Joy Kogawa and Maggie Devries – An Evening with Acclaimed Canadian Authors Joy Kogawa and Maggie DeVries
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Sponsored by the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) and Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable. Joy Kogawa (Naomi’s Tree) and Maggie DeVries (Hunger Journeys and Chance and the Butterfly) will discuss the ways in which contemporary children’s literature can address the effects of social conflict in the world, and […]
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 […]
Leung Ping-kwan – Literary Adaptation and Cultural Negotiation in Hong Kong Cinema of the 1950s
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the department of Asian Studies. Professor Leung Ping-kwan 梁秉鈞 (pen name: Ye Si 也斯) is a highly prolific poet, novelist, cultural critic, and multimedia artist. Dr. Leung is Chair Professor of Comparative Literature, Lingnan University in Hong Kong. His recent research on the […]
Andrew Coyne – The First Spike: A Reconstruction of Canadian Nationalism
National editor of Maclean’s, Andrew Coyne was an original member of The National Post, where he was their national affairs columnist. He has established himself over the last two decades as one of this country’s most thoughtful, passionate and articulate commentators on political and economic issues. Coyne has been an editorial writer, columnist and contributor […]
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 […]
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. […]
Geoffrey Harpham and Kathleen Woodward – Humanities From Here
Geoffrey Harpham is president and director of the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, the only institute for advanced study in the world dedicated exclusively to the humanities. Kathleen Woodward is Professor of English at the University of Washington and has served as Director of the Simpson Center for the Humanities since […]
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 […]
Michael Laffan – Indonesian Islam: The Modern, Global Shapings of a National Tradition?
Global Islam: Past, Present and Future is presented by UBC Continuing Studies, the Department of Asian Studies at UBC, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and the Laurier Institution. It is part of UBC Continuing Studies’ Lifelong Learning Series. Laffan is a Professor of History at Princeton University where he studies the history of Southeast […]
Faisal Devji – The Meaning of Global Jihad
Global Islam: Past, Present and Future is presented by UBC Continuing Studies, the Department of Asian Studies at UBC, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and the Laurier Institution. It is part of UBC Continuing Studies’ Lifelong Learning Series. Faisal Devji is a historian who specializes in studies of Islam, globalization, violence and ethics. His […]