Drippytown – a fascinating exhibit featuring the work of six local comic artists that is on display in Rare Books and Special Collections – is reviewed in The Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper.
You can read the article here: http://ubyssey.ca/culture/?p=10845
Drippytown runs until January 31, 2010. Rare Books and Special Collections is located on level one of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, UBC Vancouver campus.
Remix! A Panel Discussion on Copyright and Intellectual Property for Writers
Copyright and intellectual property are new areas of focus for writers and artists as their works are produced and reproduced in an age of digital technology. This has many serious implications: legal, artistic, publishing, just to name the few. In collaboration between the Creative Writing Department, the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, a panel comprised of artists, writers, cultural navigators, and communication experts come together to present and discuss about how their craft is viewed and adjusting in the age of digital technology.
Andrew Gray is a writer and educator. He is the founder and coordinator of the Optional Residency MFA program in Creative Writing at UBC, a distance-education version of the existing MFA program. The program has been in operation for five years and includes over 100 graduate students from all over the world. Andrew’s stories and poetry have appeared in numerous literary publications. He was a finalist for the 2000 Journey Prize for his short story “Heart of the Land”. His first collection of short fiction, Small Accidents, was published by Raincoast in the fall of 2001 and was shortlisted for the Ethel Wilson award in BC and an IPPY independent publisher’s award in the US. He lives on Vancouver Island with his family.
Meera Nair received her PhD from the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. Her research interests lie in the intersection of cultural policy and technology, particularly copyright law. Dr. Nair feels that the law is as much an expression of culture as are music, literature, and the visual arts. Canada’s unique cultural makeup, drawn from both common law and civil law regimes, shows itself in the doctrine of fair dealing which protects creativity itself. Fair dealing mediates between the rights asserted, and duties upheld, by all citizens.
Alden E. Habacon is the Manager of Diversity Initiatives for the English Television Network (CBC Television) of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada, where he designs and manages the implementation of initiatives that support CBC’s commitment to accurately reflect Canada’s diversity in programming and hiring. He is also the founder of Schema Magazine (www.schemamag.ca), an online magazine whose mandate is to reflect the most culturally mobile and complexly diverse generation of Canadians ever observed.
Larissa Lai an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at The University of British Columbia. She holds a PhD from the University of Calgary. Her first novel, When Fox Is a Thousand (Press Gang 1995) was shortlisted for the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award. Her second novel, Salt Fish Girl (Thomas Allen Publishers 2002) was shortlisted for the Sunburst Award, the Tiptree Award and the City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Award. In 2004, West Coast Line published a special issue focussed on her work. She has been the Markin-Flanagan Writer-in-Residence at the University of Calgary (1997-8), and Writer-in-Residence in the English Department at Simon Fraser University (2006). sybil unrest, her collaborative long poem with Rita Wong, was published by Line Books in 2009. Eggs in the Basement, a long poem based on a vocabulary exhaustion exercise, surprised its writer by telling the story of Moses and Monotheism. It was published by Nomados, also in 2009. Lai’s first solo full-length poetry book, Automaton Biographies, has just been released by Arsenal Pulp Press.
Tetsuro Shigematsu is a Canadian radio broadcaster, comedian and filmmaker. He was the most recent host of CBC Radio One’s former afternoon series The Roundup, where he replaced Bill Richardson in 2004. The show completed its final episode on November 4, 2005. Prior to working for CBC Radio, he was a writer for the Canadian TV show This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
Thursday November 5, 2009, 2:00-4:00pm
Lillooet Room (301) at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
To ensure a seat, please RSVP in advance: 604.827.4366 or
ikblc-events@interchange.ubc.ca
Arrive early to ensure a seat.
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In collaboration with the the UBC Bookstore, UBC Library, the International Canadian Studies Centre, Alumni Affairs, and Learning Exchange, the Learning Centre welcomes author Jean Barman’s reading of the British Columbia: Spirit of the People.
In 2008, British Columbia celebrated the founding of the Crown Colony of British Columbia and 150 years of cultural diversity, community and achievement. In British Columbia: Spirit of the People, historian Dr. Jean Barman delves into the region’s history, from the first humans to arrive in British Columbia twenty thousand years ago to the promises and hopes of the twenty-first century, including the first contact between Indigenous peoples and newcomers; the legacy of the fur trade and gold rush; the contributions of immigrant cultures; the development of communities and urban centres and the flourishing of the arts.
Come join us as Jean presents the stunning visuals of BC.
Thursday November 26, 2009, 2:00-3:00pm
Lillooet Room (301) at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Come Join Us For Reading and Presentation.
As part of its social media workshop series, Schema Magazine at IKBLC presents Jennifer Thym, visionary Writer and Director of LUMINA, an original nine-part web series “characterized as a dark, densely woven fantasy set against the sparkling backdrop of Hong Kong” (stars JuJu Chan, Michael Chan and Vince Matthew Chung).
Wednesday November 4, 2009 | 6:15 – 7:30 PM.
Victoria Learning Theatre | The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre | University of British Columbia (directions and address below)
Free Event. RSVP required as seating is limited. Please visit NAAAP Vancouver to reserve a seat.
