As the central hub for interdisciplinary dialogue and learning at UBC, all listed events at Green College are free, open to the general public, and do not require advanced registration (unless otherwise indicated on the event page).
Featured upcoming events
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March 9, 2026Ko Wai Ahau? The Prince, the Pawpaw, and Decolonial Justice
As Western academia inches towards critical self-awareness of positionality and power dynamics, the question of “who we are” and how that shapes our research is increasingly prominent. Graduate students across many disciplines will have at least briefly tussled with this question, especially…
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March 10, 2026Re-mapping the Archive
The third event of the ‘Living Archives’ series explores the presence of archives as records of individuals and communities. Absences across archives, marginalized spaces, and attitudes towards languages will be explored. Poet, novelist, and memoirist Marilyn Bowering’s More Richly on Earth: A Poet…
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March 10, 2026Criminal Minds, Risky Brains: The Scientific Obsession with the ‘Born Criminal’—and Why it’s Wrong
For more than a century, scientists have searched the brain for the origins of violent behavior. From early criminologists hunting for physical 'marks' of crimi
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March 9, 2026Ko Wai Ahau? The Prince, the Pawpaw, and Decolonial Justice
As Western academia inches towards critical self-awareness of positionality and power dynamics, the question of “who we are” and how that shapes our research is increasingly prominent. Graduate students across many disciplines will have at least briefly tussled with this question, especially…
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March 10, 2026Re-mapping the Archive
The third event of the ‘Living Archives’ series explores the presence of archives as records of individuals and communities. Absences across archives, marginalized spaces, and attitudes towards languages will be explored. Poet, novelist, and memoirist Marilyn Bowering’s More Richly on Earth: A Poet…
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March 10, 2026Criminal Minds, Risky Brains: The Scientific Obsession with the ‘Born Criminal’—and Why it’s Wrong
For more than a century, scientists have searched the brain for the origins of violent behavior. From early criminologists hunting for physical 'marks' of crimi
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March 11, 2026Brain Science on the Stand: How Neurolaw Shapes—and Misshapes—Justice
Dr Oliver Rollins investigates how neuroscience knowledge and technologies are shaped by, and in turn influence, practices of social difference.
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March 12, 2026Frescobaldi in the North: Transmission of the "Stilo Nuovo" by Keyboardists in Amsterdam and Hamburg
A new style of expressive musical pictorialism marked the dawn of the Baroque in Italy, where composers sought above all to transport the listener to a state of intensified emotion by means of musical rhetoric and narrative. Gradually, composers such as Girolamo Frescobaldi brought these ideals to…
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March 17, 2026Encounters and Serendipity: A Snapshot of My Career
I finished my PhD in Botany at Duke University in 1985. My challenge is thus summarizing over 40 years of scientific research in 45 minutes. As a PhD student, I was intrigued by how scientists built their careers, and as a postdoctoral fellow, I wondered what would be 'my expertise.' Because …
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March 18, 2026A Practical Guide to Teaching Creative Writing: Supporting Inclusive Pedagogy
Grounded in progressive pedagogy, this essential resource leads creative writing instructors through each step of designing, teaching, and trouble-shooting a course. A Practical Guide to Teaching Creative Writing offers applied strategies and innovative insights equally valuable for novice and…
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March 19, 2026Hope + Anger + Multi-species Resilience: A Recipe for Transforming Doom into Climate Justice
Join elin kelsey for an exploration of ways to care for and honour the emotions you may be feeling in response to the very real and urgent issues we face, and what choices support our collective capacities to transform those crises. elin will be drawing on the new science of climate emotions and…
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March 24, 2026The Role of Scholars in a Time of Social and Ecological Crisis
This panel was proposed by Professor Catherine Potvin, the inaugural Emeritus College Patricia Merivale scholar in residence at Green College. It seeks to respond to a question often asked of Dr Potvin by more junior scholars: “What can and should we do in these troubled times?” The five panelists,…
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March 26, 2026Reflections on the Work of Play in Early-career Scholarship and Pedagogy
This moderated panel explores how the concept of play, broadly defined, has shown up and shaped our experiences as early-career academics. Members of the 2024-26 Green College leading scholars cohort will reflect on the themes raised during our year of ‘Seasons of Play,’ reflecting on how play…