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Langara College Reel History Project
No full textA project undertaken by the Langara History Department to capture the zeitgeist of the time, specifically regarding Indigenous matters and political history in British Columbia. Also includes personal narratives and memoirs
Resource use of mountain caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and other sympatric ungulates, in west-central Alberta, Canada.
No full textCaribou (Rangifer tarandus) are declining worldwide. Across Canada, numerous populations have been extirpated over the past 50 years. In many cases, the mechanism of these declines is unsustainable predation exacerbated by apparent competition. Apparent competition occurs when alternate prey species, primarily deer (Odocoileus spp.) and moose (Alces americanus), increase in distribution and abundance, resulting in increased populations of predators (e.g., wolves (Canis lupus), cougar (Puma concolor), bears (Ursus spp.)) that are shared with caribou. Despite the role of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in apparent competition and caribou declines, relatively little is known about the resource use of this ungulate, or other apparent competitors, in west-central Alberta, Canada. I used GPS-collar locations from 2018–2022 in west-central Alberta to compare the habitat selection of whitetailed deer and mountain caribou. I then used DNA metabarcoding of fecal pellets collected in 2016 and 2022 to evaluate the diet of white-tailed deer and mountain caribou, as well as mule deer (O. hemionus), moose, and elk (Cervus canadensis) during winter. I found anthropogenic and environmental factors that may contribute to spatial overlap, or separation, between whitetailed deer and mountain caribou. Deer avoided areas with greater snow cover during winter and selected for forage availability during summer. Conversely, caribou had a non-significant response to snow cover and avoided valley bottoms but selected for ridgelines (alpine) during both seasons. I found relatively little overlap among the winter diet of the five sympatric
ungulates. However, certain forage items including the Fabaceae and Lentibulariaceae families were abundant in the diet of all five ungulates and may result in shared resource use. I found DNA of lichenicolous fungi in the diet of caribou, but also white-tailed and mule deer, moose, and elk. My results provide new information on how deer, moose, and elk use the landscape in west-central Alberta, and how that compares to mountain caribou. Similarities in the spatial and diet overlap of sympatric ungulates can help inform strategies designed to mitigate the impacts of apparent competition for caribou
Experiences and Challenges: Service Providers Working with People Living with HIV in Alberta
No full textpresentationThis presentation explores the narratives and the stories of the service providers working with People Living With HIV (PLWH) amidst COVID-19 in Alberta and propose a transformative community-led COVID-19 recovery model. Using a mixed method research design, we conducted a community-based study with the service providers with aims to identify the challenges that the service providers experience in their service provisions amidst COVID 19 and develop a transformative COVID -19 recovery model to effectively and efficiently support the HIV community. In collaboration with the community-based HIV agencies in Calgary and Edmonton, we virtually conducted 3 focus groups with the leadership team and one focus group with the front-line workers. We also distributed surveys to the HIV organizations in Albert, and 25 people attended the surveys. Using a thematic analysis, we developed key challenges including staff shortage, lack of funding/resources, uncertainty in social service provisions, technical difficulties, maintain confidentiality of clients, lack of coordination amongst staff, meeting immediate needs, lack of guidance from the leadership team. Forged by adversity, the service providers' efforts towards supporting the HIV community is praiseworthy. Using the model, the implications of the study will be shared at the conference. Overall, we claim that COVID-19 escalated the pre-existence injustice and the vulnerability of service providers to mental health and psychological marginalization. Further research focusing on the mental health and psychological wellbeing of service providers working with HIV communities from a social justice lens is critically needed
Eyēʔ Sqȃ’lewen art collection
No full textCamosun College's Eyēʔ Sqȃ’lewen art collection is comprised of pieces of contemporary art produced by Indigenous Canadian artists
Networked Entities and Critical Design: Exploring the evolving near-future of networked objects
No full textRapid technological advancements, tending toward an interconnected world automatized by communication between all networked objects, are gradually becoming the standard. This results in evolving human behaviours — technological artefacts emerge and the behaviour of technology towards humans shift. As these technologies become more prevalent in our surroundings, examining the ontological relationship between humans and user-centred networked technologies helps explore and understand the evolving concepts of agency and autonomy. With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), humans and smart, quantified, and generative technologies are becoming increasingly linked, co-evolving an interdependence of daily routines, behaviours, and sense of self.
To offer a comprehensive view of our engagement with technology and to delve into the impact on daily human lives, a multidisciplinary approach, including Research Through Design, Critical design/making, Speculative Fictions, provocations, curatorial practices, observational writings, and performances were employed.
