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Resistance and Resilience in the Era of Ecological Grief
Get PDFHow can emotions influence socio-political climate discourse and knowledge? Through the theoretical foundations of climate justice and anti-oppression, this thesis conceptualizes ecological grief through affect theory as a socio-politically and culturally informed response to the climate crisis occurring in six stages: (1) fear and urgency; (2) denial and overwhelm; (3) frustration and bargaining; (4) despair and depression; (5) anger and rage; and (6) acceptance and mourning. Affect theory frames ecological grief as a cycle of practice - an embodied response that does, informs, and shapes how we understand the climate crisis as a systemic problem that requires mourning ideas of the future and deeply held beliefs about our social realities.
This study presents data gathered from interviews with climate justice activists to learn about their experiences with ecological grief, and how they cope and persevere in their pursuits for just climate futures. The design of this study employs a desire-based framework which explores the lived realities and truths of the violent systems that create and sustain the climate crisis – while having hope. Through the radical imagination, I present how hope and grief must coexist in order to mobilize for social change.
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Amanda Watson, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Simon Fraser University
Improving the lives of post-secondary students with disabilities: Breaking down barriers one step at a time
Get PDFHistorically, students with disabilities have achieved poorer academic performance in post-secondary education due to marginalization, exclusion, and unequal access to education. They face compounded difficulties in the absence of self-advocacy, self-compassion, and self-knowledge skills required to cope with attitudinal, environmental, policy, communication barriers and the lack of appropriate services. There is also disparity in accessible learning for disabled and non-disabled students due to the existing one-size-fits-all curriculum. By presenting a literature review on the scope of problems students encounter in university, and proposed recommendations, my hope is to help bridge the gap and provide solutions for SFU to implement going forward. To help students attain critical skills in disability awareness, advocacy, and skills training, the Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) should offer a self-advocacy curriculum program such as Access to Success (Summers et al., 2014). These skills will provide students with a sense of empowerment, autonomy, and inclusion in decision-making processes. Due to the current lack self-compassion training workshops tailored for disabled students in post-secondary, there is an imperative need for Health and
Counselling to provide such supports. Mindfulness-based therapeutic (MCBT), mindfulness-based stress-reduction (MBSR), and Mindfulness Self-Compassion (MSC) interventions are empirically proven to reduce depression, and anxiety in students with disabilities (Neff & Germer, 2017). By making universal designs for learning (UDL) and disability sensitivity training programs, such as ASD Foundation Faculty Training Curriculum, a requirement, this will ensure inclusive practices and eliminate significant learning barriers that most visibly impact disabled students and their psychological well-being (Debrand & Salzberg, 2005)
Blooming
Get PDFI made this poem for my grade 8 english class while we were doing a poetry unit. We had to make all kind of poems, such as: similes, metaphors, and alitteration poems. This poem is about the circle of life and the four seasons. Even though petals fall off in autumn they will grow back in spring -- it is a cycle
Reopening the Canadian Embassy in Iran
Get PDFThis paper was originally written for Dr. Jérémie Cornut’s Political Science 347 course Politique étrangère du Canada/Canadian Foreign Policy. In this essay the author is pretending to be the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and is arguing for the re-opening of the embassy in Tehran (which was closed in 2012 by the Conservative government in Canada). The purpose of this essay is to adopt the point of view of a political actor in responding to a foreign policy question. Students in the class then had to engage in an in-class debate as the actors they were playing, debating whether to re-open the embassy or not. This document is translated from French and uses APA citation style
Brisbane Hauntings: Grief and transfiguration in Drive My Car
Get PDFThis essay explores the successful depiction of grief in 'Drive My Car' and the application of Nietschean ideas in this work. Nietzsche's theory of pain, suffering and how to live well is delicately apparent throughout the film and further elevates 'Drive My Car' as a work of art. The film heavily references 'Uncle Vanya' a play by Russian theatremaker Anton Chekov as a parallel work, which again reinforces Nietzsche's philosophy as a thread throughout the film
Work In Progress
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As stated in my previous submission, this painting pertains to the challenges and frustrations of the translation process. 
The Consequences of Sexualizing Young Girls in Reality Television Dance Programs
Get PDFThis paper was originally written for Dr. Daniel Ahadi’s CMNS 110 course Introduction to Communication Studies. The assignment asked students to present an argument on an important issue in communication studies by presenting a defensible topic assertion, rebutting counterarguments and including course concepts. The paper uses APA citation style.
The reality television series, Dance Moms sexualizes young female dancers, leading to negative effects on the girls in the series, and on society. Dance Moms sexualizes girls by forcing them to employ inappropriate movements, costumes and music. Because of its popularity, Dance Moms influences the routines performed in mainstream dance competitions, pushing age-inappropriate dances to new levels. Often, girls do not understand the implications behind their routines, and they become defined by the norms of sexualized dance, unable to escape a society that glorifies the objectification of their bodies. Proponents of sexualized reality television shows argue that viewers are positively impacted by what they see, however, research suggests that television shows that normalize the sexualization of children can lead to body image issues. In a society fixated on sex and pornography, Dance Moms and sexualized dance competitions are dangerous to young girls who do not know what is healthy or harmful when it comes to displays of their sexuality
The Joint Intelligence Committee and Reading the Russian Mindset
Get PDFOn November 23, 2021, Professor Michael Goodman of King's College London, presented on The Joint Intelligence Committee and Reading the Russian Mindset at the 2021 CASIS West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed in this presentation included an overview of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), evaluation of their predictions and actions against Russian threats, and the conditions they put forward to demonstrate that a country would wage war
The Changing Nature of Intelligence Education
Get PDFOn November 23, 2021, Dr. Stephen Marrin, program director at James Madison University, presented on The Changing Nature of Intelligence Education at the 2021 CASIS Vancouver West Coast Security Conference. This presentation was followed by a question and answer period and a breakout room session with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed included the nature of intelligence studies, the importance of having diverse perspectives in the intelligence and national security space, and the importance of bridging gaps between scholars and practitioners
The Morality of Security
Get PDFOn November 26, 2021, Dr. Rita Floyd, Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham, presented on The Morality of Security at the 2021 CASIS West Coast Security Conference. Dr. Floyd’s presentation focused on securitization and its emergence within politics, with some primary concepts centering around security threats being politically and socially constructed and the criteria for when securitization is morally justifiable. Dr. Floyd’s presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period directed at a group of panelists allowing the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives to directly engage with the content of each speaker’s presentation