BC Studies Journal

A new issue of BC Studies is here - no. 228 (Winter 2025/26)! The issue explores topics ranging from the colonial history of the Gulf Islands to the youth agency of incarcerated Japanese Canadian high school students at Tashme, BC. Visit bcstudies.com/issue-single/b… to read now!

Our new issue features a statement by the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (@ubcirshdc) written by its Academic Director, Johnny Mack. Visit ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/bcst… to read the full story! #bcstudies #thisspacehere #indigenous #irshdc #truth

Our new issue no. 228 features cover art by Trace Yeomans. This painting explores motherhood and feelings of hope, sadness, and happiness as children grow older. Visit ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/bcst… to read the full artist statement! #bcstudies #newissue #coverart #indigenousart

A new issue of BC Studies, no. 228 (Winter 2025/26) is launching soon 👀 Check back on our socials to see the cover reveal + featured journal content! #bcstudies #newissue #no228

Book review in BC Studies special issue no. 227 (Autumn 2025): Frances Oldham Kelsey, the FDA, and the Battle against Thalidomide by Cheryl Krasnick Warsh (@OxUniPress). Reviewed by Lauren MacIvor Thompson. Visit bcstudies.com/book_film_revi… to read the full review! #bcstudies

Book review in BC Studies special issue no. 227 (Autumn 2025): Guilty of Everything: 21st Anniversary Edition by John Armstrong (@NewStarBosko). Reviewed by George Grinnell. Visit bcstudies.com/book_film_revi… to read the full review! #bcstudies #bookreview #punk #newstarbooks

March 8th is International Women’s Day! Today and everyday, we celebrate the strength, leadership, creativity, and resilience of women and girls around the world. Check out internationalwomensday.com/About-IWD for resources and to learn more! #bcstudies #internationalwomensday #iwd2026

Book review in BC Studies special issue no. 227 (Autumn 2025): Meltdown: The Making and Breaking of a Field Scientist by Sarah Boon (@UAlbertaPress). Reviewed by Michele Koppes. Visit bcstudies.com/book_film_revi… to read the full review! #bcstudies #bookreview #geoscience

Book review in BC Studies special issue no. 227 (Autumn 2025): Stewards of Splendour: A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia by Jennifer Bonnell (@RoyalBCMuseum). Reviewed by @GlennIceton. Visit bcstudies.com/book_film_revi… to read the full review! #bcstudies

Book review in BC Studies special issue no. 227 (Autumn 2025): Mining Camp Tales of the Silvery Slocan: A History of British Columbia’s Silver Rush by Peter Smith (@HHPublishing). Reviewed by Arn Keeling. Visit bcstudies.com/book_film_revi… to read the full review! #bcstudies

Book review in BC Studies special issue no. 227 (Autumn 2025): A Gentleman of Considerable Talent: William Brown and the Fur Trade, 1811-1827 by Geoff Mynett (@caitlinpress). Reviewed by Tyler McCreary. Visit bcstudies.com/book_film_revi… to read the full review! #bcstudies

Book review in BC Studies special issue no. 227 (Autumn 2025): Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation by Bruce McIvor (@Harbour_Publish). Reviewed by Trevor Green. Visit bcstudies.com/book_film_revi… to read the full review! #bcstudies

Book review in BC Studies special issue no. 227 (Autumn 2025): After Redress: Japanese Canadian and Indigenous Struggles for Justice by Kirsten Emiko McAllister, Mona Oikawa (@UBCPress). Reviewed by Eiji Okawa. Visit bcstudies.com/book_film_revi… to read the full review! #bcstudies

The upcoming case comment in BC Studies no. 228 (coming March 2026), “The Cowichan Decision Explained” by James Hickling, Adjunct Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, has been featured in UBC News! (@UBC, @AllardLaw) Visit news.ubc.ca/2026/02/cowich… to read.

Book review in BC Studies special issue no. 227 (Autumn 2025): m̓am̓aɫa Goes Fishing by Alan Haig-Brown (@Harbour_Publish). Reviewed by Stephen Ross. Visit bcstudies.com/book_film_revi… read the full review! #bcstudies #bookreview #fishing #JohnstoneStraight #harbourpublishing

Book review in BC Studies special issue no. 227 (Autumn 2025): The Trees Are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests by Lynda V. Mapes (@UWAPress). Reviewed by Darcy Mathews. Visit bcstudies.com/book_film_revi… to read the full review! #bcstudies #specialissue #bookreview

Preview The Cowichan Decision Explained, an upcoming case comment in BC Studies no. 228 (coming March 2026) by James Hickling, adjunct professor in the Peter A. Allard School of Law (@UBC). Read here: bcstudies.com/case_comment/c… #bcstudies #casecomment #cowichan #landrights

New complimentary bookmarks have arrived! This bookmark honours the BC Studies special issue no. 227 and its theme exploring Filipino Canadian diaspora, belonging, and collective histories across BC. Contact us to learn more. Visit our website to read the special issue!

Happy Lunar New Year 2026! 🧧 The Year of the Horse brings energy, courage, and passion. We wish everyone who celebrates a happy, prosperous, and joyful year ahead to you and your loved ones! #bcstudies #LunarNewYear

Book review in BC Studies special issue no. 227: Nature-First Cities: Restoring Relationships with Ecosystems and with Each Other by Cam Brewer, Herb Hammond, and Sean Markey (@UBCPress). Reviewed by Paul Stangl. Visit bcstudies.com/book_film_revi… to read the full review!