Originally from New York and Virginia, and now based in Hong Kong, Jennifer Thym followed her childhood dream to make film—leaving behind a successful career in the financial banking industry, and a previous life as a lawyer. Jennifer will be sharing her telling the story of creating this beautifully shot episodic series, from writing the script and using the RED One digital HD camera, to raising the money and rethinking the business plan in today’s economy. She will also share her personal perspective on the business model for Asian American and Asian Canadian filmmakers. Determined to create highly entertaining films that “make meaning” and showcase a breadth of Asian characters, Jennifer’s passion for filmmaking will inspire you. For a synopsis of LUMINA, see Matthew Tsang’s post on SchemaMag.ca.
iWriteAboutMe.com is presented in partnership with: the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (University of British Columbia), the North American Association of Asian Professionals Vancouver (NAAAP), theTyee.ca, Fresh Media (Vancouver), the Office of Learning Technology (University of British Columbia), and the Museum of Vancouver. Sponsored by The Laurier Institution. Jennifer Thym’s talk is sponsored in part by the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. For information on upcoming workshops, please visit iWriteAboutMe.com
The Chinese Experience in B.C. website, a project involving UBC Library and the City of Vancouver Archives, is featured in the Vancouver Courier.
You can view the article here: http://www2.canada.com/vancouvercourier/news/story.html?id=bb4b8c74-b4d2-496e-b1c2-f556cba832fb
Dr. Irving K. Barber has been honoured with a 2009 Special Award for Philanthropy from the British Columbia Museums Association. The award was given in recognition of his involvement with several philanthropic activities in the province, most notably his exceptional gift for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, which provides innovative support and funding to the cultural sector.
Dr. Barber and his wife Jean attended the awards ceremony in Osoyoos on October 16. Congratulations Ike!
An article about a unique collection focused on croquet, which has been donated to UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections division, appears in the UK publication Croquet World Online.
You can view the article here: http://www.croquetworld.com/News/finding.asp
Rare Books and Special Collections is located on level one of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Every day millions of children and youth login to virtual environments where they play, socialize, create and explore a digital landscape as avatars or virtual characters. By the end of 2011, researchers estimate that 80% of active Internet users will be using virtual worlds. While virtual worlds are undeniably popular among children and youth, they have attracted the attention of anxious adults, teachers and librarians. Parents and child advocates suggest that videogames are dangerously addictive and even toxic to real-life pro-social development. Others decry the blatant commercialism and commodification of childhood experience. Webcast sponsored by Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. (Power Point version here: http://tiny.cc/ikblc978 )
Select Articles Available at UBC Library
Sanford, K., & Strong-Wilson, T. (2014). The emperor’s new clothes?: Issues and alternatives in uses of the portfolio in teacher education programs. New York: Peter Lang.
Parsons, J., & Sanford-Smith, K. (1995). More games for the classroom: Making learning fun. Edmonton: Duval House Publishing Inc.
Sanford, K. (2008). Video games in the library? what is the world coming to? School Libraries Worldwide, 14(2), 83. [Link]
Sanford, K., & Madill, L. (2007). Understanding the power of new literacies through video game play and design. Canadian Journal of Education / Revue Canadienne De l’Éducation, 30(2), 432-455. [Link]
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Sisters of Heaven is a historical narrative set in the late 1930s. As the world moved closer to war, three Chinese women defied gender perceptions by becoming pilots. Driven by a fierce independent spirit, they realized their dream of flying, completed barnstorming goodwill missions across the Western Hemisphere, and captured the imagination of all those whose lives they touched. They were Hilda Yan, once China’s representative at the League of Nations; Li Xiaqing, known as film actress Li Dandan before becoming China’s First Woman of the Air; and Jessie Zheng, the only commissioned female officer in the Chinese Air Force.
In a story almost forgotten to history, Patti Gully’s exhaustive research delves into the personal lives of these women, uncovering their fascinating personalities, loves, passions, and above all their overwhelming sense of patriotism and duty. In a time when no Chinese woman could even drive a car, these aviatrixes used flight as a metaphor for their own freedom as well as a symbol of empowerment. Gully shows how, despite their success, their relationships with men were checkered and stormy, leaving behind the wreckage of broken marriages and the children they abandoned–the price they ultimately paid to realize their dream of flying. With an uncanny eye for detail and technical accuracy that will impress any aviation buff, Sisters of Heaven offers a rare look at a lost era in aviation history, gender studies, and the history of China and the West.
Patti Gully read at the Lillooet Room of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on October 22, 2009, 2:00PM.
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 agency in the interpretation and application of Indigenous law in a community context. Using ancient Ojibway stories and contemporary texts, this talk will explore the contemporary cultural expression of Anishinabek legal principles and their relevance for and relationship to other legal systems in North America. Webcast sponsored by Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Select Articles and Books Available at UBC Library
Borrows, J. (2010). Canada’s indigenous constitution. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Borrows, J. (2010). Drawing out law: A spirit’s guide. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Borrows, J., & Rotman, L. I. (2003). Aboriginal legal issues: Cases, materials & commentary. Toronto: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Borrows, J. (1996). First nations and the law. Vancouver: UBC Faculty of Law.
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