Race, Ethnicity & Migration

Scholars in this area study how racial, ethnic, and national identities are salient and stratifying forces in people’s lives and across societies. Processes of immigration, migration, and colonialism shape racial and ethnic diversity, inequality, and settlement in Canada and other nations. Studies by UBC faculty focus on experiences of migration, settlement, dispossession, and discrimination as well as the ways difference and hierarchy are politically constructed and historically produced. Studies focus on histories of colonial dispossession, the experiences of undocumented and stateless peoples, the lived experiences of racialized refugees settling in Canada, and attitudes toward immigration and political trust among different racial and ethnic groups.

Prof. Aryan Karimi examines wartime (im)mobility for Ukranians in Canada and Germany in a new publication

In war times, what differentiates those who manage to flee from those who remain behind? Prof. Karimi examines effects of aspirations-capabilities on displaced Ukrainians in Canada and Germany.

Prof. Amanda Cheong investigates “racial exclusion by bureaucratic omission” for Rohingya people in Myanmar

Prof. Amanda Cheong’s latest research on the bureaucratic foundations of the Rohingya crisis, and resistance by Rohingya activists, is now available by advance access in Social Problems.

Prof. Clayton Childress explores the structural and cultural dimensions of tokenism in new article

In “Tokenism and Its Long-Term Consequences: Evidence from the Literary Field,” Prof. Clayton Childress examines post-colonial literature to explore tokenism’s structural and cultural dimensions.

Welcoming Associate Professor Neda Maghbouleh to UBC Sociology

This fall, the Department of Sociology welcomed Dr. Neda Maghbouleh to UBC as an Associate Professor. Her research examines ethnic and racial categories and identity formation as it relates to immigration and refugee resettlement.

Prof. Amanda Cheong theorizes omission and the political strategy behind it

Amanda Cheong’s new publication, titled “Theorizing Omission: State Strategies for Withholding Official Recognition of Personhood,” examines omission — the condition of being left out of state administrative apparatuses.

UBC Sociology Asst. Prof. Amanda Cheong speaks at the Museum of Vancouver’s “Making Space” event

In May, UBC’s Public Humanities Hub partnered with the Museum of Vancouver and Heritage Vancouver Society to co-host the public event, “Making Space: Asian Heritage Month.”

Meet our Sociology Faculty!

Welcome to UBC Sociology where we do transformational teaching, impactful research and engage with our community and the world.

Celebrating Professor Gillian Creese’s career and retirement

UBC Sociology celebrates the retirement of Dr. Gillian Creese, who has been a member of our UBC community and the departments of Sociology and GRSJ for over 35 years.

CIEDAR and UBC Health co-present “Hearing Indigenous Voices During the COVID-19 Pandemic” dialogue session

CIEDAR & UBC Health co-presented, “Hearing Indigenous Voices During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” last week with UBC Sociology Professor Kimberly Huyser organizing the event. The hybrid dialogue sessions discussed lessons learned about conducting research and Indigenous resilience during the pandemic with researchers based in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand.

Congratulations to this year’s SSHRC scholarship recipients!

Congratulations to our students Lara Antebi, Jiaxin Gu, Carly Hamdon, Parker Muzzerall, and Mark Shakespear, who received SSHRC funding for their research projects!