Lecture 1 (of 3): Our 3D Arctic

  • Michael Byers, Political Science, UBC, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law
    Coach House, Green College, UBC

    Wednesday, February 13, 7:30-8:30 pm, with reception to follow
    in the series
    Brenda and David McLean Lectures in Canadian Studies: Cold, Dark, and Dangerous: The Arctic and Outer Space
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  • The Arctic cannot fully be understood without including Outer Space, from low Earth orbit to distant stars. It is time for a paradigm shift in our view of the Arctic, so that we see it anew in 3D: centred on the North Pole but extending ,000s of kilometres across the top of the planet, several kilometres down into the Arctic Ocean, 35,000 kilometres up to geostationary orbit, and billions of kilometres beyond that to other galaxies and stars. In the first of his McLean Lectures in Canadian Studies, Michael Byers explains our 3D Arctic in terms of its geographical, cultural, technological, political and legal connections to Outer Space, and points out the implications these have for the disciplines of international relations, international law and political geography.
     
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February 13th, 2019 from  7:30 PM to  8:30 PM
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Speaker (new) Michael Byers, Political Science, UBC, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law
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