This first workshop in The Critical Play Speakers' Series focuses on how the interactive, dynamic experiences at the heart of games can be used as new kind of teaching experience. Christopher Kawika Guillermo (Dr Christopher B Patterson) of UBC’s Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, and Vancouver-based game designer and programmer Tim Bellefleur […]
UBC Debates brings together four prominent voices to debate whether Aboriginal Title and Private Ownership Can Coexist.
The 2026–27 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture will feature Adam Kreek, Canadian Olympic gold medallist, extreme adventurer, health and wellness advocate, author and executive coach. Drawing on his experiences in elite sport, endurance challenges and leadership development, Adam will share what it takes to achieve at the highest level, whether in athletics, scholarship or professional practice. He […]
From the Deep is Ayana V Jackson’s first major institutional exhibition, commissioned for the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in 2023. On the eve of its premiere at the UBC Museum of Anthropology, this discussion will centre on this project as a pretext and an anchor to familiarize audiences with Jackson’s unique art practices. […]
From the Deep is Ayana V Jackson’s first major institutional exhibition, commissioned for the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in 2023. On the eve of its premiere at the UBC Museum of Anthropology, this discussion will centre on this project as a pretext and an anchor to familiarize audiences with Jackson’s unique art practices. […]
This lecture is part of Mediatic Empire: Critical Inquiries into Environment, Technology, and Media Cultures, a five-part public lecture series organized by UBC’s Department of English Language & Literatures and Green College. View the full series schedule. It is also a Dorothy L. Black Lecture. The Dorothy L. Black First Year English Speakers’ Series Endowment was established through […]
Curiosity moves us. Determination gets us there—because progress doesn’t happen on its own. See how we push forward.
