WHAT: Eco Cultures Research Talk: Shakespeare’s Queer Pastoral Ecology
WHEN: Wednesday, November 19, 3-4:30pm
WHERE: ADM 112, UBC Okanagan Campus
ADMISSION: Free

Vin Nardizzi, Associate Professor in English, UBC Vancouver

As part of the FCCS Research Series: Eco Cultures,  Vin Nardizzi will discuss Shakespeare’s Queer Pastoral Ecology.

The Eco Cultures Research Series focusses on the complex intersection of culture, imagination, and ecological issues.  This series connects UBC Okanagan researchers with colleagues and students engaged in diverse explorations of  today’s most timely forms of artistic and critical innovation.

Vin Nardizzi is an Associate Professor in English at UBC’s Vancouver campus where he teaches Renaissance literature, ecotheory, and queer and disability studies. His most recent publication is the book, Wooden Os: Shakespeare’s Theatres and England’s Trees (University of Toronto Press, 2013). For more information about Vin Nardizzi, visit his web site vinnardizzi.com/

The Eco Cultures Research Series is sponsored by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, UBC Okanagan and Oecologies: Inhabiting Premodern Worlds, a research cluster at UBC Vancouver.

What: AlterKnowledge discussion series
Who: Faculty and students from UBC’s Cultural Studies Program
When: Friday, November 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, 421 Cawston Ave., Kelowna      

The next Alterknowledge event, entitled The Land is our Culture, Sylix Culture on Bernard Avenue, will be held on Friday, Nov. 14th at the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art.

The new gateway to the redesigned Bernard Avenue provides an important addition to Kelowna’s public history, including banners produced by Westbank First Nation artists Janine Lott and Jordan Coble, the welcome in both English and Nsyilxceən, and the inlaid images and names of indigenous flora and fauna. Jordan Coble, who is the Curatorial and Heritage Researcher for the Sncəwips Heritage Museum, and Pat McCormick, who is an Urban Design Planner for the City of Kelowna, will initiate a discussion on these aspects of the Bernard Avenue revitalization, the collaboration between the City and Westbank First Nation, and how the relationship between Syilx people and people who have arrived more recently is represented in Kelowna’s public history.

Recognizing knowledge as a form of power, and acknowledging how structures of power shape what constitutes knowledge, AlterKnowledge provides a venue for so-called “alternative” knowledge to be shared and valued and for dominant systems of “knowledge” to be altered.

The AlterKnowledge DiscussionSeries is organized by FCCS faculty members, Allison Hargreaves and David Jefferess.

Information about futer discussions can be found on our web page, www.ubc.ca/okanagan/fccs/news-events/ongoing/alterknowledge.html

Through literature, this program focuses on questions of genre and gender, issues of voice, identity and radical uncertainty. Students examine how literature imparts meaning in multiple contexts, throughout history and in the contemporary globalized world. Courses range from composition to Renaissance Studies, Contemporary Poetics to Canadian, Indigenous and Postcolonial literatures, to studies in the emerging field of digital humanities.

This program gives students opportunities to study literature and literary criticism and bring lessons learned from that study into their own writing. Creative Writing hosts many visiting author readings each year in order to expose students to a variety of contemporary writing. In this intimate learning community, students are encouraged to hone their skills by exploring a variety of genres, including fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction.

This program is distinct in Canada for how it approaches questions of identity, power and justice from an intercultural and global perspective. Cultural Studies combines courses from a variety of Humanities and Social Science disciplines, including pop culture, anthropology, literature and gender studies. The program is organized into three related streams: Media and Popular Cultures; Global Cultural Studies; and Critical and Cultural Theory.

Whether you’re new to the language or have advanced language skills, French Studies can lead to excellent opportunities in Canada and the Francophone world. Program courses provide a basis in French language skills and opportunities to explore French literature and culture in Canadian, global, contemporary and historical contexts. Options in the French Studies program include study abroad and student exchanges with France.

This program offers artists a unique combination of courses in performance practice, visual arts, and creative writing. Interdisciplinary Performance provides training in movement and voice, ensemble work, improvisation, collaborative and solo performance creation. Course offerings include a wide range of artistic media such as video art, film, photography, painting, sculpture and installation.

Spanish Studies offers a comprehensive learning experience immersed in one of
the world’s most widely spoken languages. In addition to language skills, students develop an understanding of the diverse literatures and cultures of Spain and Latin America. Linguistics study develops understanding of the relationship between language and culture. Program options include study abroad in Spanish-speaking environments.

This program balances academic study and studio work, and it provides a critical and contemporary art education. Students acquire the foundation skills and theories to work in a variety of media, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography and digital documentary production. Integral to Visual Arts are innovative academic electives, visiting artist workshops and opportunities to participate in myriad art exhibitions.

This program explores the world’s diverse cultures, visual heritages and art scenes throughout history. Faculty research focuses on Europe, Africa, South Asia, the Middle East and Canada. It brings a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives to bear on subjects ranging from the Islamic World to Ghana’s Ashanti Region, early visual representations of the Okanagan Valley to Surrealist art and film.