Series at Green College October 20, 2022

'Disciplines Over Time: Making, Keeping and Breaking the Boundaries of Knowledge' is a cross departmental collaboration between UBC's Green College and Emeritus College.

This series will bring together scholars who inhabit the same academic discipline or field of study, and are at different stages of their careers, to talk about how the boundaries separating their field of specialization from other fields have changed over time. The conversation will inevitably lead to a consideration of cross-disciplinary influences and interdisciplinary trends, as participants account for changes in the cognitive strength of sub-disciplines and the rise and fall of disciplinary paradigms. The intent will be to identify underlying reasons for the observed changes and, by the end of the series, to draw some general conclusions about mechanisms of (inter)disciplinary interaction and development, in the spirit—if not necessarily the style—of Thomas Kuhn and Michel Foucault.

Series Convener: Donald Fisher, Past-Principal, UBC Emeritus College

GEOGRAPHY OVER TIME: AN INTELLECTUAL KALEIDOSCOPE

This first Emeritus College Series at Green College event of the year will feature a conversation between Geography scholars at various stages in their career and research. The moderator will ask the panelists a series of questions about their perspectives on the history and development of their discipline, and the discussion will be opened at an early stage to members of the audience.

Graeme Wynn, Member of Common Room at Green College and Professor Emeritus of Geography, UBC

Marwan Hassan, Professor of Geography, UBC

Stephen Chignell, Resident Member of Green College and PhD Candidate, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, UBC

HYBRID FORMAT

Join us in-person at Green College on the UBC Vancouver Campus or virtually. The session will be followed by a reception. Meeting details on Green College Website

Green College Event Details
Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed
Thursday, October 20, 5-6:30pm with reception to follow

Co-Hosts

Emeritus College and Green College