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Lecture: The Making of the King James Bible
You are invited to join us at noon on Monday, October 3 for a special lecture on a a cultural and spiritual landmark. “An Eighty-Year journey: The Making of the King James Bible” will be presented by Professor R. Gerald Hobbs, Emeritus Professor of Church History & Music, Vancouver School of Theology. This event is [...]
Vancouver Institute Lecture Series – April 9
The Vancouver Institute Presents The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Lecture Eaarth: Making a Life On a Tough New Planet April 9, 2011 – 8:15 p.m. Professor William McKibben Scholar in Residence Middlebury College, Vermont Described by the Boston Globe as “the nation’s leading environmentalist,” Professor McKibben is the author of more than a dozen [...]
Rare books talk reviewed in Artswire
A review of a recent talk about rare books at UBC Library appears in Artswire, the UBC Faculty of Arts newsfeed. The talk was presented by Ralph Stanton, Head of the Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections division. You can view the article here, and find out more about Rare Books and Special Collections at [...]
Douglas Coupland speaks at the Learning Centre for Media Studies conference
The upcoming Media Transatlantic conference, which focuses on the topic of media studies, runs from Thursday, April 8 – Saturday, April 10 at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Registration is required for the conference, but all are welcome to attend the keynote address by B.C. writer and artist Douglas Coupland, which takes place at [...]
