WBUR’s CitySpace, will host a screening of the award-winning, feature-length documentary, “Lobster War: The Fight Over the World’s Richest Fishing Grounds.” The film depicts the territorial conflict between Canada and America in which both countries lay claim to Machias Seal Island and the lobster-rich waters around it.

In a recent symposium, scholars from a variety of disciplines gathered at Boston University to offer insights on death from across the globe.