Past events
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January 11, 2024
Ethno-cultural Violence: A Personal Reflection on Resilience
Jaap Hamburger, Mécénat Musica Composer in Residence and CMC Associate Composer Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Thursday, January 11, 5-6:30pm with reception to follow in the series Psychological Trauma and Resilience An individual's…
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January 10, 2024
Settler Colonial Grave Disturbances as Ecocide
Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles, Geography, University of Victoria Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, January 10, 5-6:30pm with reception to follow in the series Unearthing Environmental Injustices Via a series of case studies set in the American…
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January 9, 2024
Academic Appetizer Hour with Green College Leading Scholars
Aleksa Alaica, Anthropology; and Joel Finbloom, Pharmaceutical Sciences Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Tuesday, January 9, 5-6:30pm with reception to follow in the series Green College Leading Scholars Program Bite-sized research presentations…
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January 8, 2024
No Justice, No Peace: Beyond (Or Back Into) the Hobbesian Trap
Leo Evans, Law Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, January 8, 8-9pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series Perhaps the most distinctive feature of the common law legal systems is an abiding faith in the doctrine of stare decisis, that like…
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December 11, 2023
Life is Your Creation: On the Barbie Movie, Racial Capitalism and the Importance of the Imagination to Liberation
Lindsey Nkem, Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, December 11, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series Over the past 60 years, Barbie has become a hallmark conceptualisation of mainstream…
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December 4, 2023
There's No Such Thing as a 'Natural’ Disaster: How We Made Floods the Most Damaging Hazard in the World
Charlotte Milne, Resources, Environment and Sustainability Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, December 4, 8-9pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series The most damaging natural hazard in the world is flooding, costing countries billions of…
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November 30, 2023
In Times of Acoustic Colonialism: The Enduring Sounds of the Mapuche
Luis E. Cárcamo-Huechante, Spanish and Portuguese, The University of Texas at Austin Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Thursday, November 30, 5-6:30pm with reception to follow in the series Sound, Silence, Power This talk will offer a…
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November 29, 2023
The Water System Rhizome
Cao Minghao, artist; AHVA Distinguished Visiting Artist Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, November 29, 5-6:30pm with reception to follow in the series Green College Special Event Image above: Cao Minghao and Chen Jianjun, Water System…
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November 28, 2023
Practicing Radical Empathy in a Divided World: Challenges and Opportunities
Terri Givens, Political Science, McGill University Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Tuesday, November 28, 5-6:30pm, with reception to follow Coffee and tea will be available at 4:30pm in the Piano Lounge in the series Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professor …
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November 27, 2023
Mangle of Practice
Jacob Zimmer, Theatre and Film Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, November 27, 8-9pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series Join us for a fun romp into the entanglements and freedoms of bridging theory and practice, and the need for flexible…