Minghui Yu
Feature Place at IKBLC: Parliamentary Room
On every August 1, we all celebrate British Columbia (BC) Day, a civic holiday.
Exhibit – The Pose Stands for Potentiality at IKBLC Ridington Room
An exhibit produced by two UBC graduate students is now on display in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre’s Ridington Room.
Feature Place at IKBLC: Tofino
Summer is, believe it or not, coming to a close in 6 short weeks. Have you been to the beach yet?
Susan Rowley – Museum of Anthropology (MOA) Curator Talk: Inuit Art
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Justice for Rumana Monzur Webcast Online
St. John’s College Special Debate: Justice for Rumana Monzur — A Debate about violence against women from a legal and global perspective
Susan Rowley – Museum of Anthropology (MOA) Curator Talk: Inuit Art
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Using examples from MOA’s collection, Curator of Archaeology and UBC Associate Professor Susan Rowley gives an illustrated talk about the creation of the Inuit art market. Biography Susan Rowley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and a Curator at the Museum of Anthropology […]
Justice for Rumana Monzur – A Debate
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Canada’s universities are becoming truly global, and when an unthinkable assault happens to a student from abroad, we need to ask the questions we would if she were a Canadian citizen: How could this happen? Why? What can be done to make sure it never happens […]
Donald Stadtner – Sacred Sites of Burma
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Hosted by the Museum of Anthropology (MOA), Canadian Society for Asian Arts, Rosalie Stronck Family Foundation, and UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program. Drawing on his most recent book, Sacred Sites of Burma, renowned scholar Donald Stadtner gives an illustrated lecture on how sacred sites have […]
William McKibben – Eaarth: Making a Life On a Tough New Planet
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Vancouver Institute. Described by the Boston Globe as “the nation’s leading environmentalist,” Professor McKibben is the author of more than a dozen books, including The End of Nature, Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age, and Deep Economy. A former staff writer […]
St. John's College Special Panel Discussion – "Implications of the Death of Osama Bin Laden"
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Hosted by St. John’s College. Moderated by St. Johns College Alumnus, Asad Kiyani, this panel features experts who will discuss the global implications of the recent death of Osama Bin Laden. This panel includes Dr. Jon Beasley-Murray (UBC French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies); Dr. Maxwell A. […]