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Celebrate UBC Authors Presents Dr. Neil Safier at IKBLC
Come join us as Professor of History, Neil Safier presents from his book, Measuring the New World: Enlightenment Science and South America.
Ananya Roy – Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of Development
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted and co-sponsored by the Departments of Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, and the Liu Institute for Global Issues, Ananya Roy is Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning where she teaches in the fields of comparative urban studies and international development. The turn […]
Robson Reading @ IKBLC Presents Lee Henderson, March 25, 2010
Thursday March 25th, 2010, 2:00-3:00pm Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 301 Point Grey Campus, 1961 East Mall
First Nations donation/exhibition featured in UBC Reports
An exhibition of First Nations portraits, on display during March 2010 at the Learning Centre Gallery, is featured in the latest edition of UBC Reports. B.C. artist Patricia Richardson Logie recently donated the portrait collection to UBC Library. You can view the article here.
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Olympic Programming Presents "Quintathalon"
A free lunchtime concert featuring chamber ensembles from the
UBC School of Music Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Division
Monday, March 8, 2010 at Noon
James Delbourgo, Nathan Connolly and Wendy Roth – Caribbean Diasporas
Global Encounters Initiative Symposium webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Introduction by Anthony Shelton, director of the Museum of Anthropology (MOA). Hosted by the Museum of Anthropology (MOA), Caribbean Diasporas panel includes: (a) James Delbourgo (History, Rutgers) – Jamaican Slave Whip (b) Nathan Connolly (History, Johns Hopkins) – Work Pass (c) Wendy […]
Taiaiake Alfred – From Noble Savage to Righteous Warrior
Global Encounters Initiative Symposium webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Hosted by MOA, From Noble Savage to Righteous Warrior: Regenerating and Reinscribing Indigenous Presences by Taiaiake Alfred (Indigenous Governance, UVic) and introduced by Paige Raibmon (History, UBC). Taiaiake Alfred is an author, educator and activist. Alfred is an internationally recognized Kanienkehaka intellectual, […]
Chris Lee, Renisa Mawani and Sareeta Amrute – Global Circuits and Asian Migrations
Global Encounters Initiative Symposium webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Hosted by MOA, Global Circuits and Asian Migrations panel includes: (a) Sareeta Amrute (Anthropology, Washington) – Tata Indica (b) Renisa Mawani (Sociology, UBC) – Komagata Maru (c) Chris Lee (English, UBC) – Boats (d) Commentator: Sebastian Prange (History, UBC) Select Articles and […]
Karen Hebert, Michael Hathaway and Sasha Welland – Commodities and Cultures
Global Encounters Initiative Symposium webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Hosted by MOA, Commodities and Cultures panel includes: (a) Sasha Welland (Anthropology, Washington) – Architectural Model (b) Karen Hebert (Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale) – Quality Salmon (c) Michael Hathaway (Anthropology, SFU) – Matsutake Bag (d) Commentator: Juanita Sundberg (Geography, UBC) Select […]
Giancarlo Casale, Hussein Fancy and Natalie Rothman – Crossings in the Early Modern Ottoman and Iberian Worlds
Global Encounters Initiative Symposium webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Hosted by St. Johns College, Crossings in the Early Modern Ottoman and Iberian Worlds panel includes: (a) Hussein Fancy (History, Michigan) – Muslim Crusader (b) Natalie Rothman (History, Toronto) – Venetian-Ottoman Miniature Album (c) Giancarlo Casale (History, Minnesota) – Ottoman World Map […]