Event Category Archives: Featured News & Events

Radical Diversity: An International Discussion of Transformative Narratives from an Indigenous, Jewish and Immigrant Perspective

“Radical Diversity: An International Discussion of Transformative Narratives from an Indigenous, Jewish and Immigrant Perspective“ A panel with Jules Koostachin, Kristi Pinderi, Mohamed Amjahid, and Max Czollek. Thursday, January 20, 2022 11:00 – 12:30 PM Pacific Time Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register, fill out the RSVP form below. […]

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 […]

Ethnic Identity as a Strategy for Dealing With Uncertainty Darfurian – Sudanese Asylum Seekers in Israel as a Case Study with Dr. Lisa Richlen

“Ethnic Identity as a Strategy for Dealing With Uncertainty Darfurian – Sudanese Asylum Seekers in Israel as a Case Study” with Dr. Lisa Richlen Friday, February 11, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM — Pacific Time (PT)  Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register, fill out the RSVP form below. […]

Public Talk by Colin Browne: “What is Thinkable is Also Possible: Surrealists on the Northwest Coast”

Colin Browne will reflect on the journeys of surrealists Kurt Seligmann (Swiss), Wolfgang Paalen (Austrian), Alice Paalen (French), and Eva Sulzer (Swiss), to Alaska and British Columbia in 1938 and 1939 to experience firsthand the monumental and ceremonial arts of the Indigenous cultures of the Northwest Coast.

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 […]