Global Fridays started at UNBC in the Fall semester 2006. It serves as a forum for faculty and students interested in all things ‘global’. It brings internationally renowned speakers to UNBC to talk on their research and provides an opportunity for UNBC faculty to share their research findings.
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*Originally recorded January 23, 2026* Dr. Mustahid Husain Adjunct Lecturer, Anthropology University of Toronto, Mississauga Abstract: Double Truths (Kantara Press…
The Power of Narrative in Global Development:…
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*Originally Recorded October 24, 2025* Dr. Kristi Kenyon Associate Professor and Program Director, Human Rights University of WinnipegAbstract: Monuments recount…
Monuments as Imperfect Human Rights Narrators: A…
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*Originally recorded October 17, 2025* Dr. Jennifer AllanSenior Lecturer in International RelationsCardiff UniversityUNBC Alumni, BA in International Studies and…
Welcome to the Climate MegaCOP
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*Originally recorded September 26, 2025* Meredith Preston McGhie Secretary General Global Centre for Pluralism Abstract: Sudan’s humanitarian and protection…
Why Sudan Matters: Democracy, Pluralism, and…
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*Originally recorded November 15, 2024* Dr. Nathan Andrews Associate Professor, Department of Political Science at McMaster University Abstract: It is known that…
Unpacking the Visible and the Hidden: Racism,…
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*Originally recorded November 22, 2024* Dr. Jay Dolmage Professor and Chair, Department of English University of Waterloo Editor, Canadian Journal of Disability Studies …
Academic Ableism and its Alternatives
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*Originally recorded October 25, 2024* Dr. David J. Hornsby Norman Paterson School of International Affairs Vice Provost & Associate Vice-President (Academic)…
The Future of Universities: towards the Citizen…
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*Originally recorded November 1, 2024* Dr. Andy Hira Professor, Political Science Simon Fraser University Abstract: Popular analysis of the upcoming US election focuses…
The 2024 US Presidential Election as an…
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*Originally recorded September 9, 2024* Dr. Christine Campana Assistant Professor, English University of Northern British Columbia Abstract: In this talk, I will think…
“we know how to travel”: Indigenous…
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*Originally recorded March 28, 2025* Robert Baines President and CEO of the NATO Association of Canada Abstract: With a new American President and growing instability…
Canada and NATO in a Uncertain World
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*Originally recorded February 28, 2025* Co sponsored with Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities, Canadian International Council, UNBC Department…
Drugs, Security, and Tariffs in Mexico
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*Originally recorded February 7, 2025* Dr. Edward Akuffo Associate Professor, International Relations Chair, Department of Political Science University of the Fraser…
Africa’s Geopolitical Space and…
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*Originally recorded April 5, 2024* Dr. Pedro Monaville Associate Professor, History McGill University Abstract: In the early 1960s, dramatic events placed the Congo at…
Student Power, Decolonization, and Worldmaking
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*Originally recorded March 22, 2024* Dr. Jenanne Ferguson Associate Professor, Anthropology, Economics and Political Science MacEwan University Abstract: This talk…
The City as a New Language Stronghold? Sakha…
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*Originally recorded March 8, 2024* Dr. Chamindra Weerawardhana Co-founder and Acting Director: Consortium for Intersectional JusticeCommissioner: O’Neill-LANCET…
Global Friday International Women's Day -…
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