Minghui Yu
Drugs in the Olympics (Webcast)
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.
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.
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.
New IKBLC Website
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre website is changing. We recently update the website to incorporated the new UBC Common Look and Feel (CLF), and a more dynamic user-friendly experience. During site migration, if you find any missing content or if you have any feedback, please contact us. Thank you.
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 […]
The Astronomy Human Orrery Project
The Human Orrey 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
Snow, ice and gold" an exhibit curated by the Westcoast Calligraphy Society
Feb 1- Mar 1, 2010
Gabriel Figueroa – Centenario
February 1, 2010 to February 17, 2010
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 […]