Dr. Bożena Karwowska is interested in the literary representation of women in Slavic literatures, exchange between groups with different “common memories” and questions of intercultural mediation. She authored three books relating to these topics. At UBC, she teaches CEN303A: Representation of the Holocaust and POLS424: Polish Literature and Film in Translation. Dr. Bożena Karwowska received the UBC Killiam Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 1999 and she is the chair of Modern European Studies at UBC.

Dr. David Silver is an associate professor at the Sauder School of Business. He is interested in business and professional ethics and his recent research involves developing a sustainable culture of ethics education at the Sauder School. He is the chair in Business and Professional ethics at UBC and acting director at the Centre of Applied Ethics.