Past Events
A Conversation with Dr. Martha Piper and Dr. Indira Samarasekera
UBC Homecoming Event
A Conversation with Dr. Martha Piper and Dr. Indira Samarasekera
Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First
Saturday, September 18, 2021
10:30 am-12:00 pm PDT
Online event
Open to everyone. Registration is required.
Senior Scholars' Series - September 14, 2021
Stories of International Encounters with Racism
Kogila Adam-Moodley
Professor Emerita of Educational Studies (2006)
Kogila Moodley was born in South Africa. Her first degree, majoring in Sociology and English, was from the University of Natal, followed by graduate studies in Michigan and doctoral work in Sociology at UBC where she graduated with a PHD. Prior to coming to Canada, she held an Academic Exchange Fellowship from the DAAD, for six months in Germany. She is Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia, where she has taught since 1977. She was the first holder of the David Lam Chair in Multiculturalism. She has served as President of the International Sociological Association’s Research Committee on Racism, Nationalism and Ethnic Relations (RC05), and on the editorial board of several journals, including Ethnic and Racial Studies (London). Her research has been on xenophobia, political education and comparative multiculturalism.
Her co-authored and authored books include South Africa Without Apartheid ,(with Heribert Adam) University of California Press, 1986; Beyond Multicultural Education, Detselig, 1992; The Opening of the Apartheid Mind, (with Heribert Adam) University of California Press,1993; Comrades in Business: Post Liberation Politics in South Africa (with Heribert Adam and F. van Zyl Slabbert) Tafelberg,1997; Seeking Mandela: Peacemaking Between Israelis and Palestinians.(with Heribert Adam) Temple University Press, 2005. During her tenure as a Fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, she published with Heribert Adam: Imagined Liberation: Xenophobia, Identity and Citizenship in South Africa, Germany and Canada. Temple University Press, 2015. Her most recent book, is: Race, Culture and Politics in Education. A Global Journey from South Africa. TCP, Columbia University Press, 2020.
"In this presentation I recount stories and episodes from my journey as an Indian South African from Apartheid South Africa- via Germany, the United States, and Egypt - to Canada our home since 1968. I draw upon my book, Race, Culture and Politics in Education (2020) New York: TCP, Columbia University Press, which portrays my personal encounters with intergroup conflicts in five societies. Reflecting on my involvement during research and teaching has taught me many lessons about the advantages of confronting injustices directly as well as combatting barriers through a variety of means. I highlight political literacy as a precondition for overcoming injustices. In my experience effective political education depends upon the socio-political context of each situation. A nuanced understanding of racialism extends beyond the mere inclusion of underrepresented minorities. I hope that my stories and experiences challenge conventional wisdom."
Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe - moderator
Professor Emeritus of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (2015)
Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe graduated from the Courtauld Institute and taught for the Open University, and at London and McGill Universities before joining UBC. He chaired the ISGP and then his home department, Art History Visual Art & Theory before serving as Associate Dean, Awards and Scholarships, in the Faculty of Graduate Studies; a member of Senate for several years he was twice elected co-Chair. He has published extensively on art, architectural and design history with a particular interest in related social and political culture especially of the later modern era; recipient of the Vancouver Book Prize, he was awarded a J.S Guggenheim Fellowship and a Visiting Fellowship at Clare Hall in Cambridge University. He is currently completing a re-assessment of the architecture and ideology of Arthur Erickson and, also with Michelangelo Sabatino, a multi-perspective anthology on Modernist architecture in the Commonwealth of Nations.
Easy Riders - Sep 14, 2021
Easy Riders' 5th social “easy ride”:
Meet at SCIENCE WORLD — at the South side of the plaza in front of Science World at the head of False Creek, back from the bike lanes that parallel Quebec Street.
I am told that there is free parking available on Evans Ave for those who wish to drive to the rendezvous.
We will take the seawall along N side of False Creek, follow along the bike route north of English Bay to Stanley Park.
Two options in Stanley Park (i) the Seawall - scene and gentle and worth doing
(ii) on the segregated for bicycles roadway to Prospect Point. This involves a reasonably demanding climb. But the reward comes in the descent on the south side of the park.The climb is not super-demanding (some in our group have done repeats or triples) but it will be a grind for some. I suggest we allow those who want a NOT SO EASY RIDE to self identify and split off for Prospect Point at the appropriate juncture. After the temporary parting of the ways we can plan to regather at a designated stop at an appointed point near the park exit.
