ASTU 100 field trip to RBSC: Part One
Posted on February 28, 2017 @2:33 pm by cshriver
RBSC is located in IKBLC, 1st floor. Come visit!
We were happy to host several sections of the Co-ordinated Arts Program’s ASTU 100 class at RBSC this past term. ASTU 100 introduces students to the academic community and how its practices of scholarly reading, writing, and research produce knowledge. Instructors work closely with UBC librarians to offer CAP students specially designed workshops that introduce students to the UBC library system and train them how to do effective research for assignments and projects.
While all of the ASTU 100 students read Joy Kogawa’s historical novel, Obasan, and then visited RBSC to explore archival materials in the Joy Kogawa fonds, each section had a slightly different assignment. Professor Moberley Luger’s students were asked to write a blog post about their research experience at RBSC, and they have graciously allowed us to link to some of them here. Here is a sampling of the reactions that students in Professor Luger’s class had to their RBSC field trip:
http://blogs.ubc.ca/problemissues/2015/11/24/19/
http://blogs.ubc.ca/globalmemories/2015/11/24/28/
http://blogs.ubc.ca/mcglobalcitizen/2015/11/26/behind-the-cover-behind-the-pages/
http://blogs.ubc.ca/joeycreery/2015/11/26/ubcs-rare-books-and-special-collections/
http://blogs.ubc.ca/naimerzz/2015/11/26/joy-kogawas-fonds/
http://blogs.ubc.ca/jpaxt/2015/11/25/the-kogawa-fond-becoming-a-literary-detective/
https://blogs.ubc.ca/laurenshykora/2015/11/26/digging-deeper/
I’ll be linking to more ASTU 100 blog posts next week. In the meantime, enjoy!
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Farewell, Harry!
Posted on February 28, 2017 @2:35 pm by cshriver
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to see our exhibition, Harry Potter and the Rain City, over the course of the fall. The exhibition came down at the beginning of this week, but the love for the Wizarding World continues (as evidenced by the release today of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie trailer)!
As we bid farewell to Harry (for now), a graduate student from UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies wanted to update us about a couple of Harry Potter-themed programs he coordinated. The student, Hiller Goodspeed, completed a professional experience with RBSC this term that included working on the design components of the exhibition (including the awesome Marauder’s Map) and developing programming, including two programs for the Vancouver Writers’ Exchange at Queen Alexandria Elementary School in East Vancouver.
Here’s what Hiller had to say about the programs:
The Writers’ Exchange regularly runs in- and after-school literacy programs at elementary schools around the city as well as at the Writers’ Exchange in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
In one of the programs, younger students were challenged to write their own book of spells and decorate colourful wands to cast them with. By the end of the day, the classroom of Muggles had been transformed into spell-zinging magic folk.
In another program run with the Comic Book Club, students created comics which were derivative of the Harry Potter book series. Students were asked to fit in as much content as they could onto a single page, in the style of illustrator Lucy Knisley’s a-page-a-book Harry Potter posters.
Both programs were successful and well-received by the students and volunteers.
Thanks so much, Hiller!
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Vast Ocean, Vast Heaven celebrates UBC’s Nitobe Memorial Garden
Posted on December 5, 2015 @1:03 pm by cshriver
As part of the Nitobe Memorial Garden Concepts and Prospects symposium, the research curators of the Collective for the Advanced and Unified Studies in the Visual Arts (CAUSA) present, Nitobe Memorial Garden: Vast Ocean, Vast Heaven, a multi-site exhibition at UBC from December 3, 2015 to January 31, 2016. Locations include:
- Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (Level 2, Main Foyer art gallery)
- Rare Books and Special Collections (IKBLC level 1)
- Asian Centre and Library
Developing from affiliations with the Free International University for Creativity and Interdisciplinary Research (as initiated by Joseph Beuys and Heinrich Böll), CAUSA – Collective for Advanced and Unified Studies in the Visual Arts – aims to develop autonomous scholarly analysis and interpretation of visual culture (including problems of intelligibility) within specific historical contexts. CAUSA functions in association with a ‘global village’ network of independent and institutional scholars – in tandem with a pluralistic community of socially engaged contemporary artists.
In its affiliation with the University of Manitoba Asian Studies Centre, CAUSA sustains a continuative process of philosophical reflection by connecting its programme of research to an expansive glimmering that was first formulated by Marshall McLuhan. He advises us, assuredly: “We may be drowning. But if so, the flood of experience in which we are drowning is very much a part of the culture we have created. The flood is not something outside our culture. It is a self-invasion of privacy. And so it is not catastrophic. We can turn it off if we choose, if we wake up to the fact that the faucets of change are inside the ark of society, not outside.”
For more information, visit http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/nitobe/ or email causa.research@gmail.com.
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Have your cake and read it, too
Posted on February 28, 2017 @2:36 pm by cshriver
The creativity and sense of humour of our students at UBC never cease to amaze me! Yesterday we were happy to host a small group from Professor Melissa Funke’s Classical Studies course, Women in the Roman World of Republican and Imperial Times, to look at our Roman-age Egypt papyri. During their visit, I got to hear about a very cool presentation that some of the students did for the class this term.
