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This Soundworks call for submissions invites sound and text pieces that explore the conditions of air, wildfire and water in relation to the lands of so-called British Columbia. The theme responds to the effects of climate change and human activity that has become evident in the air we breath, the growth and intensity of wildfires, and the value of water. Submissions may be sonic expressions, phenomena, or explorations of sounds.

UBC Blogs (for it's 18th birthday) has been updated to WordPress version 7.0.3.

Reason for Removal The current version of this plugin contains a critical security vulnerability. Unfortunately, the UBC Blogs team no longer has access to obtain an updated version from the vendor, making it impossible for us to patch or maintain the plugin securely.

It’s almost here! The 2025 BC Studies Conference on Place and Power starts this weekend on May 2nd on UBC Campus! This year’s conference theme, “Place and Power,” highlights two concepts that are inextricably interconnected in British Columbia.

BC Studies Welcomes New Associate Editor, Podcasts – Judith Burr! Judith (Judee) Burr studies the history of living with fire and governing wildfire risk in western North America.

Do you have BC-focused scholarly research or digital media work that you are passionate about? Are you interested in sharing your work with an interdisciplinary audience that informs academics, government officials, and general readers? Consider submitting to BC Studies! BC Studies publishes original, peer reviewed works on British Columbia’s social, cultural, political, and economic life, past and present.

Call for Submissions: This Soundworks call for submissions invites sound pieces that explore listening to and sound making in relation to the lands of so-called British Columbia. Submissions may be sonic expressions, phenomena, or explorations of sounds.

Announcing the 2024 BC Studies Prize Winner: Shianna McAllister! We are pleased to award the annual BC Studies Prize to Shianna McAllister for her article “Damming Colonial Evasion: An Accounting of the Unaccountable in the Mount Polley Mine Disaster,” published in issue no. 221 (Spring 2024). Runners-up: Jesse Robertson, “Lightkeepers on Huu-ay-aht Shores: Indigenous Labour and Knowledge in the History of Coastal Navigation” published in BC Studies no.

Jesse Robertson wins CHA Best Article Prize in Labour History! Congratulations to Jesse Robertson! “Lightkeepers on Huu-ay-aht Shores: Indigenous Labour and Knowledge in the History of Coastal Navigation,” BC Studies, 222 (2024). Jesse Robertson provides valuable new insights into the crucial role of indigenous maritime labour on Vancouver Island in “Lightkeepers on Huu-ay-aht Shores: Indigenous Labour and Knowledge in the History of Coastal Navigation”.