Past events
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December 5, 2022
Lessons From Crisis: Provincial Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Katelynn Kowalchuk, Political Science Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, December 5, 8-9pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series How do provincial governments discuss COVID-19 in relation to personal responsibility, intergovernmental co…
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November 30, 2022
Partner or Predator? China and the Global Land Grab
Juliet Lu, Forestry, and Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Wednesday, November 30, 5-6:30pm, with reception to follow in the series China Power Mainstream portrayals of Chinese overseas land investments…
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November 28, 2022
The Sixth Mass Extinction: A Crisis for Biodiversity and Humankind
Aaron Skinner, Zoology Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, November 28, 8-9pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series Maintaining biodiversity—the variety and variability of life on the Earth—is critical to continued ecosystem…
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November 24, 2022
Participatory Action Research: The Right to Remain, Vancouver
Aaron Bailey, Eastside Illicit Drinkers Group for Education, The Right to Remain Research Collective, and Kinesiology, Queen's University; Nicholas Blomley, Geography, Simon Fraser University; and Marina Chavez, Geography, Simon Fraser University; with Alexandra Flynn, Law Coach House,…
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November 22, 2022
Preserved in Wax: Catacomb Martyrs, Piety and Politics in Post-Revolutionary France
Bonnie Effros, History, UBC Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Tuesday, November 22, 5-6:30pm, with reception to follow in the series Green College Special Lecture Examination of wax models of the human form in Europe has tended to focus on…
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November 21, 2022
The Hard Problem of Consciousness: A Contemporary Philosophical Debate
Davide Andrea Zappulli, Philosophy Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, November 21, 8-9pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series The tiredness that you feel after a day of hard work, the bitterness of a cup of coffee, and the warmth of a nice…
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November 17, 2022
English Over Time: Changing Vocations of Literature
Sherrill Grace, OC, FRSC and University Killam Professor Emerita, English Language and Literatures, UBC; Judith Paltin, Member of Common Room, former GC Leading Scholar and Associate Professor, English Language and Literatures, UBC; and Serena Klumpenhouwer, Resident Member of Green…
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November 16, 2022
Finding Our Way: How Movement Shapes Cognition
Manu Madhav, Biomedical Engineering; and Elise Stickles, English and Language Literatures; with Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Canada Research Chair, Physical Activity, Mobility and Cognitive Neuroscience; and Physical Therapy Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Wednesday, November…
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November 15, 2022
Icons Between Art and Matter in Byzantine Ritual
Evan Freeman, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Regensburg Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Tuesday, November 15, 5-6:30pm with reception to follow in the series Ways of Seeing Byzantine Art and Material Culture In the modern era, the…
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November 14, 2022
Empowering Conservation Management With Open-Access Data: Understanding Seabird and Fisheries Interaction Risk in a High Seas Marine Protected Area Using Global Fishing Watch
Jaya Scott, Law Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, November 14, 8-9pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series Almost out of the chronicle of The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, seabirds and fishermen continue to be in conflict amid the 10…