By lbarrick on August 1, 2014
The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) has featured the TA training efforts of the Geography Department in a Coordinator Spotlight piece. Co-Coordinators Jessica Hallenbeck and Leigh Barrick reflect on the 2013-14 introduction of the Indigenous Content, Equity, and Diversity in the Classroom workshop series for grad TAs in Geography. The series, coordinated and facilitated with the generous support of the CTLT Aboriginal Initiatives team, will continue in 2014-15.
Jessica Hallenbeck and Leigh Barrick; photo by Bret Petersen
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By lbarrick on May 13, 2014
Paige Patchin, Alex Pysklywec, and Leigh Barrick presented papers at the 2014 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida in April.
Ybor City, Tampa. Photo by Leigh Barrick.
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By lbarrick on September 20, 2013
Leigh Barrick recently completed her Master of Arts in Geography. Her thesis, entitled “Everyday Experiences of National Security on the Olympic Peninsula,” examines the recent expansion of United States border security infrastructure into rural areas of northwestern Washington State.
A view of the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Port Angeles, Washington; photo by Leigh Barrick
Leigh is now a doctoral student in the UBC Geography Department.
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By lbarrick on July 22, 2013
Dr. Juanita Sundberg’s essay “Prayer and Promise Along the Migrant Trail” was published in April 2013 as part of a special issue in the Geographical Review seeking to politicize creative practices within the discipline of geography. The special issue was organized by Drs. Sallie A. Marston and Sarah de Leeuw. Dr. Sundberg’s essay bears witness to migrant journeys through Arizona’s Altar Valley.
A section of border fencing in southern Arizona. Photo by Leigh Barrick.
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By lbarrick on July 3, 2013
Alex Pysklywec has been in Matamoros, Tamaulipas and Brownsville, Texas carrying out fieldwork this summer. On June 28, Alex took part in the second annual pride parade in Matamoros. See a news report on the event here.
Matamoros Se Viste de Arcoiris parade. Photo credit: Nandoo Vitales and Francisco de la Rosa
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By lbarrick on June 14, 2013
Image: PlatForum: Journal of Graduate Students in Anthropology, University of Victoria. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License: http://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/platforum/index
Alex Pysklywec’s article “For Your own Good: Paternalism and Patriarchy in Urban Namibia” was recently published in PlatForum, Journal of Graduate Students in Anthropology at the University of Victoria. Read full article.
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By lbarrick on June 14, 2013
Image: Book cover of Sara Ahmed’s ‘On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life.’ Image obtained from: http://www.amazon.ca/On-Being-Included-Diversity-Institutional/dp/0822352362
Alex Pysklywec and Corin de Freitas’ review of Sara Ahmed’s On Being Included: Racism and Institutional Life has been published in Society and Space – Environment and Planning D. The book was published in 2012 by Duke University Press. See full review.
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By lbarrick on May 31, 2013
Rosemary Collard has been appointed as an assistant professor (tenure track) in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment at Concordia University in Montreal. Congratulations to Rosemary!
![Image of Concordia Loyola campus: By IronChris (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://imperialencounters.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2013/05/IC_Loyola_in_winter-240x300.jpg)
Image of Concordia Loyola campus: By IronChris (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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By lbarrick on May 31, 2013
![Image of Los Angeles Skyline: By Nserrano (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://imperialencounters.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2013/05/LA_Skyline_Mountains2-300x200.jpg)
Image of Los Angeles Skyline: By Nserrano (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Dawn Hoogeveen,
Rosemary Collard,
Paige Patchin,
Alex Pysklywec, and Leigh Barrick presented papers at the
2013 Annual Meeting of the
Association of American Geographers in Los Angeles, April 9-13. Dawn also co-organized the paper session ‘Political Ecologies of Resource Extraction and Indigeneity in the Americas’ and Juanita organized the paper session ‘Animating Geopolitics.’
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By lbarrick on May 2, 2013
Leigh Barrick and Dr. Juanita Sundberg’s review of Gendering Border Studies was published online in Social & Cultural Geography in April 2013. The book was published in 2010 by the University of Wales Press in Cardiff, edited by Jane Aaron, Henrice Altink and Chris Weedon. See full review.
United States Border Patrol infrastructure in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Photo by Leigh Barrick.
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![Image of Concordia Loyola campus: By IronChris (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://imperialencounters.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2013/05/IC_Loyola_in_winter.jpg)
![Image of Los Angeles Skyline: By Nserrano (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://imperialencounters.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2013/05/LA_Skyline_Mountains2.jpg)
