UBC Manga Symposium Information and Schedule Charge: The event is free for all UBC and other local students with ID, plus all preregistered guests. Non-student, non-preregistered guests will be charge $20 at the door. Please preregister by sending an email message to: ubcqueertransfigs2016@gmail.com Description: Japanese manga and anime are popular world-wide, and one frequently cited […]
“I don’t like this word, creation. It has such religious implications.” The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei once declared, and he meant it. This talk investigates how Ai employs, borrows and “steals” the ideas, prototypes and expertise of others in the making of his artworks, which range from massive and laborious to instant and cheaply recyclable […]
Bio: Oh Joon is a former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to the United Nations (UN) from 2013 to 2016. During this time, he also served as the 71st President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and as President of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights […]
UNESCO proclaimed February 21 as the International Mother Language Day (IMLD) in 1999 to celebrate and protect the diverse languages of the world. While IMLD is an effort to honor people’s right to speak their mother tongues, to preserve their culture and identity, and to safeguard the many endangered languages of the world, it is also a tribute […]
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