Scholar Spotlight

Julen Etxabe encourages us to bring our own minds to the law

Julen Etxabe encourages us to bring our own minds to the law

3 April 2024  Written by Ying Han When asked what he would rate as the best legal drama, Professor Etxabe’s most recent recommendation is Anatomy of a Fall (2023, dir. Justine Triet), but his favourite of all time is still its predecessor, the American courtroom drama classic, Anatomy of a Murder (1959, dir. Otto Preminger). […]

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Talking community work, co-creating knowledge, and reciprocity with Denise Fong

25 January 2024 Written by Ying Han Thinking back to her early days as a graduate student just starting out in the UBC Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program, Denise recalls how she had first gotten into public scholarship without even knowing what “public scholarship” meant. Now, her academic research has become irrevocably intertwined with and perhaps […]

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Reimagining legal accountability and justice with Dr. Mary Liston

New Scholar Spotlight Story – Dr. Mary Liston | Dr. Mary Liston, Associate Professor at Allard Law and Public Humanities Hub Advisory Board Member, talks about her work in administrative law, reimagining legal accountability and justice in Canada, and how to engage diverse publics in meaningful dialogue about law and society.