Punjabi Studies in Europe
In June 2019, Professor Anne Murphy was in residence at the L’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales/Le Centre d’Études de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud, Paris to deliver a series of four papers on Punjabi Studies. The topics of the four papers were: “Locating a Punjabi classic: Regional and Linguistic Affinities in Waris […]
Memory work along the Indo-Pakistan border: “Creative Interruptions” Multi-Arts project in Preetnagar, Punjab, India and in London, UK
Dr. Anne Murphy has been active in recent years in the integration of cultural history projects with the visual arts. This past year, this work included her participation in a project entitled “Creative Interruptions” (2016-19). This project was funded by an Arts and Humanities Research Council research grant (UK) that was held jointly at five […]
Ongoing Research: Modern Punjabi Literature in India, Pakistan, and Beyond
With the generous support of a grant from the SSHRC Insight Grant program (2017-2022), UBC Professor Anne Murphy is working to construct a social and cultural history of modern Punjabi language advocacy and its creative expressions from the 1940s to the present in multiple locations around the globe, with attention to Punjabi’s early modern formations.
Fostering Student Learning: The Onkarbir Singh Toor Memorial Punjabi Studies Enhancement Fund
The Onkarbir Singh Toor Memorial Punjabi Studies Enhancement Fund was established by the Toor family in 2017 to enrich the experiences of UBC Punjabi Studies students, providing various opportunities and resources to explore Punjabi language, culture, and heritage at the University of British Columbia.
Recap: the 2018 Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program
This program has enabled UBC Asian Studies to highlight the culture, history, and diversity of the Punjabi language in Canada for the past ten years, by giving UBC a platform to publicly showcase the vast achievements and memorable contributions of Punjabi scholars/artists/activists, local Punjabi-language writers, and students.
Featured Course: Documenting Punjabi Canada (ASIA 475)
ASIA 475 explores the history of the Punjabi Canadian community through traditional text-based methods and oral history collection (in English or Punjabi). This allows students to discover Punjabi Canada, while simultaneously promoting the documentation and dissemination of its history.
Meet our Students: Lovneet Aujla (Undergraduate Student)
Lovneet Aujla – Bachelors of Arts in Sociology, and Asian Studies
“BC is home to a large South Asian community, and having been apart of that community my entire life I had this inclination to learn about my surroundings and my community and I feel as though only a Punjabi Program in BC would be able to better connect me to my community.”
Meet our Students: Sukhwinder Gill
MA Student – Punjabi Studies
“It is important to explore this topic because they lays close to the hearts of the Sikhs and because the Varran have been called the key to the treasure chest (The main scripture of the Sikhs, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji). If this title holds true, then the Varran serve a far greater purpose than simply being poetry.”
Meet our Students: Julie Vig
This interview features Julie Vig who will be teaching Sikh Studies as an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto this upcoming September.