Disputed Monuments, Honorees, and Symbols on Campus
Thursday, February 10, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 pm PST | 4:00 – 5:00 pm EST Event Description: Since 2015, students, faculty, and staff have openly expressed their displeasure with controversial memorials on campus. In South Africa student defacement of the statue of Cecil Rhodes at University of Cape Town sparked the national “Fallist” (#Rhodes […]
The Social Justice Institute Noted Scholars Series (2021-22): Entangled Knowledges
Wednesday, February 9th 2022 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM The Social Justice Institute Noted Scholars Series (2021-22) Entangled Knowledges: Practices of Dreaming, Reflecting, and Being Present Invites you to a lecture titled “At the Margins: Borders in the Age of a Pandemic” Presented by Dr. Hortense Spillers, Professor of English, Vanderbilt University RSVP by 10:00 […]
Making Space for Africa and Approaches to Diversity, Representation and Social Justice: Starting with a Book Collection
December 9, 2021 This event marks the generous donation of the joint library of Kogila Adam-Moodley (Prof. Emerita, Educational Studies, UBC) and Heribert Adam (Prof. Emeritus, Sociology & Anthropology, SFU) to the CCIE and UBC Library.
Place, Power, and the Production of Subjectivity: Taking a spatial turn in Arab Studies
23 September, 2021 Examining the relationship between place, power, and the production of subjectivitya in the Arab region – both historically and today. In this panel, we engage with three scholars from the region, Dr. Omar AlShehabi, Dr. Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab, and Dr. Amal Ghazal, whose writings explore the ways in which colonialism, knowledge production, and geography animate the lived experiences of people in the Arab region.
No politics Zone – Educational reform in the Arab Gulf states (CCIE Panel)
Monday 21 June – 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (Pacific Time (US & Canada))
- Organizer: Esraa Al-Muftah (Qatar University / University of British Columbia)
- The Perpetual Crisis in Education: A genealogical analysis of the ideal girl in (post)colonial Bahrain *Sara J.. Musaifer (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)
- The political mechanisms of reforming educational systems in the Gulf region *Ibrahim Alhouti (UCL Institute of Education)
- Strategizing in higher education: A critical discourse analysis *Hadeel AlKhateeb (Qatar University)
- Academic mobility, between the past and the present: The case of Qatar University *Esraa Al-Muftah (Qatar University / University of British Columbia)
Black Underrepresentation in the Academy: Speaker Series
The presence of Blackness in Canadian academia exists on a continuum of underrepresented, significantly underrepresented, to negligible. The purpose of this speaker series is to foreground Black voices in fields where Blackness is particularly underrepresented, and provide actionable and measurable strategies to increase Black representation and Black excellence in these fields.
Find out more and register at events.ubc.ca/where-are-all-the-black-people/
Black Underrepresentation in Business
May 19, 2021 | 10:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. PDT
Speakers: Dr. June Francis, Ms. Dahabo Ahmed-Omer
Description: Dr. Francis and Ms. Ahmed Omer bring extensive experiences that span from the private sector, civil movement, to academic to speak about the underrepresentation of Black people in Business.
Black Women in the Academy
June 23, 2021 9:30am – 11:00am PDT
Speakers: Dr. Veronica Fynn Bruey, Dr. Juliet Daniel
Description: Dr. Fynn Bruey and Dr. Daniel will speak from their journey and rich experiences in the academy, offer their insights about the challenges, and share their wisdom on the important topic.
Black Futures
Jul 5, 2021 11:00am – 12:30pm PDT
Speaker: Ms. Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Dr. Wisdom Tettey, Dean Donna E. Young
Description: In the finale session of the series, Ms. Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Dr. Wisdom Tettey, Dean Donna E. Young will draw from their rich and wide experiences and share their thoughts, insights, and advice on Black Futures.
Black Underrepresentation in Art History
Where are all the Black people? Join us at this webinar series on the underrepresentation of Black people in the academy. Each session will focus on a field or discipline.
June 10, 2021 | 11:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. PDT
Speakers: Dr. Charmaine Nelson, Mr. Alistair Watkins
Description: Dr. Nelson and Mr. Watkins will shed light on the issue based on their experiences as a faculty member and student perspectives.