What We Talk About When We Talk About Interracial Relationships
Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Adkins discusses identity, racism issues, and trust in interracial relationships. Read a Q&A where Adkins explains her data, processes, and challenges of her research thus far.
Prof. Renisa Mawani talks about her upcoming book Animalia: An Anti-Imperial Bestiary for Our Times
Prof. Renisa Mawani’s new book Animalia explores the central roles animals in the history of British imperial control, exploring how the politics of empire played out in multispecies relations.
PhD candidate Nicole Malette’s new book explores undergraduate students’ access to mental health services
UBC Sociology PhD candidate Nicole Malette’s new book, It’s All Good (Unless It’s Not), explores how undergraduate students access mental health services, unpacking common university challenges and when and where to go for help.
Humour matters more than ‘good looks’ on online dating writes Prof Yue Qian and MA student Siqi Xiao
Research conducted by UBC Sociology Prof. Yue Qian and Masters student Siqi Xiao shows people who demonstrate a good sense of humour online receive higher ratings of attractiveness and suitability as long-term partners on online dating.
Watch: Lindsey Richardson speaks on Making Sociology Matter panel discussion
Watch Lindsey Richardson speak at the American Sociological Association’s Making Sociology Matter panel discussion. Watch the full conference with Anna S. Mueller, Michael Sierra-Arévalo, and Rashawn Ray.
Assistant Professor Amanda Cheong publishes article in International Migration Review
Assistant Prof Amanda Cheong has a new article out examining the relationships between prior undocumented status and immigrants’ naturalization behaviours.
Prof. Gillian Creese explores experiences of growing up African-Canadian in Vancouver in her new book, “Where Are You From?”
Despite Vancouver’s diverse population, only one percent of its residents are racialized as Black. UBC Sociology Professor Gillian Creese published her new book, “Where Are You From?”, in December 2019. Her new research examines the hypervisibility and invisibility of second-generation African-Canadians growing up in Vancouver. We interviewed Prof. Creese about Vancouver’s unique environment, her applications of […]
Prof. Yue Qian receives major funding for Coronavirus research.
Yue Qian could only look on, feeling helpless, as COVID-19 ravaged her home city of Wuhan—the epicentre of an outbreak that has killed more than 3,000 people and infected more than 90,000 globally. “When the quarantine was first issued, I was so worried,” says Qian, an assistant professor in the UBC department of sociology. “I […]
Prof. Renisa Mawani’s book wins award from Association for Asian American Studies
Congratulations to UBC Sociology Professor Renisa Mawani. Her second book, Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire, was awarded the 2020 Association for Asian American Studies Book Award for Outstanding Achievement in History. Mawani has been praised for her engaging research documenting the history of British imperial power and […]