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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Nov 23, 2025
Field Trip Recap: Critical Play Lab Takes on asses.masses
On Sunday, November 16th, Critical Play Lab Director Biz Nijdam and two Critical Play Fellows set out on an epic, joy-filled adventure to Vancouver Island for Impulse Theatre’s production of asses.masses by Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim. After the panicked search of multiple inboxes for the e-tickets and a little too much caffeine, the team […]Critical Play Lab, Critical Play News, News
Nov 20, 2025
Comics & Knowledge Mobilization in Migration Studies (Nov. 27 @ 12:30 PM)
Comics & Knowledge Mobilization in Migration Studies with María Cervantes-Macías & Sofi Donner Thursday, Nov. 27th @ 12:30 PM, Zoom Register here This session explores how comics can serve as a powerful tool for knowledge mobilization in migration studies. Featuring CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow María Cervantes-Macías and visual facilitator Sofi Donner, the event highlights their […]Announcements
Nov 19, 2025
Call for Indigenous Cartoonists: Seabird Island Comics: Bringing the Stories of Sq’éwqel to Life
Call for Indigenous Cartoonists: Seabird Island Comics: Bringing the Stories of Sq’éwqel to Life Project Title: “Seabird Island Stories” Graphic Novel Project About the Project Sq’éwqel (Seabird Island) is home to stories that carry the spirit, history, and lived experiences of the Stó:lō people. In her final years, Elder Ts’ats’elexwot (Elizabeth Herrling), shared her memories […]Announcements, Call for Artists
Nov 18, 2025
Icelandic Scholar Visit and The Day Iceland Stood Still
From October 22-25, 2025 we hosted three scholars from the University of Iceland at UBC for a range of activities including a guest lecture in a Nordic literature class, a public talk on Romani comics, relationship-building activities with faculty from Nordic Studies, and a public panel discussion following a screening of the 2024 documentary The Day Iceland Stood Still on the 50th anniversary of the Icelandic Women's Strike on October 24, 1975. Panelists reflected on their own personal experiences related to the strike, its legacy, and the necessary work that carries forward in the strike's wake.News, Pop Film News
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