romance, English national identity

Ruitenberg, Claudia

Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Environmental philosophy and education; philosophy of education; Political education; Environmental philosophy and education, Philosophy of education, Political education

Rullmann, Hotze

Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Semantics; Semantics

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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Salamon, Anne

Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Romance Philology; Medieval French Litterature; Manuscript studies; History of the French language; Critical editing of medieval texts; Romance Philology, Medieval French Litterature, Manuscript studies, History of the French language, Critical editing of medieval texts

Salgirli, Saygin

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

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Ottoman Art, Islamic Art, Medieval Art, Early Modern Art, Mediterranean Art, Architectural History; Ottoman Art, Islamic Art, Medieval Art, Early Modern Art, Mediterranean Art, Architectural History

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

Schabas, Margaret

Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

History and Philosophy of Economics; Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies; science studies; History of Early Modern Philosophy; British Empiricists; History and Philosophy of Economics, Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies, Science Studies, History of Early Modern Philosophy, British Empiricists

Severs, Jeffrey

Department of English Language and Literatures, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

American Literature; Postmodernism; American Literature, Postmodernism

Shamash, Sarah

Faculty of Arts

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Media arts; Visual arts and media arts, n.e.c.; Global South Cinemas, Indigenous Media, Documentary, Intersectional feminisms, Decolonization

Silver, Erin

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

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Activism and visual culture; Artist or Author Social Identity; Artistic and Literary Marginality; Artistic and Literary Movements, Schools and Styles; Canadian contemporary art; Feminist art histories; Movement culture; Performance studies; Queer art; social movements; Activism and visual culture, Artist or Author Social Identity, Artistic and Literary Marginality, Artistic and Literary Movements, Schools and Styles, Canadian contemporary art, Feminist art histories, Movement culture, Performance studies, Queer art, Social Movements

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Michelle Gagnon

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy as Experienced by Patients and Providers in Canada: A Narrative Inquiry
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Marsha Masseau

Student

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA)

Culture
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Oluwaseun Ajaja

Vancouver Coastal Health

LLM - Master of Laws (LLM)

Deliberative democracy and problems of democratic governance in Nigeria

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Jason Winikoff

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Music, Emphasis Ethnomusicology (PhD)

The Music of the Masks: Zambian Luvale Percussion, Makishi, and Timbral Aesthetics
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Jay Hilsden

Student

Master of Arts in Anthropology (MA)

Using ancient proteins to identify archaeologically underrepresented fish on the Pacific Northwest Coast
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Anne Bertrand

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (PhD)

The grammar of scalarity in Ktunaxa
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Michelle Chang

Student

Master of Arts in Art History (MA)

Shipwrecked Art Histories, Wet Globalization and Ecocriticism within the Early Modern Period
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Sokyee Angela Low

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Human Development, Learning, and Culture (PhD)

Parenting pains and pleasures: examining the effects of cultivating happiness and self-compassion on parents' efficacy and well-being
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Khia Johnson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (PhD)

Investigating how Cantonese-English bilinguals produce and perceive speech sounds
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Kaili Vesik

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (PhD)

Perception of vowel quantity in sung Estonian
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Sydney Lines

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in English (PhD)

Romancing the empire: Race, ethnicity, and nationalism in the writings of Winnifred Eaton and Laura Goodman Salverson
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Dante Prado

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Germanic Studies (PhD)

Laughter amidst wars and crises in German modernism
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Laura Brass

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD)

Immigrant women language teachers’ identities
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Georgia Landgraf

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Classics (PhD)

Athenian depictions of Thracian women in art, and how such depictions communicate Athenian attitudes towards this resident alien population.
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Roshni Mangar

Student

Master of Science in Oceans and Fisheries (MSc)

Understanding the fishers to change the fishery: who is involved in bottom trawl fisheries in Asia, and why?
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Dana Johnson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Co-constructing a mutualistic city: Envisioning future scenarios to support people and nature in urban landscapes
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Erika Gavenus

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Interrogating Crown-imposed governance of First Nations’ fisheries through the lens of food justice
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Mirta Roncagalli

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Hispanic Studies (PhD)

Spanish essays on politics and ethics (20th and 21st century)
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Callista Ottoni

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

Loneliness and social connection: A community-engaged study with older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic using visual and traditional methods
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Sean O'Rourke

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

zuminstm e tmíxw kt ƛ̓əq̓ƛ̓áq̓tn̓ (“We care for the land of T’eqt’aqtn”): Rebuilding ƛ̓əq̓ƛ̓áq̓tn̓mx (Kanaka Bar Band) Governance and Stewardship through an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area
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Ana Laura Arrieta Zamudio

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (PhD)

Modality in San Pablo Güilá Zapotec
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Leah Alfred-Olmedo

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in English (PhD)

