Global Fridays started in the fall semester of 2006, serving as a forum for faculty and students interested in all things ‘global’. We bring internationally renowned speakers to UNBC to talk about their research and we provide UNBC faculty with an opportunity to share their research findings.
Meeting six to eight times a semester, Global Fridays are open to all and cover a wide range of topics and disciplines. We meets from noon to 1:30 p.m. Join us for some new perspectives on global processes.
Since September 2024, Global Fridays has been run by a team consisting of:
Co-Chair, Dr. Gabrielle Daoust, Global and International Studies
Co-Chair, Dr. Gary Wilson, Political Science
Dr. Max Hamon, History
Dr. Luna KC, Global and International Studies
Dr. Heather Smith, Global and International Studies
If you have suggestions for speakers, please let them know, or email us at globalfriday@unbc.ca.
Upcoming Speakers Fall 2025
September 26th - Meredith Preston McGhie - Secretary General of the Global Centre for Pluralism
Why Sudan Matters: Democracy, Pluralism, and Canada’s Role
October 3rd - Dr. Crystal Fraser - Associate Professor, History - University of Alberta
TBA
October 17th - Dr. Jennifer Allan - Senior Lecturer, International Relations - Cardiff University
Welcome to the Climate MegaCOP
October 24th - Dr. Kristi Kenyon - Associate Professor and Program Director, Human Rights - University of Winnipeg
Monuments as Imperfect Human Rights Narrators: A Pedagogical Exploration
November 7th - Dr. Jean-Christophe Boucher - Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Department of Social Science - University of Calgary
Digital Echoes from the Kremlin: Russia’s Strategic Narratives and Great Power Competition in the Global Information Space
November 21st - Dr. Valérie Vézina - Chair, Political Science - Kwantlen Polytechnic University
The Transformation of Party Systems in Internal National Communities. The Cases of Puerto Rico and Québec
November 28th - Dr. Gary Wilson - Professor and Chair, Political Science - University of Northern British Columbia
The Decline and Rebirth of Manx Gaelic: State Traditions and Language Change in a Small Island Context
Upcoming Events
Why Sudan Matters: Democracy, Pluralism, and Canada’s Role
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Global Friday PresentsMeredith Preston McGhie
Secretary General
Global Centre for Pluralism
Welcome to the Climate MegaCOP
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Global Friday PresentsDr. Jennifer Allan
Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Cardiff University
UNBC Alumni, BA in International Studies and Economics
Monuments as Imperfect Human Rights Narrators: A Pedagogical Exploration
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Global Friday PresentsDr. Kristi Kenyon
Associate Professor and Program Director, Human Rights
University of Winnipeg
Digital Echoes from the Kremlin: Russia’s Strategic Narratives and Great Power Competition in the Global Information Space
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Global Friday PresentsDr. Jean-Christophe Boucher
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science
University of Calgary
The Transformation of Party Systems in Internal National Communities. The Cases of Puerto Rico and Québec
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Global Friday PresentsDr. Valérie Vézina
Chair, Political Science
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
The Decline and Rebirth of Manx Gaelic: State Traditions and Language Change in a Small Island Context
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Global Friday PresentsDr. Gary Wilson
Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science
University of Northern British Columbia
Past Events
Africa’s Geopolitical Space and Canada-Africa Relations in a Shifting Global Order
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Global Friday Presents:Dr. Edward Akuffo, Chair, Department of Political Science, University of the Fraser Valley
An affront to reconciliation: Indigenous Peoples and Canada's Track 2 MAiD
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Global Friday and Northern Days Presents:Dr. Rheanna Robinson Member, Manitoba Métis Federation, Associate Professor, Department of First Nations Studies, University of Northern British Columbia
A Fractured North: Musings on Coping with the Closure of the Russian North to Scholars
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Global Friday and Northern Days Presents:Dr. Gail Fondahl, Professor Emerita, Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia
Academic Ableism and its Alternatives
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Global Friday Presents:Dr. Jay Dolmage, Chair and Professor of English, University of Waterloo