ARTS H JULY: English Across Media and Time

Session: July UBC Departments: English Language and Literatures Course descriptions Making Books, Making Media, Making Publics Considers the emergence and evolution of “(the) public(s),” as an assemblage of readers, audiences, and citizens, in Anglo-American politics, from the turn of the eighteenth century to the present. Students will read short excerpts from works of political philosophy, […]

ARTS G JULY: Global Migration, Local Communities: Encountering Asia in Vancouver

Session: July UBC Departments: Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies (minor) Course descriptions Asian Canadian Experiences in Metro Vancouver As a gateway for the Pacific Rim and arguably the most Asian city in North America, Vancouver is known as a highly-desirable destination for migrants from Asia. But what has this actually meant for Asian Canadian […]

ARTS F JULY: Philosophy on the Bright and Dark Sides of Life

Session: July UBC Departments: Philosophy Course descriptions Happiness and Philosophy Happiness seems to be a universal goal. But what is happiness? Is happiness something you can reliably obtain through some plan of action? And is happiness truly a worthwhile goal? Happiness is a bit like the Sun: it is vital, but hard to look at […]

ARTS E JULY: Writing for Social Justice and Video Games

Session: July UBC Departments: Creative Writing, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice Course descriptions Writing for Video Games Embark on a journey into the exciting world of video game writing—an innovative frontier where storytellers and developers are constantly pushing boundaries and redefining narrative possibilities. In this course, students will discover what it means to be […]

ARTS D JULY: Making Sense of the World in Chaos: Global Order, AI, and Climate Change

Session: July UBC Departments: Political Science Course descriptions Ordering Chaos: Global Order and AI Governance The Global Economic Order is fraying. AI is challenging all political institutions. What is driving this change? And what are pathways for dealing with this once-a-century transformation? The course explores how the global system really works and how rules are […]

ARTS C JULY: International Finance, Trade, and the Growth of Global Economies

Session: July UBC Departments: Economics Course descriptions International Trade and Financial Markets This course will give students an understanding of the structure and functions of international trade and international financial markets as well as a basic introduction to the forces driving international trade in goods and financial assets among nations of the world. We will […]

ARTS B JULY: Global Journalism, Culture and Communications: Practice and Principles

Session: July UBC Departments: Anthropology, Journalism, Writing, and Media Course descriptions Culture and Communication This introductory course provides an anthropological perspective on how language, as a common human condition, shapes social life. In exploring the intertwined relationship between language and culture, the class will introduce the foundational concepts and methods used in anthropology to study […]

ARTS A JULY: From Stage to Screen: How Vancouver ‘Plays’ to a Global Audience

Session: July UBC Departments: Theatre and Film Course descriptions From Drama to Theatre: How does a play mean? (Theatre) This course will explore the languages of theatre within Vancouver’s rich and lively performance culture. How do individual artists–directors, actors, designers–transform a playwright’s ideas into unique and original art? In what ways, for example, will a […]

ARTS B JUNE: Global Journalism, Culture and Communications: Practice and Principles

Session: June UBC Departments: Anthropology, Journalism, Writing, and Media Course descriptions Culture and Communication This introductory course provides an anthropological perspective on how language, as a common human condition, shapes social life. In exploring the intertwined relationship between language and culture, the class will introduce the foundational concepts and methods used in anthropology to study […]