Prof. Yue Qian receives 2019 Alexis Walker Award
Professor Qian’s article, “Gender Asymmetry in Educational and Income Assortative Marriage” in the Journal of Marriage and Family is selected as the 2019 Alexis Walker Award recipient.
Professor Amin Ghaziani releases new book, “Imagining Queer Methods”
Imagining Queer Methods showcases the methodological renaissance unfolding in queer scholarship. This volume brings together emerging and esteemed researchers from all corners of the academy who are defining new directions for the field.
PhD. Student Lily Ivanova appointed new Graduate Student Co-Chair for the Violence & Society Research Cluster
Lily Ivanova, a PhD. Student at UBC Sociology, has been appointed as the new Graduate Student Co-Chair for the Violence & Society research cluster, of the Canadian Sociological Association.
View our Department’s highlights, as featured in the Canadian Sociological Association Conference at Congress 2019
Watch a video highlighting our Department’s accomplishments and successes from this past year, as shown at the Canadian Sociological Association Conference during Congress 2019 at UBC.
UBC Migration Event: Integration of Migrants to Canada Through Media and Technology
Conducted by Postdoc. Research Fellow, Dr. Amira Halperin, the consultation event is a collaboration with UBC Migration, BC Refugee Hub, Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House and Vancouver Immigration Partnership. Dr. Amira Halperin is in the planning committee and will present in the event.
PhD. Student Lily Ivanova receives the Violence & Society Research Cluster 2019 Best Student Paper Award
Congratulations to PhD. Student Lily Ivanova for winning the Violence & Society Research Cluster 2019 Best Student Paper Award for her paper, “Teaching Empathy, Teaching Politics: The Cultural Limitations of ‘Never Again’ in Canadian Education about Genocide.
Undergrad. Student Andy Holmes receives the LOUD Barajas/Reese Scholarship
The annual LOUD Scholarship Awards Gala honoured individuals for their contributions and achievements in the LGBT community across Canada.
Professor Amin Ghaziani identified as a 2019 Trailblazer by the Georgia Straight
The Georgia Straight’s Trailblazer list focuses on people who are causing many of us to rethink the way things have traditionally been done in the city of Vancouver. Professor Ghaziani highlights the importance of queer urban spaces.
WATCH: Meet the White Helmets – Hear from the Heroes of the Syrian Conflict
If you missed our Meet the White Helmets: Hear from the Heroes of the Syrian Conflict event, there is no need to worry. The talk is now available to be viewed online, thanks to the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.
Incoming MA Student, Siqi Xiao, is a finalists in the SSHRC’s 2019 Storytellers challenge
Sociology Student, Siqi Xiao, is among the 25 finalists of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)’s 2019 Storytellers challenge.