Category: Events
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Nathaniel Brunt Speaking at Oxford University
Kula Postdoctoral Fellow and Hannah Arendt Fellow at TIB, Nathaniel Brunt, will be speaking with Richard Ovenden at Oxford University on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 from 12.00–13.00 at the at the Weston Library.
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Governments Hit “Delete” …A Grassroots Movement Hits “Save”.
Safeguarding Research, Data & Culture — a workshop at UVic Libraries,27 & 28 August 2026. Since early 2025, US agencies have removed thousands of web pages and datasets from public view: public health data and environmental records,cultural heritage materials, and scholarly publications.The current US administration is not the only government altering, censoring, or disappearing public…
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A German Delegation from Libraries, Archives and Information Science Visits UVic
From 31 August to 4 September, UVic Libraries and Kula: Library Futures Academy welcome a delegation of eight library, archive, and information science professionals from Germany. The week is hosted under the patronage of the German Consulate General in Vancouver. The delegation is co-led by Lambert Heller, head of the Open Science Lab (OSL) at…
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Public Lecture: Dr. Alexandra Bögner (Basel University, CH) on the Politics of EU Due Diligence
Kula: Library Futures Academy is pleased to host a talk by Dr. Alexandra Bögner of the Sustainability Research Group at the University of Basel. About the lecture: The production of agricultural commodities such as coffee, cocoa, or palm oil is associated with persistent environmental and social harms, including deforestation, forced and child labor, and smallholder…
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Mike Ananny on “Reckoning with Generative Artificial Intelligence”
Video now live on YouTube Kula is proud to co-present the 2026 Orion Lecture in Fine Arts with special speaker, Mike Ananny. When: March 19, 2026 Where: Phillip T. Young Recital Hall Faster than many predicted (or wanted), Generative Artificial Intelligence is upon us. It brings a mix of emotions, a shared sense of uncertainty…
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How to Write for Children with Richard Van Camp
We’re partnering with the Greater Victoria Public Library again! Come join bestselling author Richard Van Camp as he hosts a hilarious and inspiring workshop on Writing for Children. If you are working on board books for babies, children’s books, graphic novels and Young Adult fiction, this is the place for you. Richard will talk about designing…
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Panel Discussion: Large Project Transition, Succession, and Inheritance
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm Location: Digital Scholarship Commons A308 Audience: Free & Open to Everyone Register here Please join us for a panel discussion of issues associated with transition, succession, and inheritance in large projects. Focus here will be especially on human and human-collaboration/-community/-institutional considerations, and largely (but not exclusively) in the domain…
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Visual Art Creation with AI Workshop: Autolume
Join us on Saturday, February 28, and Sunday, March 1, 2026, for a no-cost, two-day workshop using Autolume, a visual AI system created by SFU’s Metacreation Lab. Register here: https://libcal.uvic.ca/calendar/kula/autolume Generative AI tools have become increasingly visible in artistic practice, however most artists encounter AI through large-scale corporate platforms like Midjourney, Dall E 3, etc.…
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Presentation: Hundred Rabbits Artist Collective
We’re bringing The Rabbits back to UVic. REGISTER HERE Hundred Rabbits is an artist collective that documents low-tech solutions with the hope of building a more resilient future. Their work develops concepts related to permacomputing, a community of practice oriented around issues of resilience and regenerativity in computer and network technology inspired by permaculture. Their…