Monday, February 20
THE MEASURE OF A MAN
Armour. Identity. Stature. Brand. Broadcaster JJ Lee takes up a tape measure and shears and digs through the social history of the suit.

Tuesday, February 21
WACHTEL ON THE ARTS
Eleanor Wachtel, host of Writers & Company, talks to Marina Abramovic, performance artist extraordinaire now living in New York, but who grew up in the former Yugoslavia in a fascinating family of so-called 'red Bourgeoisie' - privileged communists. It was a childhood in the company of extreme personalities, and Abramovic became an extreme figure as an artist, literally cutting her body in front of her audiences, enduring painful and humiliating experiences in work that was about confronting fears, and pushing limits.

Wednesday, February 22 - Thursday, February 23
WILLIAM NOTMAN OF MONTREAL
He arrived in Montreal in 1856 as a fugitive from the law. He became Canada's most successful photographer. A rare combination of canny businessman and master craftsman, William Notman embraced the wondrous new medium of photography and left us a unique record of Canada's social history. A portrait by Montreal writer Elaine Kalman Naves.

Friday, February 24
THE VANCOUVER HUMAN RIGHTS LECTURE - CUTE CATS AND THE ARAB SPRING
In the 2011 Vancouver Human Rights Lecture, Ethan Zuckerman, director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT, looks at the "cute cat" theory of internet activism, and how it helps explain the Arab Spring. He discusses how activists around the world are turning to social media tools which are extremely powerful, easy to use and difficult for governments to censor. The Vancouver Human Rights Lecture is co-sponsored by the UBC Continuing Studies, the Laurier Institution, and Yahoo.