Category Archives: Writing

An anecdote about naming and language:

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

In the summer of 2010, an idea was circulated in the press that concerned the suggested renaming of Stanley Park in recognition of the Squamish village once located within the present boundaries of the popular tourist destination. With the heightened … Continue reading →

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the billboard as a medium

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

There’s really no way I can think of the teaching or the research I do as out-reach or as community-based – as much as I would like it to be and as much as it pains me that my work … Continue reading →

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Distance is not an evil that should be abolished. It is the normal condition of any communication.

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

These words of Jacques Rancière’s have been taken from a speech entitled “The Emancipated Spectator” that he originally addressed to the 5th International Summer Academy in Frankfurt, Germany on 20 August 2004, and which has since been compiled as part … Continue reading →

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Learning through translation

Posted on February 21, 2011 by lornabrown

I’m so grateful to Marianne and Gloria Nicolson for their work in translating some of the Digital Natives messages to Kwak’wala. We had a fascinating email exchange about how to convey the meaning of several of the messages in English, … Continue reading →

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Digital upstarts

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

I’m currently teaching a course on autobiography at SFU and pitch it as “from Frederick Douglass to facebook” – Douglass being the author of one of the best-known slave narratives from the 19th century. I’ve been talking in the class … Continue reading →

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First Nations Relationship Status: It’s Complicated

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

I think this Facebook inspired tweet gives my best reflection on the complicated nature of both the contested land, my own identity and the rise of social media in our contemporary world. My tweet is “First Nations Relationship Status: It’s … Continue reading →

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Michael Turner’s blog

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

Michael talks about his contribution & the project in general here.

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