Prof. Bonnie Effros

historian of archaeology, recovering early medievalist, academic, Vancouver immigrant and granddaughter of immigrants, she/her, views my own

[Prof. Bonnie Effros @HistorianofArch]

I'm really happy to be able to share that I'll be joining a group of fantastic colleagues in the UBC History Department. A new chapter begins!

[UBC History @UBC_History]

We are so pleased to introduce Dr. Bonnie Effros as the next UBC History Department Head, whose term will begin in January 2022.

Welcome, Dr. Effros!

https://t.co/9bzhX7Em6h

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

As Israel prepares to invade and ravage Rafah, partly in the name of freeing the hostages, we need to talk about... the hostages. We do. The truth about the hostages. Three things they don't tell you about the hostages.

From my #MehdiUnfiltered opening monologue the other day:

[Avi Lewis @avilewis]

Open letter to Premier @Dave_Eby and Attorney-General @NikiSharma2, from @FacultyJewish at UBC.

Text in 🧵 below.

The Jewish Faculty Network at UBC rejects the cynical attempt to push the discredited IHRA antisemitism definition on the BC government.

https://t.co/VP3AdRr7Mz

[Avi Lewis @avilewis]

My Jewish community is concerned too.

We’re worried that an extremist organization with the chutzpah to speak in our name is calling for…

🚔Violent dismantling of legal encampments

⚔️Encouraging confrontation

🤷🏽Students treated as “trespassers” on their own campuses

[Avi Lewis @avilewis]

Jewish Faculty Network Statement of Solidarity with the UBC Encampment for Gaza:

🧵 below
or
https://t.co/hfHVraEjbE

[Naomi Klein @NaomiAKlein]

Hands off our students!

[Brian Marcus @BrianHMarcus]

The students are very well organized and well supplied. I watched a safety demonstration on how to de-escalate potentially dangerous situations. Very nice afternoon!

[Prof. Bonnie Effros @HistorianofArch]

@SandraTamari1 I hope that you and Steve are okay - I saw the article in the Chronicle and I'm very sorry to see WUSTL resorted to calling in the police to deal with unarmed student protests.

[Prof. Bonnie Effros @HistorianofArch]

@BethanyWasik congratulations, Bethany!

[UBC History @UBC_History]

Hey undergrads! Are you considering applying to grad school? Mark your calendars for October 26th at 5 pm and join Profs. Crystal Lynn Webster, Benjamin Bryce, and Shoufu Yin for advice on the application process.

Buchanan Tower 1112. See you there!

https://t.co/CKhJDgYoLy

[UBC History @UBC_History]

Congratulations to PhD student Manimugdha Sharma (@quizzicalguy) on receiving a 2023-2024 Killam Doctoral Scholarship Award!

[James Davison @JamesDavison400]

@DrAdamBrett @ThePhDPlace @AcademicChatter Seems like a good opportunity to shamelessly plug an article which explains a bit more 👀 https://t.co/48PdxrnDRr

[Prof. Bonnie Effros @HistorianofArch]

Thanks, Gary, for taking the time to speak to me in Vancouver about my book. @UBC_History @UBC_Arts
https://t.co/wZ3HHMJhga

[Hakim Adi @hakimadi1]

Read this comment, and sign the petition. I’ve studied race and gender in the UK and I’m concerned that this is a Manifested agenda that will take us back 60 years. Society needs more and not less of black diaspora studies, especially up n... https://t.co/HFCuFM7nR1 via @UKChange

[Prof. Bonnie Effros @HistorianofArch]

@rpanchasi I think he owes you a drink!

[Prof. Bonnie Effros @HistorianofArch]

@rpanchasi you are! I totally flaked!

[Prof. Bonnie Effros @HistorianofArch]

@rpanchasi I'm so glad you found this. I totally forgot that he asked about this last spring...

[UBC Public Humanities @UBC_PH]

What is courtliness? Is it a social phenomenon? An aesthetic? An ideology? A way to regulate human relations within feudal courts? A narrative and poetic framework that organizes writing about adventures and love? Explore this and more at #icls2023 @CourtlyLit.