This lecture series reconsiders the transformation of the northern half of the continent through time as a foundation for sensible engagement with the environmental challenges facing Canadian society in the twenty-first century.

We have two  talks:

Tina Loo, History, University of British Columbia
“High modernism and the nature of Canada”
Monday March 5, 2012, 1-3 pm, 305 York Lanes

Julie Cruikshank, Anthropology, University of British Columbia
“Indigenous knowledge and its transformations: An environmental narrative”
Monday March 12, 2012, 2-4 pm, 305 York Lanes

This series is run in conjunction with a series at Green College, UBC. Additional support for this series comes from NiCHE (Network in Canadian Studies and the Environment) and the UBC Canadian Studies Programme.