Past Events
Documentary Film and Law
On March 14th the Canadian Network of Law and Humanities (CNLH) presented: “Documentary Film and the Law”, a Talk by Professor Ruth Buchanan. This talk will introduce the study of documentary film as a site for critically engaging with the expanding landscape of visual media in public culture, courtrooms and other legal advocacy settings. Studying…
Law and Film: Star Wars Screening
On March 4, 2024,the Allard Law Film Society, and the Canadian Network of Law & Humanities came together to co-host a special showing of the timeless classic: “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.” Embark on a journey to a galaxy far, far away, where we explore how the law can be understood better through the…
A Genealogy of Indigenous Law: A Writers Journey
On November 3, 2023, Professor John Borrows gave a talk overviewing his work throughout his career. CNLH was immensely grateful to host this event alongside Indigenous Legal Studies at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. For over 30 years, Professor Borrows has written about the revitalization of Indigenous peoples’ laws, and their relationship to other…
UBC Legal Theory Speaker Series: Margaret Davies
The UBC Legal Theory Speaker Series is pleased to announce a Zoom lecture and discussion with feminist critical legal theorist Margaret Davies on March 3, 2023 from 2:30PM – 4:00PM (Pacific Time). Please join us on Zoom at thislink.
CNLH Graduate Student Workshop
The CNLH invites applications for Writing Graduate Workshop in March 2023. This two-day graduate workshop is open to doctoral students at Canadian universities whose projects, themes, methodology, or approaches are at the intersection of law and the humanities.
August 2022 | CNLH Inaugural Workshop: Reimagining “the Human” in Research, Teaching, and Innovation
The Canadian Network of Law and Humanities hosted its inaugural workshop, “Reimagining ‘the Human’ in Research, Teaching, and Innovation” at Green College. The keynote speaker was Desmond Manderson and featured four workshops.