Mila Zuo on “Vulgar Beauty” and Chinese Representation in Cinema
In honour of Asian Heritage Month, we are proud to highlight the work of Assistant Professor Mila Zuo. We spoke with Mila about her newest book release, Vulgar Beauty: Acting Chinese in the Global Sensorium, and how it intersects with this year’s Asian Heritage Month themes.
BFA Showcase 2022
The 2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Acting Class has shown great resilience and determination while rising to the unprecedented challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about this year’s acting class by checking out their profiles.
Meet our newest faculty member, Dr. Alessandra Santos!
UBC Theatre & Film extends a warm welcome to our newest faculty member, Dr. Alessandra Santos! Dr. Santos is an Associate Professor in our Film Studies program, and her research area is in Latin American cinema and performance and comparative studies in the hemispheric Americas.
Congratulations to Profs. Hallie Marshall and Patrick Parra Pennefather on your research excellence cluster award!
UBC Theatre & Film professors Dr. Hallie Marshall and Dr. Patrick Parra Pennefather receives a UBC VPRI Research Excellence Cluster award as part of the 2022/23 GCRC competition.
“Embodied Cartographies”: An artist talk and screening with Elizabeth M. Webb
Join artist and filmmaker Elizabeth M. Webb for a keynote lecture on “Embodied Cartographies” and a screening of her hybrid documentary “For Paradise”!
Celebrating Black filmmakers this Black History Month and beyond
In honour of Black History Month, we are proud to highlight and celebrate some of the innovative and groundbreaking Black filmmakers being featured in our classrooms.
Announcing the New Phil Lind Multicultural Artist in Residence for 2021/2022: Miryam Charles
UBC Theatre and Film is honoured to welcome Montreal-based director, producer and cinematographer Miryam Charles as our 2021/2022 Phil Lind Multicultural Artist in Residence.
Congratulations to our Green College Leading Scholars!
Congratulations to our faculty members who have been appointed to the 2021-23 Green College Leading Scholars cohort. This program invites new UBC faculty members to connect with other scholars, culminating in a series of interdisciplinary community events showcasing their projects and research interests.
Congratulations to our 2021 SSHRC Grant Recipients!
Congratulations to our Cinema and Media Studies graduate students, Harrison Wade and Tamar Hanstke, on receiving the prestigious SSHRC research grants!
Congratulations to Julia Henderson on her recent work in Canadian Theatre Review and Theatre Research in Canada!
Congratulations to recent UBC Theatre Studies PhD graduate Julia Henderson on her publication in Canadian Theatre Review! She is also co-guest editor of a forthcoming special issue of Theatre Research in Canada.