July 25, 2024
Andrea Hoff awarded a Public Engagement Award by UBC Public Humanities Hub
Andrea Hoff , a graduate student in our Department of Language and Literacy Education, has been honoured with the 2024 Public Engagement Award by the UBC Public Humanities Hub. This award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to public humanities, helping to broaden the spectrum of voices in public discourse.
Andrea is an accomplished neurodivergent multimedia artist, writer, and researcher whose work is dedicated to empowering youth in the climate crisis through the medium of comics. Her commitment to social and environmental justice is evident in her exploration of the intersections between narrative, technology, and ecology. Her influential projects have been featured on platforms, such as The Tyee, Broken Pencil, Room Magazine, Display Canadian Design, The Oxford Writers’ Network, and Netflix.
In addition to her research and artistic endeavors, Andrea is a co-founder of Beyond Collective, an Indigenous/settler feminist studio that uses comics, research, installation, and performance to challenge colonial narratives and foster reconciliation efforts. Her academic contributions are further recognized through her roles as a UBC Public Scholar and a Mitacs Accelerate Fellow. From 2022 to 2023, Andrea also served as a Shadbolt Fellow in the Arts and Humanities at Simon Fraser University and as Visiting Faculty in their Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
To learn more about Andrea’s inspiring work, visit her website.
We look forward to Andrea’s continued engagement with the community through her upcoming projects and presentations. Please join us in celebrating her well-deserved recognition and in anticipating her future contributions to the arts and humanities.
To learn more, read the UBC Public Humanities Hub’s official announcement.
