Massy Reads: Arts-based approaches to well-being education

A Public Humanities Hub Conversation with Derek Gladwin, George Belliveau, and Graham W. Lea
A book launch series co-hosted by UBC-V Public Humanities and Massy Arts Society. This event is co-sponsored with UBC-V Language & Literacy Education and the UBC-O Centre for Mindful Engagement.

Books can be purchased through Massy Books. This event is free and open to the public.

Please join us for a book launch and conversation with UBC authors, moderated by Dr. Karen Ragoonaden (Professor of Teaching, Okanagan School of Education, and Director of the Centre for Mindful Engagement, UBCO), with remarks by Dr. Farah Shroff (Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine), Dr. Marv Westwood (Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education), and Tim Laidler (BA ’09, MA ’14, veteran).

Our Stories: Education, Empowerment and Well-being
(Cork University Press)
Dr. Derek Gladwin, Assistant Professor, UBC Language and Literacy Education
Purchase by clicking here. 

This book harnesses the therapeutic power of storytelling to convert feelings of fear and powerlessness into affirmative life narratives. Storytelling shapes our societies, influencing personal, sociocultural, educational, and public discourses that impact how we live. Creating and communicating the language of stories — to ourselves and others — enhances our innate voices and can empower us to engage in greater empathy, compassion, and possibility.

Contact! Unload: Military Veterans, Trauma, and Research-Based Theatre
(UBC Press)
Edited by Dr. George Belliveau, Professor and Head, UBC Language and Literacy Education, and Dr. Graham W. Lea, Assistant Professor of drama education and language and literacy, Curriculum, Teaching & Learning, University of Manitoba
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This book is a call to action to responsibly address the sometimes difficult transition many soldiers face when returning to civilian life. It explores the development, performance, and reception of Contact! Unload, a play that brings to life the personal stories of veterans returning home from deployment overseas.

Thursday, March 11, 2021
4:30 – 5:30 pm Pacific Time
Online via Zoom
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This event is being broadcast from the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.