The students—Susan Bahaduri, Jova Chan, Jeneba Kamara, Jaymie Orchard, and Pauline
While this cake looks delicious, RBSC patrons are discouraged from eating actual papyri.
Villegas—were tasked with looking at the letter from a son to his mother here at RSBC, as well as other similar papyrus letters either to or from women in Roman Egypt. The students, aware that presentation audiences are always more receptive when they get treats, decided to bake a papyrus cake! It looks as amazing as I’m sure it tasted. We’re delighted that the papyrus letter was able to inspire both great scholarship and culinary adventure. Congratulations Susan, Jova, Jeneba, Jaymie, and Pauline on a job well done!
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Remembrance Day: Remembering Hugh McLennan (1887-1915)
Posted on November 10, 2015 @12:22 pm by cshriver
In honour of Remembrance Day, we here at RBSC wanted to share a few letters that a young man named Hugh McLennan wrote to friends and family during the First World War, as well as a final letter, written by his cousin Durie McLennan, giving an account of Hugh’s last days.
Hugh McLennan was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, on 21 January 1887, the third child of John Stewart McLennan and Louise Bradley McLennan. He earned a degree in architecture at McGill University between 1905 and 1907 and also studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris before enlisting for service in World War I in 1914. He served as sergeant in the 5th Battery, 2nd Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery and was killed in action near Ypres, Belgium, on 26 April 1915. He is buried in Ypres Town Cemetery. In 1928 the Hugh McLennan Memorial Travelling Scholarship in Architecture at McGill University was established in his memory.
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Happy Harry-ween!
Posted on February 28, 2017 @2:37 pm by cshriver
Thank you so much to everyone who came out for UBC Library’s Harry Potter-themed Halloween Party!
The party kicked off with sweet and salty snacks, hot drinks, and a get-to-know-your-classmates scavenger hunt game. Prizes, including an Alivan’s wand and a gift certificate donated by Just Imagine Fun Clothing, Costumes, and Dance Gear, were awarded for the most authentic and the most creative costumes. Prizes were presented by Associate University Librarian for Research Services Lea Starr (a.k.a. Bellatrix Lestrange). Guests enjoyed board games, a puzzle, and a “make your own wand” craft station, as well as a popular “Have You Seen This Wizard” photo booth. Guests were also able to add to a “What Does Harry Potter Mean to You?” mural. Here are some of the contributions:
“The 3rd book was the first book I can remember reading and falling in love with and it made me want to become an author.”
“A tale of belonging and love”
“A love for libraries”
“A lifelong love of reading”
“Overcoming life’s obstacles”
“Figuring out who you are and how you fit within the world”
“Hogwarts will always be there for those who need it.”
You can see more photos of the event on Twitter at #harrypotterubc.
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Harry Potter LibGuide
Posted on February 28, 2017 @2:38 pm by cshriver
In honour of UBC Library’s Harry Potter related exhibition and events this fall, Irena Trebic, Reference Librarian David Lam Management Research Library, has created a wonderful LibGuide for the Harry Potter series. The guide explores the connections between themes in the books and the collection at the David Lam Library (books, articles, and theses). The guide also has a link to a video recording of our recent colloquium Harry Potter, Brands of Magic. Enjoy!
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New exhibition: The Illustrated Alice
Posted on October 8, 2015 @7:12 pm by cshriver
The Illustrated Alice: Celebrating 150 Years of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
October 6 through October 31, 2015
“And what is the use of a book,” thought Alice “without pictures or conversation?”
~ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Join us for a sesquicentennial celebration of one of the most beloved books ever written. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) is proud to present The Illustrated Alice, a visual journey through 150 years of illustrations from Lewis Carroll’s classic work.
Curated by Kristy Woodcock, a children’s librarian and student in the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature program at UBC, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of Alice through the ages.
Few literary works in history have been more widely adapted and referenced than Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Since its first publication in 1865, Alice has inspired many of the world’s greatest artists. While Sir John Tenniel is well known as the original illustrator, the book has been reinterpreted by hundreds of artists, including Blanche McManus, Arthur Rackham, A.E. Jackson, Ralph Steadman, Barry Moser, Tove Jansson, and Lisbeth Zwerger.
Featuring items from RBSC’s Alice 100 Collection, the exhibition showcases the many illustrated editions of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. One of the most famous artists on display is Salvador Dalí. Published in 1969, the Dalí Alice contains original woodcut remarques in a linen and leather case. Other highlights include the 1866 first edition of Alice illustrated by John Tenniel, a nineteenth century facsimile of Lewis Carroll’s original manuscript, and a calf-bound set that bears Alice Hargreaves’ signature.
The Illustrated Alice is on display at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections on the first and second floors of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre from October 6 through October 31, 2015, and can be viewed Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beginning October 17, RBSC will also be open Saturdays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Rare Books and Special Collections at (604) 822-2521 or rare.books@ubc.ca.
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