Hope as Rebellion: Changing Environmental Thought and the Climate Crisis
Following the release of The Nature of Canada, Green College was host to a panel discussion about the nature of Canada and the nature of Canadians, important considerations just one week after the global climate strike.
The first lecture in Green College’s Leading Scholars’ Series, Challenging Differences, was hosted by John Paul Catungal, Assistant Professor in the Social Justice Institute, and given by Hannah McGregor, Assistant Professor of Publishing at SFU.
I’ll stick with good old storytelling
- Scott McIntyre
This semester’s John V. Clyne lecture series at Green College is presented by Scott McIntyre and focuses on the history of publishing in building Canadian literary culture. Founding partner of Douglas & McIntyre Publishers, Scott’s three lectures look at the role of publishers in shaping Canadian public literary culture.
A Dynamic Universe
Kelsey Huus was the first face of the Resident Members’ series with her talk on Hungry Gut Bacteria and the Struggle for Survival. Kelsey is a very familiar figure around Green College, and it felt apt that she be the inaugural lecturer of this year.
You alone will always be the city of my dreams
Viennese New Year’s Concert with Judith Valerie Engel
Judith Valerie Engel
During the holiday period, Green College residents enjoy sharing their own traditions with each other. This January Judith Valerie Engel brought some Viennese culture to the Piano Lounge with her debut performance at the college.
First Nations Sovereignty, Cultural Heritage and Archaeology
Shifting Tradition With Dr. Imogen Coe
If you’re not feeling uncomfortable, then I haven’t done my job. -Dr. Imogen Coe
Introduced by Resident Member Daphne Ling as a “badass scientist,” Dr. Imogen Coe confronted institutional and structural barriers to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in academia with her first of two talks this week.
Daniel Canty: Photo by Benoit Aquin, 2017
The first public lecture in his series La Mise en Livre (The Book as Living Form) takes place on September 24 at 5pm in the Coach House, Green College UBC. All are welcome. Details are here: https://greencollege.ubc.ca/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D1001%26reset%3D1
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CHALLENGING DIFFERENCES: INTERDISCIPLINARITY AT LARGE
Program of Public Presentations at Green College, UBC, 2019-20