UBC Pop Culture Cluster
The Pop Culture Cluster supports academic and public-facing scholarship on popular media and popular culture at UBC.
The UBC Pop Culture Cluster is located at UBC Vancouver, which is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people. The land it is situated on has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.
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Apr 21, 2026
Looking Back on the Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse
From March 8th to 13th, the leadership team for UBC’s SSHRC-funded Visual Storytelling in the Indigenous North project accompanied 6 Indigenous cartoonists and 3 Indigenous game designers to the 2026 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon to document the event, create AWG-inspired media, and build meaningful relationships. The team included Project Co-Directors Drs. Shannon Leddy (Métis) and […]Indigenous Comics Initiatives, News, Uncategorized
Apr 18, 2026
UBC Comics Studies Cluster Launches “Seabird Island Stories” with Stó:lō Shxweli
On Thursday, April 16th, the UBC Comics Studies Cluster Project Team joined artists and the Stó:lō Editorial Committee in Harrison Hot Springs and on Seabird Island to launch its newest Indigenous Comics Initiative, “Seabird Island Stories”. Sq’éwqel (Seabird Island) is home to stories that carry the spirit, history, and lived experiences of the Stó:lō […]Comics Studies, Indigenous Comics Initiatives, News
Apr 14, 2026
Pop Pedagogies Lightning Talks Highlight Innovative Teaching with Popular Media
Members of the UBC community gathered on March 2nd for the Pop Pedagogies Lightning Talk Series, an event showcasing innovative approaches to teaching with and through popular media and culture. Hosted by the UBC Pop Culture Cluster as part of the Pop Pedagogies Initiative, the event celebrated the inaugural year of the Pop Pedagogies Award […]News, Pop Pedagogies News
Apr 13, 2026
Comics for Illuminating Youth Perspectives on Trauma-Informed Care: Featured Artists
Meet Kristina Luu, James Lloyd, and Ivana Filipovich: the artists working together to bring youth perspectives on trauma-informed care to life. Working in collaboration with the Canadian Paediatric Society and the BC Children’s Hospital’s Youth Advisory Council and research team, including Lead Youth Researcher and UBC Presidential Scholar Damilola Mabadeje who spearheaded this comics-to-research project, these comics creators will transform lived experiences into powerful visual narratives. Through their distinct artistic styles and […]Comics Studies, News
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