Should democracy be more compassionate? Richard Boyd looks to Rousseau for answers.
There is a sense that the modern democratic society is, or at least tries to be, a caring place. Our own Canadian democracy has a public…
Read articleWhat Do a Floating House and the Threat of Nuclear War Have in Common?
Blog post by Jane Young State disaster preparedness. That’s what Michael Guggenheim, senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Goldsmith, discussed with The Terry Project…
Read articleGeneration Squeeze not Generation Screwed
Blog post by Hailey Froese Many, if not most, of current university students and recent graduates face daunting prospects outside of the university bubble. Unemployment, high…
Read articleTerry Project on CiTR #52 – The New Debt Politics
The University of British Columbia is moving ahead with a 10% hike to international tuition fees, and a 20% hike on student rent. Obviously, students are…
Read articleReimagining Higher Education: A Discussion with Udi Mandel of Enlivened Learning
Blog post by Rebekah Parker “Learning takes place in the heart, the hands and the home, not just in the head. What does that mean for…
Read articleSituated Knowledge: Swinzle Chauhan at TEDx Terry Talks
Do our attitudes make us who we are more than our circumstances? Swinzle Chauhan certainly thinks so. Chauhan, a fourth-year undergraduate student, believes that different people…
Read articleWhy do we explore? Joel Hutchinson at #TEDx Terry Talks
When Joel Hutchinson was part of a NASA project to promote space exploration to the general public, he had to think closely about the connection between…
Read articleResearch highlights misogynistic nature of modern horror movie remakes
Blog post by Rachel Castelino Why do we watch horror movies? To show our friends we can take it? To scare ourselves? Or because we enjoy…
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BARtalk #16: 1984 or 2015? A Closer Look at Bill C-51
By Kamil Somaratne,
Thursday, March 19th, in the Gallery Lounge at UBC. Facebook RSVP. The recently proposed anti-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51, has attracted controversy ever since it was…
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