Events

Please see the calendar for updated reading group dates and other events.

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READING GROUP — April 22 (Saturday) 11:30-1:00pm; Everett Crowley Park ** see article below

Let Them Eat Dirt w Dr. B. Brett Finley — April 24 (Monday) 6:30-7:30pm; AMS Nest 4th Floor Patio (UBC Campus)

http://www.wildaboutvancouver.com/event/let-them-eat-dirt-with-dr-b-brett-finlay/

UBC Beach Walk Adventure — April 25 (Tuesday) 11:30am-1:00pm

http://www.wildaboutvancouver.com/event/ubc-beach-walk-adventure/

May 31* (Wednesday) Time: TBD; *We hope that this May date will take place at Terra Nova Nature School.

June 21 (Wednesday) 11:00-12:30; AMS Nest 4th Floor Patio (UBC Campus)

 

FOR April 22, we will be reading:

Affrica Taylor & Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw (2017) Kids, raccoons, and roos: awkward encounters and mixed affects, Children’s Geographies, 15:2, 131-145, DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2016.1199849

Please contact David if you are having trouble finding this article.

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To be decided- Winter Term 2 or Summer Term, 2017

Reading group meeting with Dr. Heesoon Bai

heesoon-baiHeesoon Bai is an Associate Professor in Philosophy of Education at Simon Fraser University, Canada. She is committed to the resurgence of Philosophy in Education, and has been actively fostering a philosophic culture through her teaching, graduate supervision, and research. Her work in education is particularly known for its East-West dialogue scholarship. Her research interests include ethics and moral education; epistemology, ontology, and consciousness studies; ecology and environmental education; and Asian philosophies. She served (2007-2010) as Director in Graduate Studies in Education at SFU, and the Editor (2005-2010) of Paideusis, Journal for the Canadian Philosophy of Education. She is a recipient of the Simon Fraser University Excellence in Teaching Award (2003) and Canadian Committee for Graduate Students in Education Mentorship Award (2008).