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BC Studies Stands in Solidarity
BC Studies stands in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation land and water defenders who exercise their jurisdiction over their sovereign, unceded yin tah in opposition to the Coastal GasLink pipeline. Despite the proposal by Hereditary Chiefs...
February 25, 2020 | News
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BC Studies Issue 204 – Vancouver Launch February 15, 2020
The ACVI project (Asian Canadians on Vancouver Island – University of Victoria) and BC Studies invite you to join us for the Vancouver launch of BC Studies Issue 204: (Un)Settling the Islands: Race, Indigeneity, and the...
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New Soundworks Editor
We are happy to welcome Jenni Schine to the BC Studies team as our new Soundworks Editor! Jenni Schine is a sound artist, broadcaster, and community-engaged researcher. She is also the Pacific Programs community liaison at...
January 28, 2020 | News
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16th Annual BC Studies Online Fundraiser Auction
Save the date! The 16th Annual BC Studies Online Fundraiser Auction will be November 19 – 26, 2019. Support non-profit publishing by bidding on great prizes – hotel getaways, yoga passes, restaurant gift certificates, event tickets,...
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Online Bibliography Now Live!
We are excited to announce the launch of the BC Studies Online Bibliography. This project – a searchable database of audiovisual materials, books (and chapters in books), journal articles, and theses, dissertations, and graduate projects pertaining...
September 24, 2019 | News
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Remembering Bob McDonald
Remembering Bob McDonald, former editor of BC Studies, and sending our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. He will be greatly missed. This is the piece he recently wrote for our 50th anniversary...
June 20, 2019 | News
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2018 BC Studies Prize Winners!
BC Studies is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 BC Studies Award- and it’s a tie! Congratulations to Becki Lynn Ross and Jamie Lee Hamilton for their article “Loss Must Be Marked and It...
May 15, 2019 | News
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BC Studies Conference 2019 Keynote Address
We are pleased to announce that the Keynote Address will be made by Dr. Marianne Ignace and Chief Dr. Ronald E. Ignace. — Intersections: Peoples and Places in British Columbia BC Studies Conference, Thompson Rivers...
April 18, 2019 | News
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BC Studies Conference 2019 Registration Deadline
Intersections: Peoples and Places in British Columbia BC Studies Conference, Thompson Rivers University, May 2-4, 2019 Thompson Rivers University is proud to host the international, multidisciplinary BC Studies Conference on the theme of Intersections: Peoples...
April 18, 2019 | News
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BC Studies Conference 2019
Intersections: Peoples and Places in British Columbia BC Studies Conference, Thompson Rivers University, May 2-4, 2019 Thompson Rivers University is proud to host the international, multidisciplinary BC Studies Conference on the theme of Intersections: Peoples...
February 4, 2019 | Events
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BC Studies 50 Poster
Celebrate 50 Years of BC Studies with this commemorative poster, now available in our shop.
February 4, 2019 | News #BCStudies50
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Celebrating 50 Years of Publishing!
BC Studies is celebrating 50 years of publishing! #BCStudies50 For five decades, we have had the honour of playing a unique role in the intellectual life of British Columbia. Since 1969, BC Studies has been an important publishing venue...
February 4, 2019 | News #BCStudies50
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Thank You to Our Sponsors
BC Studies would like to extend a huge thank you to our sponsors for their generous support over the last 50 years. Publication of BC Studies is supported by the University of British Columbia, the Social Sciences and...
February 4, 2019 | News #BCStudies50
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Get Social With Us
Connect with us on social media for BC Studies content direct to your feed. You can find us on Twitter @bcstudies and Facebook
February 4, 2019 | News
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Congratulations to the 2017 BC Studies Prize Winner!
2017 BC Studies Prize Winner Nicolas Graham, “State-Capital Nexus and the Making of BC Shale and Liquefied Natural Gas,” published in BC Studies no. 194, Summer 2017. Honourable Mention George Abbott, “Persistence of Colonial Prejudice and...
April 24, 2018 | News
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NEW ISSUE OUT NOW!
BC Studies no. 196 Winter 2017/18, Perspectives on the Gold Rush, is now available! This issue features THIS SPACE HERE interviews with Jacinda Mack, Coordinator with the First Nations Women Advocating Responsible Mining (FNWARM), and with Glenn...
February 1, 2018 | News
BC Places and Voices
RECURRENT VOICES: From Lib-Lab to Lib-Fem: British Columbia’s First Woman MLA, Mary Ellen Spear Smith (1863-1933)
From Lib-Lab to Lib-Fem: British Columbia’s First Woman MLA, Mary Ellen Spear Smith (1863-1933) [1] By Veronica Strong-Boag, Phd., FRSC, UBC and University of Victoria. As the General Editor of the UBC Press series, “Women...
January 25, 2018 | BC Places and Voices
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New Book and Film Review Editor
BC Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. David Rossiter will serve as the new Book and Film Review Editor. Dr. Rossiter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at Western Washington...
January 9, 2018 | News
Archive Matters
ARCHIVE MATTERS – Northern BC Rail Transportation: From Backlog to Foreground
By Ramona Rose and Erica Hernandez-Read Northern BC Archives, Geoffrey R. Weller Library, University of Northern British Columbia Most archives have at least one long-standing ‘backlog’ project that has been sitting on the ‘back burner’...
December 12, 2017 | Archive Matters
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The 14th BC Studies Auction is Live!
The 14th Annual BC Studies Online Auction is live! The auction will run from mid-day November 23 to 30th and features over 160 items, including books, gift baskets, sports and entertainment tickets, travel accommodation vouchers, and...
November 23, 2017 | News
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UBC Okanagan responds to Dr. Peter Wylie’s article “Memorandum of Misunderstanding?”
As reported by Lake Country Calendar, UBC Okanagan (UBCO) has responded to Dr. Peter Wylie’s article “Memorandum of Misunderstanding? Public Accountability and the University of British Columbia.” “Memorandum of Misunderstanding?” was published in BC Studies Issue...
November 2, 2017 | News
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Save the date! BC Studies Auction
The BC Studies Annual Online Auction will be taking place from November 23rd through 30th. For news and teasers of some of our fabulous prizes, stay connected with us on Twitter or Facebook. Check back in late...
October 31, 2017 | News
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Emily Carr painting offers rare view of the old Kitsilano Indian Reserve
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/emily-carr-painting-offers-rare-… The Kitsilano Indian Reserve was more or less on the site of today’s Vanier Park, although it stretched as far south as First Avenue, which means it included the approaches to the Burrard Bridge, Molson’s...
October 24, 2017 | News
BC Places and Voices
BC VOICES: Dr. Wendy Wickwire – Advice for First Year History Students
In this short clip, Dr. Wendy Wickwire gives her perspective on the most important thing first year students can take away from their history courses.
October 19, 2017 | BC Places and Voices