Dr. Paige Raibmon

Professor

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Biography

Paige Raibmon is a professor in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia. She received her PhD and MA in History from Duke University and a BA in History Honours from UBC. Her research engages a range of questions focused on Indigenous peoples' endurance and resurgence in the face of settler colonialism, particularly through the lens of the nineteenth and twentieth-century Northwest Coast. She is deeply committed to collaborative community-based research practices and has a keen interest in new modes of research dissemination. Raibmon's work includes a strong emphasis on digital humanities, oral history, social movements, and public history. Her noteworthy publications include 'Authentic Indians: Episodes Encounter Late-Nineteenth-Century Northwest Coast' and several collaborative projects such as 'Written Remember Teachings' alongside Sliammon Elder Elsie Paul. She has been a Senior Fellow at CIFAR’s Successful Societies Program and an associate at the L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History at McMaster University. Raibmon is also an editor for the peer-reviewed journal, BC Studies, which publishes interdisciplinary scholarly work.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2000-01-01 — Present

University of British Columbia • Vancouver, BC, Canada

Teaching and researching Indigenous studies and colonial narratives.

Awards

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ACLS Open Access Book Prize

2019-01-01
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Senior Fellow, Successful Societies Group, CIFAR

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Honourable mention, bi-ennial prize book women’s gender history

2016-01-01
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Bi-annual article prize Labor: Studies in Working-Class History Americas

2006-01-01

Requirements for University of British Columbia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy or related field 3 credits in formal logic 6 credits at the upper level in history of philosophy 3 credits at the upper level in ethics or value theory 6 credits at the upper level in metaphysics, epistemology, or philosophy of science
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • Application fee
  • Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Writing sample (15-20 pages)
  • Statement of intent
  • Evidence of English language proficiency
Specialization Notes

Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.