Past events
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January 23, 2017
Questioning Boxes: Migration, Transnationalism, and Cultural Fluidity in the Museum
Allison Adler, Anthropology Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, January 23, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series Historically, museums in the West have played a role in reflecting abstract ideas of a “pure” national identity…
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January 19, 2017
Indigenous Fisheries, Ocean Policy and Human Security
Marjo Vierros, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS); Yoshitaka Ota, Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor and Suzanne von der Porten, Nereus Program, UBC Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, January 19, 5-6:30 pm in the series Adapting to Global Changes in…
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January 18, 2017
Revisiting “Moral Zoning” in Pompeii: The Case of Pompeii’s Purpose-Built Brothel
Sarah Levin-Richardson, Classics, University of Washington Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, January 18, 5-6:30 pm in the series The Next Urban Planet: Rethinking the City in Time Pompeii’s purpose-built brothel is the only structure that meets all…
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January 17, 2017
Ritual and Cognitive Processes
Katherine Bowers, Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies; Matthew McCarty, Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies; Ève Poudrier, Music; Lindsey Richardson, Sociology Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, January 17, 5-6:30 pm, reception to follow in the series…
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January 16, 2017
A Physics Perspective of Life
Daniel Lüsebrink, Physics and Astronomy Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, January 16, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series How far has biology evolved towards becoming a quantitative science? In physics, properties are ultimately…
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January 10, 2017
What is a Probabilist?
Priscilla (Cindy) Greenwood, Mathematics Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, January 10, 5-6:30 pm, reception to follow in the series Senior Scholars' Series: The Passions that Drive Academic Life Everyone understands the statement: "The probability of rain…
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January 9, 2017
Head Tilt and Perceptions of Dominance: A Facial Expression Imposter?
Zachary Witkower, Psychology Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, January 9, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series Recent evidence suggests that the body plays an important role in forming impressions of personality (Witkower, Tracy, Cheng,…
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December 12, 2016
A View on Poetry and Science: Two Ways of Understanding
Arthur Després, Materials Engineering Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, December 12, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series To change from academic studies, I propose to show you a subjective point of view on the relation between…
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December 5, 2016
Here and Queer on the West Coast: Small Presses, a Poetics of Sexual Disgust, and North America’s Lesbian and Gay Liberation Movements
Mathieu Aubin, Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, December 5, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series This presentation will examine and discuss the intersection between Vancouver's and San…
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Bee Time: What Can We Learn From the Demise Of Bees?
Mark Winston, Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University Woodward Instructional Resource Centre Lecture Hall 2, UBC Saturday, December 3, 8:15-9:30 pm in The Vancouver Institute Lectures Mark Winston Professor Winston is the recipient of the 2015…