Recognizing the Legacy of Indigenous Matriarchs in Academia: Stories from Another Coyote
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. First […]
Navigating Professional Practice: Financial, Legal, Tax and Practice Structure Considerations
You’re invited to join Scotiabank’s Kevin Commins, Madaisky Pollock LLP’s Aaron Madaisky, and MNP’s May Ashraf for a webinar helping you navigate the legal & financial challenges of practice ownership […]
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 […]
Kick Off Event: Climate Solutions Research Collective
This event will launch the Collective’s 2024-2025 year! Join us for an opportunity to shape the themes and topics the Collective will focus on in upcoming events, centered on innovative […]
Climate Anxiety & Creativity: Workshop with Kate Schapira
Can we write our way out of the climate crisis? Not exactly—but imagining, discussing, recording and reimagining a livable present and future can expand our interest and flexibility, building us […]
Re-Framing Disaster Narratives around Haiti with Cécile Accilien
Join the CMS Circulation: Africa and its Diasporas Research Group and the UBC Latin American Landscape Cluster for “Re-Framing Disaster Narratives around Haiti” with Dr. Cécile Accilien. Dr. Accilien’s talk […]
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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 […]
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 […]
LFS Firsts
LFS Firsts is a flagship event held annually by the LFS|US, welcoming approximately 100 first-year students. This event is organized by dedicated student leaders from the Faculty of Land and […]
Shades of Perception: Non-White Refugee Arrivals and Migration Policy Restrictiveness in the Global North with Andrew S. Rosenberg
For its first Speaker Series event of the year on the theme Migration, Racialization, and Inequality, the UBC Centre for Migration Studies is thrilled to welcome Andrew S. Rosenberg who […]
NCTR Lunch & Learn Webinar
Topic: How Do We Address the Barriers to Reconciliation? This webinar will be hosted by NCTR during their Truth and Reconciliation Week (September 23-27, 2024). We will be streaming the […]
NCTR Lunch & Learn Webinar
Topic: Health Related Impacts of the Residential School System This webinar will be hosted by NCTR during their Truth and Reconciliation Week (September 23-27, 2024). We will be streaming the […]
NCTR Lunch & Learn Webinar
Topic: A Community Perspective of United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples This webinar will be hosted by NCTR during their Truth and Reconciliation Week (September 23-27, 2024). […]
NCTR Lunch & Learn Webinar
Topic: Impacts and Addressing Indigenous Identity Fraud This webinar will be hosted by NCTR during their Truth and Reconciliation Week (September 23-27, 2024). We will be streaming the talk in […]
NCTR Lunch & Learn Webinar
Topic: Allyship and Confronting Unconscious Bias This webinar will be hosted by NCTR during their Truth and Reconciliation Week (September 23-27, 2024). We will be streaming the talk in our […]
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 […]
July Climate Conversation
At our next Climate Conversation on July 24th, join Kathy Harrison (Political Science) and Michael Brauer (Medicine) in a discussion on greenwashing by the fossil fuel industry, such as recent […]
August Climate Conversation
Join Naoko Ellis (Applied Science) and Derek Gladwin (Education), Co-Leads of UBC’s Transdisciplinary Education PhD, to discuss the conditions that foster transdisciplinary research. Bring your lunch, we will bring the […]
Mobilizing Knowledge Against Today’s Totalitarian Trends: Building an International Consortium of Concerned Academics
This mini-conference will feature twenty presentations by academics on global trends centralizing political authority, undermining judicial power, oppressing political opposition and independent journalism, and promoting cultural-cum-racial chauvinism. It will also […]
ResiStories: Building Community Futures
Vancouver is full of built environments that are the result of urban planning, grassroots community place-making, and sometimes a bit of both. Depending on their histories, consultation processes, and the […]
UBC Faculty of Medicine Alumni & Friends Summer Socials
Summer has arrived, bringing with it beautiful weather and longer days! Join us in celebrating the return of warm days at our annual UBC Faculty of Medicine Alumni & Friends […]
Gathering Good Stories: The Power to Set Hearts on Fire with Tony Oposa
Professor Stepan Wood of the Centre for Law & the Environment, and Professor David Boyd of the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, are excited to invite you to an informal […]
Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre Tour
Join the CIS, AISA, and the IRSHDC team for a guided tour of the Centre and all of its resources. Talking circle, cedar brushing, and smudging to follow! Cultural Support […]
Decolonizing and Engaging in Research by Way of Graphic Recording
Graphic recording is a creative process that involves great intuition, skill and creativity. Are you wondering how you can bring this medium into your partnered research initiative? In this workshop […]