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HEADLINES
Pat Churchland fights for supremacy of the brain
The Vancouver Sun blogs about Dr. Patricia S. Churchland's Thursday, January 26, 2012 lecture at the Peter Wall Institute, part of the Wall Distinguished Scholar in Residence Colloquium Series "Practical Wisdom” organised by Prof. Max Cameron, UBC Political Science.
CBC Radio 1 IDEAS Broadcast
On Friday, January 20th, tune in to the broadcast of the Wall Exchange Fall 2011 talk by Derek Gregory, on "The Everywhere War" on CBC Radio 1 'IDEAS'
Learn MoreWall Institute Library
Many Wall initiatives have led to significant publications including the following two new books recently added to the Institute’s Library:
When Citizens Decide: Lessons from Citizen Assemblies on Electoral Reform by Kenneth R. Carty, et al. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 2011.
A Voice For Many: Margaret Philp, Journalist by Janis Sarra (ed.). Toronto, ON: Carswell. 2011.
Colloquium Abroad Report
The report is now available for the Wall Colloquium Abroad: “Many Voices One Song.” Health-promoting schools: Evidence, Strategies, Challenges and Prospects, organised by Dr. Andrew Macnab, UBC Professor of Pediatrics, and held at partner institute, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Stellenbosch, South Africa, November 9-11, 2011.
Learn MoreIN THE SPOTLIGHT
Rena Sharon, UBC School of Music and 2011 Wall Distinguished Scholar in Residence
Art Song - An Endangered Species?
Please “Join the conversation”.
The Institute's 2010 Annual Report is now available online.
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CALENDAR
PWIAS Scholars Cafe
Monday, February 13, 2012The science of human movement: can we see the forest for the trees?
Hosted by Dr. Dinesh Pai, UBC Computer Science
Time:3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: Peter Wall Institute
PWIAS Scholars Café
Tuesday, February 14, 2012Following the heart's lead: how does passion shape my scholarship?
Hosted by Dr. Michelle LeBaron, UBC Faculty of Law
Time:3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: Peter Wall Institute
Wall Exploratory Workshop Public Talk
Wednesday, February 22, 2012Living Through Violence: Indigenous Ceremony, Story and Art
Location: Liu Institute for Global Issues (6476 NW Marine Dr, UBC)
Time: 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
This special panel brings together Indigenous elders, scholars, and practitioners to consider how Indigenous peoples in Canada use their own culturally specific ceremonies, protocols, storytelling, and art to address the violent history and legacy of Canada's Indian residential school system. Living through violence in this context involves reclaiming and revitalizing memory practices and performances of social repair that are rooted in Indigenous knowledge and governance systems, law ways, and oral traditions.
Panelists:
Dr. Andrea Walsh (Associate Professor at the University of Victoria, Anthropology).
Sulsa'meeth (Cultural Protocol Liaison, First Peoples House)
Tousilum (Elder in Residence, First Peoples House)
Qwul'sih'yah'maht, Dr. Robina Thomas (Associate Professor at the University of Victoria, School of Social Work).
Gregory Younging (Assistant Professor at UBC, Indigenous Studies, and Assistant Director of Research for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada).
Opening by: Rose Point (Musqeum elder).
Moderated by: Brenda Ireland (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Research Manager).
Comments by: Elizabeth Jelin (Senior Researcher, National Council of Scientific and Technological Research, CONICET - IDES, Argentina) and Jeff Corntassel (Associate Professor at the University of Victoria, Indigenous Governance)
Peter Wall Exploratory Workshop
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - Friday, February 24, 2012Living through Violence: Transitional Justice Considers Everyday Memory Practices and Performances of Social Repair
Organised by principal investigator Dr. Pilar Riaño-Alcalá, Professor, UBC School of Social Work and the Liu Institute for Global Issues.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Exploratory Workshop Grant Applications
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Major Thematic Grant Letter of Intent
Friday, June 1, 2012
Distinguished Scholars in Residence Applications
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