A near-future video prototype employing design fiction (Bleecker, 2009), speculative approaches, and dramaturgy (Goffman, 1959) provides an engaging exploration of potential implications — also, consequences of increased connectivity and automation in our lives. The concept of “networked entities” is proposed as a valuable addition to the design methodology, situating the outcome in a plausible (Dunne and Raby, 2013) near-future.
Networked entities that are conceived from the analysis of current behavioural patterns of a user are speculated to exhibit a heightened sense of agency and autonomy; this transforms passive objects in our lives into “active participants” (Bleecker, 2006). These objects adapt to our needs and preferences, making decisions on our behalf. This shift in the roles and capabilities cultivates discourse between relationships and expectations with technology and responsibilities with use.
New perspectives on how to approach and understand the ontological relationship of humans and networked entities are explored to contribute to the broader conversation of the impact of this ever-present connection. Potential implications of increased connectivity and automation provides valuable insights for designers, policymakers, and users of technology as we move towards an increasingly interconnected world.Speculative designInternet of Things (IoT)Design thinkingCritical designDesign fictionNear futuresNetworked entitie
Spurs
No full textBrass spurs with silver and copper accents and adventurine rowers. This piece is made to embody the essence of western attire as well as functional wear using different metals and found materials, including bullet casings and shells. Its purpose is to inspire a feeling of all things cowboy within the viewer. Materials: brass, copper, sterling silver, adventurine. Techniques: riveting, lapidary, engraving, casting, wax carving, soldering.Second year student.spurswester
Painted necklace
No full textSterling silver necklace with hand-painted vignettes set behind locked glass. The collection RITES utilizes highly traditional techniques (such as hand painting, enamel, and micromosaic) juxtaposed with the modern, especially 3D printing. This imagery is deeply personal and reflective of my childhood, exploring themes of reconnecting, the relationship between Roman Catholic tradition and Métis ceremony, and my discovery of my place amongst it all. Techniques: keum-boo, fabrication, casting.Second year student. Meridian Merit Award winner, an award offered to a Jewellery Art & Design student who apply themselves diligently to their studies and the practice of their trade.engravedsilvergol
Identisploitation: Playing with the Politics of Representation
No full textIdentisploitation explores charged representations of identity in pop culture through painted paper figures, video art, and garments. The complicated public images of historical figures, including the iconic Black performer, Josephine Baker, are investigated, pulled apart, and recontextualized as exaggerated, lifesize paper dolls. Grotesque embodiments of evangelical, conservative American femininity are satirized through character performance in video. Historical costumes and unattainable beauty standards are stretched and sewn into unwearable garments. Identisploitation is influenced by the transgressive work of Vaginal Davis, Grace Jones, Bobby Conn and other fearless artists who inhabit the outskirts of the mainstream art world. The concepts of disidentification, the oppositional gaze, camp, and satire provide a critical and (pop) cultural framework, primarily through the texts of bell hooks and José Estéban Muñoz. Identisploitation asks these questions: What do pop cultural representations look like recontextualized through a Black feminist lens? How does a garment critique the cultural establishment? This thesis project explores historical representations of race, gender, and sexuality, and their lasting significance into contemporary visual language and pop culture through my particular point of view as a Black femme visual artist.Black identityPop cultureCampPaper dollHistoryJosephine BakerDragVideoHumorCostum
Exploring co-mentorship as a promising practice for weaving Indigenous and western pedagogy
No full textCanadian provinces have recently started incorporating Indigenous perspectives and content into their official provincial curriculum, and while school districts often provide K-12 curricular resources and one-time professional development sessions, many educators continue to struggle with implementing Indigenous worldviews and pedagogies into their daily classroom practice. Some literature has explored the role of mentorship in supporting teachers in this implementation, but no research relates directly to British Columbia’s context. This study examined co-mentorship as a promising practice for increasing both Indigenous and non-Indigenous teacher efficacy with integrating Indigenous knowledge and worldviews into classroom practice. This qualitative research was shaped by Tribal Methodology and uses storytelling to interpret the findings. The results from this study showed that co-mentorship effectively promoted holistic connection and reciprocal relationship; the removal of power hierarchy; respect and openness; recognition and encouragement of strengths and good practice; and taking the time needed for learning. These results could be used to inform the building of Indigenous/non-Indigenous mentorship relationships between teachers for the purposes of effectively integrating Indigenous ways of knowing and learning into classroom practice.Indigenous worldviewsco-mentorshipmentorshipIndigenous educationIndigenous pedagogyimplementation of curriculu
What Makes Caffeine So Addictive?
No full textSupervising Instructor & Course Number: Michael Pollock, Psyc 245 (“Drugs & Behavior”