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Home / 2018 / September / 19 / UBC Okanagan hosts American visionary Cornel West

UBC Okanagan hosts American visionary Cornel West

September 19, 2018

Cornel West is Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University

What: UBC Okanagan’s Distinguished Speaker Series
Who: Author Cornel West
When: Friday, October 12 at 7 p.m.
Where: UBC Okanagan Gymnasium, 3211 Athletics Court, Kelowna

In a time of political controversy—when race, social activism and political correctness affect almost every conversation, event and newsroom—UBC is hosting prominent and provocative author Cornel West.

West, a professor of the practice of public philosophy at Harvard University and professor emeritus at Princeton University, will speak at UBC Okanagan’s Distinguished Speaker event on October 12 at the university.

Outspoken about today’s political climate, his evening talk will cover topics from his best-selling book Race Matters. He will discuss how society got to where it is today, self-examination, social activism, civic engagement, police brutality and the African American Freedom Fighting tradition. While explaining the intersection between race, democracy and justice, he will also share messages of love and equality with a focus on democratic experiment in a global context.

West has written 20 books and is best known for his classics, Race Matters and Democracy Matters, and for his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. His most recent book, Black Prophetic Fire, offers an unflinching look at nineteenth and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies.

This event is free and open to the public, but online pre-registration is required at speakers.ok.ubc.ca. Early bird tickets open Sept. 20 at 9 a.m. and second release tickets Oct. 4 at 9 a.m. Those with no internet can call 250 807 9216 for tickets.

This Distinguished Speaker event is presented by UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, and takes place Friday, October 12, in UBC Okanagan’s Gymnasium, 3211 Athletics Court, at 7 p.m.

About UBC’s Okanagan campus

UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning in the heart of British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. Ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world, UBC is home to bold thinking and discoveries that make a difference. Established in 2005, the Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world. For more visit ok.ubc.ca.

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About UBC Okanagan

UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning founded in partnership with local Indigenous peoples, the Syilx Okanagan Nation, in whose traditional, ancestral and unceded territory the campus resides. The most established and influential global rankings all consistently place UBC in the top five per cent of universities in the world, and among the top three Canadian universities.

The Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world in British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. For more visit ok.ubc.ca.

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