Cultural Studies Program - UBC Okanagan

Cultural Studies Program - UBC Okanagan Cultural Studies provides an education for students that integrates their daily experiences and the world around them.

On this page, we profile the work of Cultural Studies faculty, students, and alumni, share information on events hosted by the Cultural Studies program or of interest to Cultural Studies folks, as well as resources related to Cultural Studies research. Gain a unique grounding in questions of identity, power, diversity and justice from global perspectives. On Instagram, follow ecs_ubco, which highlights from the various programs housed in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, including Communications and Rhetoric, Cultural Studies, Digital Humanities, and English.

09/21/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Astrida Neimanis (FCCS, FASS), Michael V. Smith (FCCS), Dr. Adam Wei (FOS), Tania Willard (UBCV Arts & Helen Belkin Gallery), and Dr. Tareq Yousef (FASS) as recipients of a 2026 Peter Wall Legacy Award.

The project, ‘Untapping Watershed Relations: Water in Woodhaven Park’, will address current water stress and ecological deterioration in Woodhaven Regional Park (Kelowna, B.C.) as part of the greater Bellevue Creek watershed.

As part of the project, the team will train a cohort of interdisciplinary graduate students in arts-sciences methodologies specifically around watershed relations. A call for applications for Student Fellowships for Arts-Sciences Collaboration can be found on www.thefeeledlab.ca.

Go to walllegacyawards.ubc.ca/ to learn more about the team and the project.

Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science UBC Faculty of Arts Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery

07/28/2026
Upcoming event on campus!Polish Anarchafeminist and Q***r Zine Exhibition and WorkshopAs part of the International Under...
07/28/2026

Upcoming event on campus!

Polish Anarchafeminist and Q***r Zine Exhibition and Workshop

As part of the International Undergraduate Research Award, Soha Aftab (BA Cultural Studies and English) invites you to a physical and digital exhibition of a selection of Polish Anarchafeminist and Q***r Zines in the Okanagan Special Collections at UBC Okanagan on Monday, August 10 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm.

Soha Aftab invites you to a physical and digital exhibition of a selection of Polish Anarchafeminist and Q***r Zines in the Okanagan Special Collections.

07/21/2026

Feminist and q***r zines have long been powerful cultural tools used in shaping social movements and preserving marginalized histories, and researchers are now examining how to safeguard their future. Zines are hand-made self-published booklets or magazines.

07/09/2026

Performance by the 2026 Woodhaven Artist in Residence Frank Horvat

07/09/2026

On June 4th faculty and staff in the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies attended the graduation ceremony at UBC Okanagan, proud to congratulate all of the students who completed their degrees in 2026.

06/23/2026
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04/23/2026

Congratulations to the UBC Okanagan recipients of this year's Alumni Builder Awards!

These alumni have all significantly contributed to the university and enriched the lives of others. In doing so, they have supported alumni UBC's vision of a global alumni community for an exceptional UBC and a better world.

Learn more about this year's recipients: https://bit.ly/45if7wf

04/08/2026

Join us in supporting the Cultural Studies Experiential Learning Fund.

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