Past events
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February 24, 2025
Transfeminist Transhumanism
Reina Magistro Nadler, LawCoach House, Green College, UBCMonday, February 24, 8-9 pm and livestreamedin the seriesGreen College Resident Members' Series What is our nature? How ought we go about living a human life? Existentialism is the philosophy that rejects fixed, universal answers to…
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February 24, 2025
EDI Teaching Practices Workshop: Unconscious Biases in Language Teaching
Ingrid Broussillon, Griottes Polyglottes; with Shreya Diwan, French, Hispanic and Italian Studies; Caroline Lebrec, French, Hispanic and Italian Studies; and Savindya Mudadeniya, French, Hispanic and Italian StudiesCoach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamedMonday, February 24, 5-6:30 pm,…
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February 13, 2025
Territorio y resistencias mapuche en la Norpatagonia extractivista: tensiones entre movilidades forzadas y el retorno al territorio
Lorena Cañuqueo, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro; and Ana Vivaldi, Latin American StudiesOnline via ZoomThursday, February 13, 5-6 pmin the seriesGreen College Special Online Event The expansion of neo-extractivism in Latin America led by multinational corporations has relied on and…
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February 12, 2025
Exploring what “Occupies” the Body of Breathless Individuals in Hard-to-Breathe Environments: A Body-Map Storytelling Workshop
Pier-Luc Turcotte, Health Sciences, University of OttawaCoach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamedWednesday, February 12, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to followin the seriesTruth and Imagination: A Green College Leading Scholars Series Air pollution and ecological crises, such as extreme…
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February 11, 2025
Water and Ecopoetry
Daphne Marlatt, poet; Rita Wong, poet; annie ross, poet; and Fred Wah, poet; hosted by Jaspreet Singh, Writer in Residence at Green CollegeCoach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamedTuesday, February 11, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to followin the seriesAnthropocene Dialogues: Readings,…
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February 10, 2025
Dining with Decorum: A Sensual Fireside Chat with AI on Sex
Evan Hall, Public HealthCoach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamedMonday, February 10, 8-9 pmin the seriesGreen College Resident Members' Series How well can AI platforms (like ChatGPT) answer your most invigorating and intriguing sexual inquiries? The relevance of AI generative…
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February 6, 2025
The Crash of the International Student "Market": Facing the Consequences
Lisa Brunner, Migration Studies; María Cervantes-Macía, Geography; Karun Karki, Social Work; and Dale McCartney, Arts and Integrated Studies, University of the Fraser Valley; moderated by Antje Ellermann, Political ScienceCoach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamedThursday, February 6, 5-6:30…
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February 5, 2025
Instilling Inspiration into Sound
Vincent Galland, harpsichordistCoach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamedWednesday, February 5, 5-6:30 pm with reception to followin the seriesEarly Music Vancouver at Green College Beyond technique and repertoire, Vincent Galland will discuss what inspires a performer to play. What…
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February 3, 2025
Ecocentric Constitutional Law: What, Why, and How
Mark Howard, LawCoach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamedMonday, February 3, 8-9 pmin the seriesGreen College Resident Members' Series As the global climate crisis grows more dire, it seems increasingly clear that contemporary environmental law has failed to deliver on its promise of …
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January 30, 2025
Leading in a Time of Uncertainty: My Road to Kindness
Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health OfficerHEBB Building, Room 100, 2045 East Mall, UBC Thursday, January 30, 5-6:30 pm and livestreamedin the seriesPrecarity and Uncertainty: A Green College Leading Scholars Series Please note the off-site location of this lecture.Dr. Bonnie Henry, the…