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Heidi Janz wearing a navy blue blazer and glasses, at a computer table on a power chair, in a room with translucent curtains filtering the sunlight and framed gold-sealed certificates on the wall

Plagued to Death by Systemic Ableism

DATE: September 20, 2022 TIME: 12:00pm – 1:00pm LOCATION: 1013-2350 Health Sciences Mall and livestreamed Please join us for a talk by Dr. Heidi Janz on systemic ableism in Canada. Abstract Plagued to Death by Systemic Ableism: What the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Expansion of Eligibility for MAID Reveal About the Lethal Dangers of Systemic […]

Closeup of Maggie Cheung performing as Maggie smiling broadly and Nathalie Richard as Zoé behind her looking downward, a still from Olivier Assayas' 1996 film Irma Vep, advertised as screening for free on Sept 15, 7pm at Robson Square, followed by a discussion with UBC film scholar Dr. Mila Zuo, author of Vulgar Beauty.

Irma Vep (1996) screening, discussion, and book launch of Vulgar Beauty

DATE: September 15, 2022 TIME: 6:30pm – 10:00pm LOCATION: UBC Robson Square The Public Humanities Hub and UBC Connects at Robson Square present a free screening of Olivier Assayas’ meta-cinematic masterpiece, Irma Vep (France, 1996), starring global Hong Kong superstar Maggie Cheung. The screening will be accompanied by a talk and discussion led by Dr […]

Rolf Kamp and Nico Kamp’s experiences are illustrated by graphic novelist Gilad Seliktar on the cover of the book BUT I LIVE: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust, published by University of Toronto Press, in this page showing two boys, standing in the woods, each carrying a rabbit in their arms.

Book launch of But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust

DATE: September 14, 2022 TIME: 7:30pm – 9:30pm LOCATION: Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery, Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, 950 West 41 Avenue Please join us for the book launch of:But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the HolocaustUniversity of Toronto Press, 2022 Hear from the editor and co-creators of this graphic […]