Minghui Yu
George Belliveau – Shakespeare and drama in the primary classroom
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Faculty of Education’s CREATE series. George Belliveau is Associate Professor at the UBC Department of Language and Literacy Education. He gave the Opening Keynote address, “Shakespeare and drama in the primary classroom” for the Drama New Zealand National Conference in April, as […]
Brandon Konoval – Fatal Enlightenment: Discourse on the Origin of Inequality by Rousseau
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by UBC Arts One. Philosopher, novelist, playwright and composer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 — 1778) became a leading figure of the Enlightenment as one of its sharpest critics. His Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality Among Men (1755)—a trenchant analysis of the […]
Rhea Tregebov – Reading from Rhea Tregebov’s 7th Collection of Poetry, All Souls’
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College’s Principal’s Series: Interdisciplinarity In Action. Bluesy, opinionated, sly, self-chastising and tender, UBC Creative Writing professor Rhea Tregebov’s All Souls’—her first collection since 2004—commands a range of tones wider and bolder than anything in her previous six books. All Souls’ bracingly addresses […]
Nyla Matuk, Alix Ohlin and Matthew Tierney
Join us Thursday, December 13, 2012, 7pm UBC Bookstore at Robson Square for our fantastic season finale with readings from Nyla Matuk, Alix Ohlin, and Matthew Tierney. It’s a must see reading!
Robert Crawford – Upstart Crew: Mutinous Winds in Shakespeare's Tempest
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by UBC Arts One. Shakespeare’s final, richly allegorical play has been subjected to widely differing interpretation. Shakespeare disguises these dangerous interests in a subtle allegory hinging on an established linkage between seamanship and rulership, and in the seemingly minor characters of boatswain, master, and […]
Jeffrey T. Parsons – Horny and High: Sexual Risk Behaviors and Substance Use Among Young Gay and Bisexual Men
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College’s Population Health Lecture Series. Jeffrey T. Parsons’ general research interests are health behaviors (e.g., HIV prevention, HIV medication adherence, sexual behavior, substance use/abuse); GLBTQ issues; interventions designed to change sexual/drug using behaviors among various populations; club drug use (ecstasy, cocaine, methamphetamine. […]
The Peerless Prodigies of P.T. Barnum Graphic Novel Exhibition
At the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (December 4-20, 2012)
Julie Wilson
Join us at 7pm, on Thursday, November 22. Doors open at 6:45. Admission is free and books will be available for purchase and signing.
Marina Milner-Bolotin – The use of modern technology in teacher education: Are we ready?
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Faculty of Education CREATE series. This hands-on presentation will discuss and showcase opportunities for effective use of technology-enhanced pedagogies in teacher education, as well as K-12 Mathematics and Science classrooms. We will focus on electronic-response systems (or clickers) and discuss how they […]
Geoffrey C. Bowker – Emerging Configurations of Knowledge Expression
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS). Since the Enlightenment, we have built up a knowledge production system which assumes that prime form of expression should be the printed word. However, in a number of fields in the sciences, social sciences […]