Event Category Archives: Featured News Events

Through the Lens: Image Use and Implications

What are the ethics of image use in human rights work? How are these images used to depict power, agency, and diversity? How can these images be problematic, reinforce stereotypes, and promote ‘othering’? Join us on Zoom on November 17th to learn more about this topic from Dr. Jenny Peterson.

Stop Filming Us But Listen: Film screening & discussion

Cinema Thinks the World is pleased to present a free screening of Stop Filming Us But Listen, followed by a discussion about the film with UBC scholars Andrea Crossan (Global Reporting Centre), Sara Ghebremusse (Law) and Shannon Walsh (Film Production), moderated by Liliane Umuhoza (MA Student, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs).

Plotting a Career Path as an African International Student

Date & Time: Thursday, September 14th, 2023 from 1:00-3:00pm Location: GSS Loft – Room 4202, AMS Nest Building (UBC Wayfinding) About the Event Hosted by the Liu Institute Network for Africa (LINA), this event seeks to gather African postgraduate students studying at UBC, and in  Canada at large, to engage in conversations regarding career launching, […]