The Indigenous monstrous & the monstrous Indigenous
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Emily Lawson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy (PhD)

Life's Painful Beauty: Open Empathy, Rasa Theory, and Deathbed Aesthetics
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Hannah Green

Student

Master of Arts in Linguistics (MA)

Syntactic analysis of relative clauses and nominal modification in Secwepemctsín (Shuswap)
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Veronika Larsen

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in English (PhD)

Studying language surrounding eating disorder treatment resources for recovery

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Susanna Cassisa

Student

Master of Arts in Germanic Studies (MA)

Moral panic and anti-gay rhetoric in East German print media (1950-1955)
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Vivian (Xiao Wen) Li

Student

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA)

On Chinese philosophy and memory: exploring Chan Buddhism recollection, ritual, and narrative

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Xaanja Free

Student

Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS)

Indigenous Canadian identity in children's literature --How can Indigenous voices reclaim identity when it has been formed by 'others' who have publicized and educated the world with derogatory stereotypes and rumours?
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Emily Tilton

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy (PhD)

Knowing across difference
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Alison Ariss

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Art History (PhD)

Salish Weaving in Relation with the Land: The Work of Wrapping Territory and Critiquing Institutions
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Alejandra Gaviria-Serna

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (PhD)

Memory work and aesthetic praxis as a creative force for public critical reflection and shared knowledge around mass violence
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Darryl Gray

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD)

Residential schools

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Lindsey Paskulin

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology (PhD)

The search for ancient chocolate: Using proteomics to identify cacao in archaeological ceramic vessels
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Claire Fogal

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Theatre (PhD)

Western Canadian Evolutions of Decroux and Grotowski in Theatre Pedagogy, Practice and Performance
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Jennie Pearson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

Building "Communities of care" under sex work criminalization and beyond: exploring how digital mutual aid supports the health, safety and wellbeing of sex workers in Vancouver, Canada
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Matthew Tomkinson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Theatre (PhD)

Peter Weiss’s Marat/Sade: A Podcast
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Firth MacKenzie McEachern

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD)

Home/community languages ("mother tongues") in Southeast Asian education systems

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Nicole Davies

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD)

Revitalizing Indigenous agricultural food systems through a community-led restorative research model
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Tanzoom Ahmed

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Asian Studies (PhD)

Understanding Muslim Women in urban marginalized spaces of South Asia
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Sarinn Blawatt

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD)

Perceptions of social support outside of clinical care during injectable opioid agonist treatment: An explanatory sequential mixed methods study in Vancouver, BC.
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Starr Sandoval

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (PhD)

Expressive meaning in Ktunaxa
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Titilope Salami

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Art History (PhD)

Power and Policy in West African Museums: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria and Senegal
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Bri Watson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Library, Archival and Information Studies (PhD)

Expanding the catalog: renaming and redescribing indigenous, Black, Queer, Disabled and communities of color in Galleries, Libraries, Achieves, Museums, and Special Collections (GLAMS)
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Ritwik Bhattacharjee

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

A critical psychosocial analysis of the Canadian settler-colonial society
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Rachel Vivian Helmer

Student

Master of Arts in Germanic Studies (MA)

Racism and residential school participation in German-language Mennonite literature
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Duncan Murray

Student

Master of Arts in History (MA)

French Colonial Psychiatry in Algeria (1918-1962)
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Braden Russell

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Germanic Studies (PhD)

Intersections of belonging and identity in queer Jewish German cultural products

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Judith Valerie Engel

Student

Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano (DMA)

Who is heard? Canadian Women Composers and the legacy of ‘genius’ Music
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John Harvey O'Hara

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Germanic Studies (PhD)

Lives of transgender people in the 19th century
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Fiona Revill

Student

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA)
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Cheyanne Connell

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology (PhD)

Naachin of Past and Present

French Name

Sciences humaines et arts

French Description

Cette division comprend la recherche et le développement expérimental en sciences humaines et arts. Les sciences humaines et arts réfèrent aux disciplines relevant de l'étude des actions et des situations humaines, ainsi que les mécanismes sociaux, économiques et institutionnels touchant l'être humain, dans les domaines des sciences humaines et arts, lesquels incluent l'histoire et l'archéologie et les études connexes; les langues et lettres; la philosophie (y compris l'éthique et la religion); les arts (y compris les arts et l'histoire de l’art, les arts de la scène et la musique), l'architecture et le design; et les autres sciences humaines. La recherche consiste en l'investigation systématique par l'expérimentation ou l'analyse, afin de réaliser un progrès scientifique ou technologique, comme l'acquisition de nouvelles connaissances sur les fondements des phénomènes et des faits observables. Le développement expérimental consiste à réaliser de nouveaux biens, services, systèmes, méthodes ou procédés, ou d'améliorer substantiellement les biens, services, systèmes, méthodes ou procédés existants.