The Seawall circuit is approximately 28 kms on pretty flat terrain. There are a couple of spots on the Seawall where dismounting and a very short spell of walking are required. E-bikers are welcome
The circuit will probably take us a little over two hours. I have evaluated the threat of misbehaving (and wily) coyotes in the park and come to the view that the risk to us is minimal - and that we can guard ourselves with our bikes should a curious coyote appear (which is unlikely)
You can trace the route on the map at: https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/map-cycling-vancouver.pdf
If you are interested in participating in this ride, please email me by reply (at wynn@geog.ubc.ca) which will allow me to inform you if plans have to change.
Herewith the necessary stipulations: If you are joining this Easy Riders (or Not So Easy Riders outing, please recognize that you do so voluntarily for recreational purposes. It is your responsibility to ensure that your bike is in good running order and thoroughly roadworthy. You must wear an approved cycling helmet, ride in a safe manner and obey all road traffic signs and rules. We are the Easy Riders - we will try to maximize use of protected bike lanes, local street bikeways, and painted bike lanes on our routes but some use of Shared Use lanes may be necessary. Generally we will try to follow the city’s AAA (All Ages and Abilities) routes. Inclines are unavoidable if riding any distance in Vancouver. Individuals should be careful not to over-exert themselves or ride beyond their comfort zones. We will have a designated route and accommodate those who need to dismount and walk or proceed slowly.
Our aim here is moderate, comfortable exercise, conviviality and enjoyment.
I have scheduled this with an eye on the weather forecast, which is promising (a high of 20 Celsius a light breeze, and minimal chance of rain). Of course things can change.
I will make an assessment of the situation and decide whether to proceed late afternoon Monday 13th and inform everyone of that decision by email by 8:00pm on the 13th. If you cannot / do not receive a message, feel free to phone me at 236-988-0800 before 8:30 pm that day or on Tuesday morning 8:30-9:00 am for clarification.
As always, partners are welcome to join in and feel free to recruit other emeriti.
Thank you. I hope to see many of you on the 14h — especially as this MAY be our last ride of the season.Thank you all for joining in and making this a fun and rewarding activity.
I hope we can have a longer season and a larger group of riders next year.
Graeme
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Photo Group September 10, 2021
The theme for the Sept 10 meeting is “Night Photography”. As always, photos from your catalog, as well as new photos, are welcome, and you can submit photos on other themes. Please submit up to 3 photos, plus (if you wish) a “before” version of one of your photos before processing.
Street shooting and legality. Following up on the discussion at our meeting on July 9, Paul Wright has provided a link to a US site, which includes an interesting discussion of the issues, and provides good guidelines.
Send your photos to me at richard@rhspencer.ca. Please number your photos if you would like me to show them in a particular order.
You can send them as email attachments, zip files, or downloads from an online site. If you include them in the body of an email, you should avoid letting your software reduce the size of the photos to any resolution less than about 1000 x 800 pixels (within reason, bigger is generally better!).
If you would like to join, please contact Richard Spencer for the zoom-link at richard@rhspencer.ca
Friday, 10 September 2021 - 3:00pm
Council Meeting - Retreat September 8, 2021
The Council will meet online for their annual Retreat.
Wednesday, 8 September 2021 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Travel Group August 26, 2021
Greenland, Presented by John Aldrich, Professor, Dept of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine
Greenland is the largest island in the world with an area similar to Nunavut in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. The 58,000 residents are 85% Inuit as in Nunavut. However, the similarities do not extend much further. Greenland is an autonomous independent territory of Denmark, which provides two thirds of Greenland’s budget. The many coastal villages have the neat and tidy look of Scandinavia, and the capital Nuuk has a modern parliament, shopping centres and several museums. The island is 80%covered in an ice sheet up to 3 km think. On the west coast of Greenland is the impressive Ilulissat glacier, which produces many thousand icebergs yearly, many of which reach as far south as Newfoundland.
If you are currently not on the email list of the EC travel interest group and wish to receive our mailings, please contact Paul Steinbok at psteinbok@cw.bc.ca.
A zoom link will be sent out 2 days before each meeting.
Thursday, 26 August 2021 - 3:00pm