Dr. John Hoberman is a European cultural and intellectual historian and has done extensive research on sports doping and the intersection of sports, politics, science, public opinion and the Olympics. He has taught courses on sport and politics at Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and The University of Texas at Austin. His lecture, Drugs in the Olympics, was held at St. Johns College on October 14, 2009. Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Involving Minority Groups in Building Global Communities (Webcast)
On January 21, 2010, the UBC Africa Awareness Initiative welcomed James Atebe to UBC. Mission’s mayor, James Atebe, has been dubbed by some as the Obama of Canada. Hailing from the Gusii tribe of Kenya, he has managed to become a pillar of Mission. James Atebe has contributed a lot to the city of Mission and continues to do so amidst a wealth of obstacles. Winning his second election by a margin of over 80 percent along with being voted on of the TOP 25 IMMIGRANTS in Canada, he has proved to be the real embodiment of global citizenship and a poster child for immigrant success in Canada. Sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, this webcast presents Mayor James Atebe’s dedication to both his heritage and his adopted country and how he uses the two to better serve his community.
John Borrows on Living Traditions: Windingo’s and Indigenous Law (Webcast)
The Learning Centre has been webcasting selected UBC lectures and seminars as an opportunity to enhance the value of the programs that are already happening on campus for an audience that oftentimes cannot personally attend. A webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Living Traditions: Windingo’s and Indigenous Law is a presentation by Dr. John Borrows, who is Professor and Robina Chair in Law and Society at the University of Minnesota Law School and Professor and Law Foundation Chair of Aboriginal Law and Justice at the University of Victoria Law School. His talk focuses on the role of choice and agency in the interpretation and application of Indigenous law in a community context. Using ancient Ojibway stories and contemporary texts, Borrows explores the contemporary cultural expression of Anishinabek legal principles and their relevance for and relationship to other legal systems in North America.
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Dodson Music Series on Friday Feb. 12th cancelled
Dodson Music Series on Friday Feb. 12th, 2010 has been cancelled due to the performers’ not being available at that time. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
John Borrows- Living Traditions: Windingo's and Indigenous Law
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Dr. John Borrows is a Professor and Robina Chair in Law and Society at the University of Minnesota Law School and Professor and Law Foundation Chair of Aboriginal Law and Justice at the University of Victoria Law School. Talk focuses on the role of choice and agency in the interpretation and application of Indigenous law in a community context. Using ancient Ojibway stories and contemporary texts, this talk will explore the contemporary cultural expression of Anishinabek legal principles and their relevance for and relationship to other legal systems in North America
Select Articles Available at UBC Library
Borrows, J. (2010). Canada’s indigenous constitution. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Borrows, J., & Rotman, L. I. (2003). Aboriginal legal issues: Cases, materials & commentary. Toronto: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Borrows, J., Canadian Public Policy Collection, & Canadian Electronic Library (Firm). (2008). Seven generations, seven teachings ending the Indian act. National Centre for First Nations Governance. [Link]
Borrows, J. (2002). Recovering Canada: The resurgence of indigenous law. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
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The Astronomy Human Orrery Project
The Human Orrery Project–supported by UBC’s Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative–involves 40 students placing sticky notes on the floor of the Irving K Barber Learning Centre to trace the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Students then take turns acting as the planets in orbit, while another team maps out other planets along with the Voyager spacecraft, the most distant man-made object. The third-year course is designed for non-science students at the university. Session times:
Mon Feb 8: 11 am – 12 noon
Tue Feb 9: 11 am – 12 noon
Wed Feb 10: 10 am – 11 am
Wed Feb 10: 1 pm – 2 pm
Thu Feb 11: 9 am – 10 am
Fri Feb 12: 11 am – 12 noon
Fri Feb 12: 1 pm – 2 pm
Snow, ice and gold" an exhibit curated by the Westcoast Calligraphy Society
The IKBLC Gallery presents: “Snow, ice and gold” an exhibit curated by the Westcoast Calligraphy Society
- When: Feb 1- Feb 12, 2010
- Where: Gallery, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Gabriel Figueroa – Centenario
Image Credit: UBC Library
In collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre presented a month-long art exhibition, “Centenario” featuring works by Gabriel Figueroa. This photo exhibition celebrated the Mexico’s bicentenary anniversary with an opening reception was held at the Learning Centre with consular general of Mexico and his accompanying guests.
Gabriel Figueroa Mateos (April 24, 1907 – April 27, 1997) was a Mexican cinematographer who worked both in Mexican cinema and Hollywood. Figueroa studied painting at the Academia de San Carlos, and at the age of 16 he became interested in photography thanks to José Guadalupe Velasco. He later befriended other photographer, such as Gilberto Martínez Solares and Raúl Martínez Solares, and these three would then move on to cinematography.
Gabriel made his entry in the movie industry in 1932 as a photographer of stills for the film Revolución of Miguel Contreras Torres. He was later one of the 20 cinematographers hired for the Howard Hawks film Viva Villa!. After a few jobs he obtained a scholarship to study in the United States where Gregg Toland taught Figueroa his own style of lighting techniques.
One of his main collaborators was Fernández, with whom he shot twenty films, some of which won prizes at the Venice Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, and theBerlin Film Festival. After collaborating with Fernández and Buñuel on their films with such actors as Dolores del Río, Pedro Armendáriz, María Félix, Jorge Negrete,Columba Domínguez, and Silvia Pinal, Figueroa has come to be regarded one of the most influential cinematographers in México.
For photos of this exhibition, please find here.
Millie Creighton – Japan and the Special Olympics
The Winter Olympics–as occurring in Vancouver, Canada in 2010, and the 2008 election of Barack Obama–as President of the United States, reflect globalizing insights on movements surrounding minorities and marginalization in Japan that contest hierarchies of people and of space and place. This talk explores dynamics involved when Japan, a society where the disabled were once hidden (relegated to the “back recesses”), took the lead in being the first (and still only) country to host the Special Olympic World Winter Games at the same sites as the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This is discussed in reference to other “coming out” movements of people with disabilities in Japan, and to President Obama’s comments on Special Olympics in a US popular culture television interview. The linkage of Obama and the Special Olympics circles back to Japan, through analysis of how, why and to what extent the US Presidential election of Obama (the “Back Horse”) coverage in Japan reflected a momentous change from prior projections of racial hierarchies and previously presented images of Blacks. Webcast Sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Select Articles Available at UBC Library
Creighton, M. (2015). Civil society volunteers supporting Japan’s constitution, article 9 and associated peace, diversity, and post-3.11 environmental issues. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 26(1), 121-143. doi:10.1007/s11266-014-9479-5. [Link]
Creighton, M. (1997). Consuming rural japan: The marketing of tradition and nostalgia in the Japanese travel industry. Ethnology, 36(3), 239-254. [Link]
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