Critical Thinkers Series: Dr. Brent Strang
Presented by the Centre for Cinema Studies and Cinema Thinks the World, the Critical Thinkers Series features research talks by notable and emerging scholars in Cinema and Media Studies. Next […]
UBC Symphony Orchestra & UBC Choirs: Beethoven No. 9
UBC Choirs UBC Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Girard, conductor The University Singers and UBC Choral Union join the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Girard for Beethoven’s epic symphony known for the triumphant “Ode to Joy” sung in the final […]
UBC Bands: City Life
UBC Bands: Symphonic Wind Ensemble & Concert Winds Concert Winds Meijun Chen conductor Washington Post March by John Philip Sousa Metropolis by Charles Carter City Trees by Michael Markowski An American in Paris by George Gershwin (transposed by […]
UBC Symphony Orchestra
UBC Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Girard, Conductor The UBC Symphony Orchestra is a full symphony orchestra that performs symphonic works from the 18th century to the present day. It presents six […]
Vancouver Writer’s Festival – Louise Erdrich in Conversation with Carleigh Baker
A new novel by Louise Erdrich is a major literary event. World-renowned for her substantial body of work—including numerous award-winning and bestselling novels that centre modern-day Native American experiences—the Pulitzer […]
Vancouver Writer’s Festival – Louise Erdrich in Conversation with Carleigh Baker
A new novel by Louise Erdrich is a major literary event. World-renowned for her substantial body of work—including numerous award-winning and bestselling novels that centre modern-day Native American experiences—the Pulitzer […]
Why Do Actors Train? Theatre, Philosophy, and Neuroscience
Green College Special Event An interview with Brad Krumholz, Executive Artistic Director and Co-Founder, North American Cultural Laboratory; moderated by Julia Ulehla, Music, UBC; hosted by Leora Morris, Theatre and […]
Talking to Strangers: Rhea Tregebov in Conversation with Sheryda Warrener
Green College Special Event Rhea Tregebov, poet and novelist; Creative Writing; with Sheryda Warrener, poet and editor; Creative Writing Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, October 16, 5-6:30 […]
Folil Trafun 2.0 – Sept 27 Showcase
Join us for the first showcase of Indigenous short films, food and conversation. Folil Trafün (‘Joining roots’ in Mapuzugun) is part of several showcases of Indigenous and Afro-diaspora films made […]
Translation, Multilingualism, Poetics: Language Work in Muslim and Jewish Diasporas
At a moment when ethnonationalist and heteropatriarchal narratives erase the intertwined histories of global Jewish and Muslim communities and portray us as inherently antagonistic, diasporic scholars and artists connect through […]
Symposium | Keywords: Literature and Politics
What is the relationship between literature and politics, and how does it shape the wider field of literary studies today? What are some of the most important historical permutations of […]
Robert & Ellen Silverman Piano Concerto Competition at UBC
FINAL ROUND GALA PERFORMANCE UBC Chamber Orchestra JONATHAN GIRARD conductor This past March, five UBC Music piano students performed a selection of concertos at the semi-finals, with three finalists emerging to […]
UBC Creative Writing Faculty Reading & Reception
Please join us to hear from UBC Creative Writing faculty who are publishing new work this year. Come relax and listen to readings, mingle with students, faculty and staff, and […]
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[Literary Hong Kong] Voice of Verse: Sharing by Dr. Keith Liu and Poetry Reading
Date: Thursday, 19 September 2024 Time: 16:00-17:00 PDT Venue: Peña Room (301), 3/F Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia Founded by Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine in […]
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[Literary Hong Kong] Let’s Get Together Sometime: Hong Kong Cinema and Adaptation (1914-2024)
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024 Time: 17:30-18:45 PDT Venue: Peña Room (301), 3/F Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia Language: English Dr. Mary Shuk Han Wong, writer […]
Documentary Screening “Liu Yichang: 1918” and Conversation with Director Dr. Ben Wong
Join us for the screening of documentary film Liu Yichang: 1918 and meet award-winning filmmaker, scriptwriter, and scholar Dr. Ben Wong in person. Film with English subtitles; post-screening conversation to be […]
Jane Huffman Reads Public Abstract
The Whole Cloth Reading Series Jane Huffman, poet Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, October 30, 5-6:30 pm Winner of the 2023 APR/Honickman First Book Prize, Jane Huffman’s […]
Joyelle McSweeney Reads Death Styles
The Whole Cloth Reading Series Joyelle McSweeney, poet Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, November 20, 5-6:30 pm In this follow-up to her award-winning collection, Toxicon and Arachne, […]
Homecoming Dance Celebration
Welcome back to UBC! Lace up your shoes and get ready to hit the floor at our Homecoming dance party! The UBC Thunderbird Dance Club will turn your two left feet into feet […]
Student Indoor Plant Sale at UBC Botanical Garden
UBC Botanical Garden welcomes new and returning students with our annual 20% Off Indoor Plant Sale! Brighten your new home with a variety of indoor plants, from easy-care succulents to […]
Harvest Feastival
September 19 marks the return of Harvest Feastival, an epic evening of incredible food, friends, arts and culture, right here at UBC Vancouver! Celebrate the start of the school year […]
Movies + Momos
Join CIS and the Department of Asian Studies for Movies and Momos, an International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples celebration featuring food and film screenings, with discussion to follow. The […]
Communicating Climate Hope 2024 Conference
“Communicating Climate Hope 2024” is a two-day distributed/hybrid conference, co-hosted and co-located at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada and Tilburg University (TiU) in the Netherlands, to be held August 15-16, […]
ResiStories: Living Archives of Pride
Celebrate Pride at the Museum of Vancouver! This August, we are honouring our local 2SLGBTQIA+ icons and histories and the “living archive” today’s community embodies and represents. Emceed by Shay […]
Biological Wonders: An Artistic Investigation with Pencil and Watercolour – Sharon Bladholm
Join Chicago-based artist Sharon Bladholm for a dynamic workshop based on specimens from the Beaty Biodiversity Museum’s collections of biological wonders, including forest and ocean specimens, as well as fresh […]