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2022-23 Wall Catalyst Program on Climate and Nature Emergency

Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) 6331 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the UBC Emeritus College have assembled a cohort of Emeriti to participate in the 2022-23 PWIAS Catalyst Program. The Wall Catalyst Emeriti cohort will meet monthly to share research experience and engage with guest lecturers on the topic of the "Climate and Nature Emergency". This month, we have […]

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The Hard Problem of Consciousness: A Contemporary Philosophical Debate

Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Green College Resident Members' Series Davide Andrea Zappulli, Philosophy Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, November 21, 8-9 pm The tiredness that you feel after a day of hard work, the bitterness of a cup of coffee, and the warmth of a nice conversation with your best friend: these are all conscious, experiential phenomena. It […]

Preserved in Wax: Catacomb Martyrs, Piety and Politics in Post-Revolutionary France

Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Green College Special Lecture Bonnie Effros, History, UBC Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Tuesday, November 22, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow Examination of wax models of the human form in Europe has tended to focus on either the art of anatomical modeling in early modern Naples or the rise of 'low brow' […]

“Us and Them: What it Really Means to Belong” with Nneka Allen

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

How can everyone be powerful? Here is a question that challenges us to consider the existence and experiences of others, inviting us to contrast them with our own. It can inspire the expansion of our beliefs, deepen our understanding and grow our connections, and ultimately inspire us towards manifesting greater equity and justice in our […]

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Postponed What’s Next – A Panel on the 2022 Iranian Revolution – POSTPONED

SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts 149 West Hastings St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Woman Life Freedom Coalition invites you to take part in a moderated roundtable about the struggle for liberation and human dignity, and the next steps we can take as a global community in support of freedom movements inside Iran.

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Cinema Thinks the World: Mariupolis (2016)

UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

A free screening and discussion of Mariupolis, a documentary made in 2016 by Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius about the contested Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

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Reflections on the 20th Party Congress and the Future of Chinese Politics

Online/Virtual Event

This roundtable will bring together a group of leading China experts to reflect on the recent 20th Party Congress and its implications for the future of Chinese politics. Securing an unprecedented third term, President Xi Jinping has consolidated his grip on power, while signaling a growing emphasis on security, a shift away from market-oriented reforms, […]

Expanding the Early Cello Repertoire: Elinor Frey’s Performances and Research

Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Early Music Vancouver at Green College Elinor Frey, Cellist, with special guest Natalie Mackie Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Monday, December 12, 5-6:30 pm Join us for the third Early Music Vancouver event at Green College this academic year. Early Music Vancouver presents music in ways that are attentive to and inspired by styles, […]

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Panel: Unifying Perspectives on the Revolution in Iran

SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts 149 West Hastings St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

A moderated panel discussion along with a pre-recorded session with key guest speakers who are unable to make it to the live event but who bring an interesting lens to the bigger discussion.

Does Global Health Make Data or Health? Learning from Peruvian Trans Women

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To imagine and reimagine a more just global health, Dr. Amaya Perez-Brumer asks you to join her in sitting with the discomfort of the following question, “Does global health make data or does global health make health?” To begin to think through this question, she will discuss three ongoing paradoxes rooted in the extractive logics at the […]

In Conversation with Nya Lewis Williams and Ryan Tacata

Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Nya Lewis Williams, Director/Curator; and Ryan Tacata, Performance, Simon Fraser University Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Wednesday, January 11, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow Please join us for Animating Archives first critical duet, in which Nya Lewis Williams and Ryan Tacata will be in conversation about their multidisciplinary practices vis-à-vis the question […]