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UBC Anthropology retweeted
19 Nov 2024
Join us on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, from 12:00pm - 1:00pm for a panel discussion on "Parallels between #Indigenous languages and #creoles: what can we learn from the past and apply to the #future?" RSVP & details: shorturl.at/LeqrU @UBCLinguistics @UBCAnth
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UBC Anthropology retweeted
15 Nov 2024
Join Raey Costain and Cal Smith as they present their research on how visual methods such as comic drawing have a unique capacity to explore and document human stories in the past and present. Bring pen and paper for a reflective “scribble comic” activity. publichumanities.ubc.ca/even…
ALT Raey Costain wearing a black leather jacket and Cal Smith wearing a red paisley scarf, smiling, beside details about the webinar they are giving on the Art of Comics-Engaged Research on Thursday, November 28, 9 AM Pacific Time as part of the Art and Testimony Webinar Series, co-hosted by the Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives project at the University of Victoria and the UBC Public Humanities Hub.
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Prof. Hugh Gusterson (SPPGA; @UBCAnth) discusses the nuclear weapon industry, delving into the complex interplay of democracy and nuclear armament. Listen via @todays_t: bit.ly/3UDTmSk
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14 Nov 2024
Join Anthropology PhD Candidate Byron Clark for a talk on Nov 20 hosted by @ubc_RGST anth.ubc.ca/events/event/the…
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5 Nov 2024
Join us on Nov. 18 for The Once and Future Fish - a talk by Lane Atmore about Marine archaeogenomics for a sustainable ocean! More info here: anth.ubc.ca/events/event/the…
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UBC Anthropology retweeted
The haunting legacy of #ghostgear. Some “legacy” gear has been floating around the ocean for decades, whereas much can catch and entangle species such as #whales, other marine mammals (as seen in today's story out of @VAMMR)
oceans.ubc.ca/2024/10/31/hau… @ubcscience @UBCAnth @ubcnews
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Prof. Sara Shneiderman (@sshneiderman) (SPPGA; @UBCAnth) discusses the significance of BC inhabitants’ preparation for natural disasters, referencing the recovery of other nations such as Nepal. Listen via @SherEPunjab600: bit.ly/3YkhI4q
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22 Oct 2024
Join us on October 25th for this Laboratory of Archaeology Talk with Kyle Forsythe (McGill University)!
More information: anth.ubc.ca/events/event/how…
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Prof. Sara Shneiderman (@sshneiderman) (SPPGA; @UBCAnth) delves into Canada’s nationwide preparation for natural disasters amidst BC’s recent earthquakes, stressing the importance of practicing safety procedures. Watch via @CTVVancouver: bit.ly/4eUnjpe
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UBC Anthropology retweeted
15 Oct 2024
It’s Academic Integrity Week at UBC! Check out presentations and workshops all week long aimed at raising awareness of the importance of academic integrity.
📆 Events are open to students, staff, and faculty, see the full schedule ➡️ l8r.it/JDVh
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With @ShakeOutBC this morning, the @CityofVancouver also put out an Earthquake Prepareness Survey, in collaboration with prof @sshneiderman (SPPGA; @UBCAnth) and other members of the Disaster Resilience Research Network. Take the survey here: shapeyourcity.ca/personal-pr…
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17 Oct 2024
Join us on October 24th for Earth, Gods, and the Politics of Enchantment: A Political Ecology of the Imagination, a talk by Prof. Adrian Ivakhiv from Simon Fraser University.
More info: rgst.arts.ubc.ca/events/even…
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15 Oct 2024
Anthropology's Dr. Sara Shneiderman live on CTV this morning - speaking on preparing for natural disasters bc.ctvnews.ca/video/c3011217…
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3 Oct 2024
Join us for our Anthropology Colloquium on Oct. 17 with Dr. Marco Jacquemet from the University of San Francisco.
anth.ubc.ca/events/event/dr-…
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UBC Anthropology retweeted
2 Oct 2024
The UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network welcomes Dr. Roberto Barrios to UBC for two talks exploring the social impacts of crises. RSVP to attend: drrn.ubc.ca/news/september-0…
ALT A small timber-sided house sculpture with loose boards, a patched gable and debris perches precariously between branches on a tree trunk, artwork entitled "Monument to the people of NEW ORLEANS who survived Hurricane Katrina" by David S. Ferry III from Plant City, Florida, USA. This image is beside details of Dr. Roberto Barrios' talks on the social science of disasters: "A Revelatory Pandemic? COVID-19 and Disaster Social Science" and "Reimagining solidarity and resilience in a disaster world: the migrante struggle for belonging in post-Katrina New Orleans". Full details are at the tweeted link.
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UBC Anthropology retweeted
23 Sep 2024
Come together on September 30 at 1956 Main Mall as we unite for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day. 🧡
More info about this event: bit.ly/4dPm89T
#OrangeShirtDay #TruthandReconciliation #NDTR
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UBC Anthropology retweeted
20 Sep 2024
Join us for our next Anthropology Colloquium event on Oct 3, featuring Dr. Roberto Barrios from the University of New Orleans. anth.ubc.ca/events/event/dr-…
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UBC Anthropology retweeted
18 Sep 2024
#OrangeShirtDay is on September 30, a day to honour and uphold Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian Residential School system, and to commemorate those who didn’t return home.
Find details on events and resources at #UBC: bit.ly/3RqPz9Y
#NDTR
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