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 - 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
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
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Past speakers
Canada and NATO in an Uncertain World
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Global Friday PresentsRobert Baines
President and CEO of the NATO Association of Canada
Cancelled: Adoption and Transition to Clean Cooking Fuels in the Low and Middle-Income Countries: The case of Liquified Petroleum Gas in rural India
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Global Friday PresentsDr. Dawit Guta
Assistant Professor, School of Economics
University of Northern British Columbia
Inter-generational memory and children born of war
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Global Friday Presents:Dr. Erin Baines, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
Drugs, Security, and Tariffs in Mexico
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Global Friday Presents:Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown
Director – Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors
Co-Director – Africa Security Initiative
Senior Fellow – Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Brookings Institution