Interdisciplinarity in historical research, by Dr. Christopher Lee 

February 8, 2021, 9:30 am to 11:00 am

ZOOM online event (registration below)

Interdisciplinarity in historical research, by Dr. Christopher Lee 

The third event of the Graduate Student Seminar Series on the advantages and challenges of interdisciplinary research.  
In the seminar series, intended for IHRC graduate student members, IHRC's senior researchers and faculty members showcase their successful interdisciplinary research projects and debate the advantages and challenges of interdisciplinary research in the modern university setting. 
Dr. Christopher Lee is Associate Professor of English, Director of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program (ACAM), and Associate Principal of St. John’s College. He is the author of The Semblance of Identity: Aesthetic Mediation in Asian American Literature (2012), which received the literary criticism book award from the Association for Asian American Studies, and a co-editor (with Maia Joseph, Christine Kim, and Larissa Lai) of Tracing the Lines: Reflections on Cultural Politics in Honour of Roy Miki (2013). He is currently the Canada editor of the Journal of Asian Diasporic Visual Culture and the Americas. His research focuses on diaspora Chinese literary thought during the Cold War and the cultural politics of Chinese Canadian historical narratives. He received a Killam Research Prize in 2015.

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Interdisciplinary Histories Research Cluster

Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z3

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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