Want to develop your own video game? Here’s an opportunity for you to expand your knowledge! 🎮 Introducing our second GameOn Conference happening on January 15th, 2022! GameOn is an online conference tailored for video-game enthusiasts that introduce you to game development through interactive workshops from industry professionals. Prepare for a day of hearing from […]
UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is proud to host Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize-winning science staff writer for The Atlantic, part of our 2022 Phil Lind Initiative series on “The Future of Media.”
UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is thrilled to host Douglas Rushkoff, world-renowned philosopher, futurist, and author, for this free online event as part of our 2022 Phil Lind Initiative series on “The Future of Media.” Please note: Our event with Douglas Rushkoff is now virtual. We look forward to having you join […]
Join the Science Undergraduate Society's BIPOC Working Group for the viewing of All Our Father's Relations, the story of the Grant siblings who journey from Vancouver to China in an attempt to rediscover their Chinese father’s roots and better understand their fractured relationship with their Musqueam mother. After the movie, we'll discuss the movie with […]
While digital government has been a well embedded feature of many mature public service models around the world, Canadian uptake of it was relatively limited until the COVID-19 pandemic struck. The need to physically distance from each other and for many, work remotely, necessitated the rapid automation and digitization of service delivery models and administration. […]
The APRU Metagame Conference 2022 on August 27, 2022 incorporates the full ecosystem of Esports. This metaverse experience includes high-level policy discussions, expert insights, next-generation learning, student competitions, and gaming. The APRU Metagame Conference 2022 will examine the ways that an international network of esports leaders can further its scope within universities including edutainment, collegiate […]
A free screening of Olivier Assayas’ meta-cinematic masterpiece, Irma Vep (France, 1996).
A free screening and discussion of the 1989 film, Coming Out.
Covering the Apocalypse: What it is like being an Indigenous journalist in Canada
How can media and film fetishize, be dehumanizing or further shape the discussion around human rights. How are human rights represented, reinforced or challenged in film? What goes into making human rights representation authentic? What are the hurdles in achieving authentic human rights representation? Examine what you know about human rights representation in media by […]
On Wednesday Nov 2, come to the UBC Life Building and enjoy an incredible evening of ski films! The proceeds from your $10 ticket will benefit the VOC's Avalanche Safety Training (AST) scholarship fund. This event is open to all - VOCers or students or not! There will be concessions and VOC swag for sale […]
A free screening and discussion of Mariupolis, a documentary made in 2016 by Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius about the contested Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
