Ikkyū and the Crazy Cloud Anthology: Then and Now

Ikkyū and the Crazy Cloud Anthology: Then and Now

This lecture will explore selected translations of the Kyōunshū 狂雲集 (Crazy Cloud Anthology), an anthology of poems in literary Chinese by medieval Rinzai monk Ikkyū Sōjun 休宗純 (1394-1481). The readings […]


LINA’s Re-Imagining Sustainable Development Conference

LINA’s Re-Imagining Sustainable Development Conference

Co-hosted by the Liu Institute Network for Africa (LINA), Liu Institute for Global Issues, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, and Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of […]


Nocturnal: Preventing Extinctions – An evening with Island Conservation

Nocturnal: Preventing Extinctions – An evening with Island Conservation

Hosted by Penny Becker, Chad Hanson, and Andrew S. Wright! Preventing Extinctions: Architecting the Accretocene is an exhibit on habitat restoration and rewilding that has been a decade in the […]


Book Discussion – Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha with Dr. Robert Jacobs

Book Discussion – Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha with Dr. Robert Jacobs

Cold War nuclear testing, production, and disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima have exposed millions to dangerous radioactive particles; these millions are the global hibakusha. This talk will discuss the plight […]


New Findings From the World Inequality Report 2022 with Dr. Emmanuel Saez (UC Berkeley)

New Findings From the World Inequality Report 2022 with Dr. Emmanuel Saez (UC Berkeley)

The Vancouver School of Economics is hosting economist Dr. Emmanuel Saez for a free lecture entitled “New Findings from the World Inequality Report 2022,” as part of the 2022 Woodward […]


ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire)

ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire)

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with Musqueam, are thrilled to announce the new, inaugural festival, ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire). Held on September 17 […]


Summer Pop-Up Concert Series

Summer Pop-Up Concert Series

Join us for our Summer Pop-Up Concerts at UBC Robson Square! We’re bringing our most talented students to perform for you right in the heart of downtown every Thursday in July.


Magic Words: A Queer Poetic Offering

Magic Words: A Queer Poetic Offering

Join MOA for an evening of healing and queer magic-making in celebration of Vancouver’s Pride weekend. The evening will begin in MOA’s feature exhibition, Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers / Soñadores […]


Summer Pop-Up Concert Series

Summer Pop-Up Concert Series

Join us for our Summer Pop-Up Concerts at UBC Robson Square! We’re bringing our most talented students to perform for you right in the heart of downtown every Thursday in July.


Summer Pop-Up Concert Series

Summer Pop-Up Concert Series

Join us for our Summer Pop-Up Concerts at UBC Robson Square! We’re bringing our most talented students to perform for you right in the heart of downtown every Thursday in July.