Advice from your Arts Peer Advisors
Second year sociology student Sabrina Moshenko and fellow peer advisors offer their words of wisdom for incoming UBC Arts students.
Shared Language and Culture: Documenting and Creating Punjabi History in BC
UBC Sociology student Noor Sandhawalia is an undergraduate assistant on the Punjabi Oral History Project. It was founded to address the need for support for the Punjabi language in British Columbia, and further develop the Punjabi Studies program at UBC.
Interview with UBC Sociology graduate student Patara McKeen
Patara McKeen, a UBC Sociology student and Green College resident member, talks with the college about his research and work as a graduate student.
Congratulations to Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award recipient Hyun Been Cho
Congratulations to recent Honours graduate Hyun Been Cho, who was granted a 2021 Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award by the Canadian Sociological Association!
Congratulations to AUSxURO Arts Undergraduate Research Award first-place winner Monorme Chaudhury
Congratulations to undergraduate student Monorme Chaudhury who was one of the winners of the inaugural Arts Undergraduate Society and Undergraduate Research Opportunities Arts Undergraduate Research Award.
Prof. Carrie Yodanis’ new class explores how social forces impact creativity
A creativity class calls for some creativity in teaching and learning. UBC Sociology Professor Carrie Yodanis hopes her new course, SOCI 270 – The Sociology of Creativity, will be different from others that students have taken.
Professor Kimberly Huyser teaches Sociology of Indigenous Peoples in the upcoming school year
Professor Kimberly Huyser will lead students in a redesigned course focusing on the effects of the social meanings of race, ethnicity, gender, and class for Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States.
Congratulations to Kaspar Naegele Memorial Prize in Sociology winner Ella Kim Marriott
Ella Kim Marriott is honoured to be this year’s recipient of the Kaspar Naegele Memorial Prize and wants to thank all of her professors and the sociology department office staff for providing her with a truly exceptional undergraduate experience.
Ethan Shapiro uncovers what hipster culture teaches us about socio-economic and political trends
Ethan Shapiro’s research examines hipsters as members of a struggling middle-class who produce niche goods and services to navigate neoliberal austerity. His project demonstrate that some hipsters see themselves as creative entrepreneurs who resist conventional forms of employment for more ‘authentic’ and self-expressive endeavours.
UBC Sociology 2021 Graduates Yearbook
UBC Sociology congratulates our 2021 graduates. We are so proud of your accomplishments and wish you all the best on your graduation day.