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Virtual Talk with Dr. Renae Watchman “Indigenous Literary Presence in Europe”

“Indigenous Literary Presence in Europe” with Dr. Renae Watchman This event is part of the Indigenous Presence Lecture Series. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of this series of events from the Waterloo Centre for German Studies. Friday, January 28th at 1pm Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register, fill out the […]

To Create the Conditions for Listening: Sound Stories as Research Method with Gabriele Woolever

“To create the conditions for listening: sound stories as research method” with Gabriele Woolever, and with opening presentation by Christina Cook & Graham Lea Friday, January 28th 2pm-4pm Location: Online via Zoom To register for this event you need to join the Research Creation Working Group, to do so, please contact Anne Murphy: Anne.Murphy@ubc.ca [Abstract] […]

Re-storying Higher Education: Toward Indigenous Resurgence & Settler Decolonization with Dr. Shauneen Pete

“Re-storying Higher Education: Toward Indigenous Resurgence & Settler Decolonization” with Dr. Shauneen Pete (University of Victoria) Friday, February 4th, 2022 1:00pm- 2:30pm — Pacific Time (PT)  Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register, fill out the RSVP form below. This event is co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies […]

Extending the reach of academic research through photovoice: The Lived Experience of Aging Immigrants project with Dr. Sharon Koehn

The UBC Centre for Migration Studies presents: “Extending the reach of academic research through photovoice: The Lived Experience of Aging Immigrants project” Monday, February 7, 2022 10:30 am – 12:00 pm— Pacific Time (PT)  Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register, fill out the RSVP form below. This event is […]

Community Luncheon

UBC Centre for Migration Studies Community Luncheon February 28, 2022 12:15 – 1:30 pm— Pacific Time (PT)  Location: C.K. Choi Lobby (Room 130) Please join us for food and networking with fellow Centre for Migration Studies faculty, students, staff, visiting scholars, and community partners. This is an opportunity to re-connect face-to-face and make new friends. To […]

Dr. Abdoulaye Kane: Villages gone digital: Villages’ WhatsApp groups and Migrants’ New Forms of Intervention in Sending Communities

Abdoulaye Kane is an Associate Professor in Anthropology and the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida. His teaching and research interest is on the transnational practices of Haalpulaar migrants in Europe and the United States and their impacts on the sending communities in the Senegal River Valley.

Dr. Carl Knappett: Mobility, Creativity, and Social Change in the Ancient Aegean

Mobility, Creativity, and Social Change in the Ancient Aegean Friday, March 25th, 2022 3:00pm -4:30pm — Pacific Time (PT)  Location: Place of Many Trees (formerly Liu Multipurpose Room), Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, 6476 NW Marine Drive, V6T 1Z2. For directions and parking, see here. Free & open to the public. To […]

The Guitar in the Ceiling with Susan McDonald & Meer Mahmoud

  “The Guitar in the Ceiling” with Susan McDonald & Meer Mahmoud Monday, March 28, 2022 10:30am — Pacific Time (PT)  Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register, fill out the RSVP form below. This event is co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies Community-University Partnerships [Abstract] The Guitar […]