Past events
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March 12, 2019
Lecture 2 (of 3): How Will We Study?
Robert Gibbs, Professor of Philosophy and Religion, and Inaugural Director of the Jackman Humanities Institute (2007-2017), University of Toronto; Visiting Professor in the Department of Philosophy at UBC and in Residence at Green College Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, March 12,…
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March 11, 2019
Tragedy and Light: A Journey into Schubert’s Piano Sonata in C minor, D. 958
Gabriel Landstedt, Music Piano Lounge, Green College, UBC Monday, March 11, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series Franz Schubert (1797-1828) is known for revolutionizing the art song genre, but piano music was also a substantial part of his…
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March 11, 2019
Spatio-Temporal Disjunctions in An Enduring Civilization: Reflections on Two Exhibitions of Indigenous Australia
Howard Morphy, Director of the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, National University of Australia; Claude Levi-Strauss Visiting Scholar at MOA Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, March 11, 5-6:30 pm in the series Green College and MOA Special Lecture This…
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March 7, 2019
Healing is a Political Act
Doretta Lau, author, Writer in Residence in the Creative Writing Program at UBC Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, March 7, 5-6:30 pm in the series Canadian, Indigenous and World Writers Series (co-hosted with Creative Writing) Doretta Lau (BFA Hons Creative…
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March 6, 2019
Interdisciplinary Reflections on “The Progress Trap”: A Conversation with Ronald Wright
Bethany Hastie, Law; Suzanne Huot, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy; Anthony Keddie, Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies; Anubhav Pratap Singh, Land and Food Systems; with introductory remarks by Ronald Wright, novelist, historian, essayist and Distinguished BC Fellow…
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March 5, 2019
Lecture 2 (of 3): Space Force? Security and Cooperation in the Arctic and Space
Michael Byers, Political Science, UBC Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, March 5, 7:30-8:30 pm in the series McLean Lectures in Canadian Studies: Cold, Dark, and Dangerous: The Arctic and Outer Space Donald Trump announced the creation of a Space Force last…
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March 5, 2019
Reclaiming Silence in China: Temples, Longing and Rhythm in an Age of Bulldozers
Robert Weller, Anthropology, Boston University Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, March 5, 5-6:30 pm in the series Transforming Silence: The Creative Power of Quiet This talk will distinguish two forms of silence: the silence that makes rhythm (and thus ritual…
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March 4, 2019
Geometries of Pitch in Music Theory and Change Ringing
Alison Stevens, Music Theory Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, March 4, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series Humans generally understand musical pitch not through absolute sound frequencies but through cultural metaphors for pitch…
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February 28, 2019
Green College Founders' Dinner 2019
Green College Founders' Dinner Thursday, February 28, 2019 For Resident Members and Members of Common Room 5:30 pm Reception and Entertainment in Graham House 7 pm Dinner in the Great Hall Guest of Honour: Jisgang Nika Collison, Executive Director, Haida Gwaii Museum at Kay…
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February 27, 2019
What's the Matter with Anti-Matter? Creating an Anti-Universe in a Bottle
Makoto Fujiwara, ALPHA-Canada Lead, Antimatter Project at CERN, TRIUMF; Green College Society Member Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, February 27, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series 8th Annual Richard V. Ericson Lecture / 25 Years and Counting: Up-to-the…