Welcome to World Poetry Canada International Peace and Human Rights Exhibition
This exhibition features a blend of photography, poetry, and films. World Poetry began in 1997. Its goal was to give recognition and support to multicultural and multilingual poets and writers and those in artistic disciplines. It is a unique group with the goal of bringing out the voices of those who need to be heard, in […]
Decolonize or Indigenize?: Transitionising for the information profession
Library and information institutions are colonial constructs that have collected and organized indigenous knowledge, but are they really inclusive? Using examples from Canada and New Zealand, this talk considers whether the answer to this question is to decolonize these institutions or to focus on indigenizing them. Speaker As Dodson Visiting Professor at the UBC iSchool […]
Vancouver Institute – Mohamed Fahmy Lecture
Mohamed Fahmy is an award-winning journalist and author. He covered the Iraq war in 2003 for the Los Angeles Times, and published Baghdad Bound based on his experiences. He has done extensive work in the Middle East for CNN, Dubai TV, and Foreign Policy. In 2011, he received the Peabody award for his coverage of […]
Vast Ocean, Vast Heaven: A multi-site exhibition at IKBLC, Asian Centre/Library, Rare Books & Special Collections
When: December 3, 2015 – January 31, 2016 | Where: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (Level 2, Main Foyer art gallery), Rare Books and Special Collections (IKBLC level 1), and Asian Centre and Library. Exhibit is free and open to the public.
Public Talk: Personal Health Data Sharing for Personalized Medicine
When: December 2, Wednesday 6-8pm | Where: Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level, Vancouver Public Library Central Branch
Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies Community Project Showcase
Are you interested in learning about some of the amazing research that Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies (ACAM) students are doing? Do you want to see what collaboration looks like between students and Asian Canadian communities? Thinking of taking an ACAM course next term but not sure what kind of projects you can do? […]
Japan’s International Contribution through Innovation in the Field of International Health
November 12, 2015
12:00 – 1:30
Dodson Lecture Room at Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Pertaining to a structure: a conversation in six parts
On display on level 2 of the Irving k. Barber Learning Centre from November 2-30, 2015
Future Speaker Series 2015/2016
Language is at the intersection of culture, identity, politics, and cognition, and lies at the centre of our distinct and shared humanity. What will future language use—particularly in Indigenous contexts—mean for us and for our communities? Among the many important stories about Indigenous language loss, there are also powerful and affirming stories of revitalization, resurgence, […]
Leanne Hinton: What counts as a "success" in language revitalization?
Journalists, grant givers and an interested public often ask which language revitalization programs and strategies have been successful. But “language revitalization” is a broad term that can include many different possible goals, and “success” is a point of view rather than a concrete fact. This paper is a result of conversations with Indigenous language activists […]