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Benjamin Goold – Surveillance, Legal Uncertainty, and Police Decision-Making
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College as part of the Knowledge Brokers and Knowledge Formats symposium. Today, the study of knowledge production, knowledge formats and knowledge politics is being developed across a wide variety of research fields. Along with the work of scholars such as Ian Hacking, […]
Martin Friedland – The Canadian Criminal Code: Past, Present, and Future?
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College as part of the Knowledge Brokers and Knowledge Formats symposium. Today, the study of knowledge production, knowledge formats and knowledge politics is being developed across a wide variety of research fields. Along with the work of scholars such as Ian Hacking, […]
Aaron Doyle – The Insurance Principle at Risk: Continuing the Debate with Beck
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College as part of the Knowledge Brokers and Knowledge Formats symposium. Today, the study of knowledge production, knowledge formats and knowledge politics is being developed across a wide variety of research fields. Along with the work of scholars such as Ian Hacking, […]
David Altheide – Terrorism and the National Security University: Public Order Redux
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College as part of the Knowledge Brokers and Knowledge Formats symposium. Today, the study of knowledge production, knowledge formats and knowledge politics is being developed across a wide variety of research fields. Along with the work of scholars such as Ian Hacking, […]
Tara Zahra – Saving the Children? Humanitarianism and Displaced Children in 20th Century Europe
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the UBC History Department Graduate Students Assocation. During the Second World War, an unprecedented number of families were torn apart. As the Nazi empire crumbled, millions roamed the continent in search of their loved ones. The Lost Children tells the story of these […]
Sylvia Berryman – Mechanical Hypothesis in Ancient Greek Natural Philosophy
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and part of Green College’s Thematic Lecture Series: Between Rules and Practice: Why We Need Practical Wisdom in Politics. Sylvia Berryman studied ancient Greek philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. As a British Academy […]
Bringing the Collective Together: Nonhuman Animals, Humans and Practice at the University
Hosted by Green College, as part of the thematic series “The Ethics of Life, Use, and Care.” Featuring Rod Preece, Professor Emeritus of Political Philosophy, Wilfrid Laurier University; Jodey Castricano, Critical Studies, UBC-O; Moderator: David Fraser, Zoologist, Animal Welfare Program, this lecture focuses on questions of ethics that interrogate habits of thought in the humanities […]
Paul Hackett – Disease and the Nature of Canada
Hosted by Green College. Reflecting the harsh climate, thin soils and generally forbidding character of the vast northern territory that is Canada, it has often been said that the history of this country is inescapably environmental. This lecture series engages the great drama of human interaction with this challenging realm, reflecting on the transformation of […]
Lynn Bartram – Human-Centred Systems for Sustainable Living
Hosted by SLAIS and UBC Computer Science. Reducing our ecological footprint requires not only new energy technologies but also new and more efficient energy use. But changing the way we use energy is proving challenging. A key part of this includes the homes we live in. Our research is concerned with how we can use […]
Paul Whitney – Keep Calm and Carry On or Freak Out and Throw Stuff; The Public Library Moving Forward IKBLC Webcast Online
Sponsored by SLAIS (School of Library, Archival and Information Studies).