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Exhibition, Film, and New Media Review
Altering the Landscape of Our Memories: A Review of Indigenous Cities (Vancouver)
I came to x̌ʷay̓x̌ʷəy̓ as a child, not knowing her name, but knowing she had the strength to hold out sharp city noises and the tenderness to hold onto the shy wood duck. To me,...
BC Studies no. 211 Autumn 2021 | Page(s) 130-133
Exhibition, Film, and New Media Review
Sounds Japanese Canadian to Me
Sounds Japanese Canadian to Me is a monthly podcast on Japanese Canadian history and culture. Produced and hosted by Raymond Nakamura and staff of the Nikkei National Museum, the episodes are structured as a casual...
BC Studies no. 211 Autumn 2021 | Page(s) 134-135
Book Review
What Was Said to Me: The Life of Sti’tum’atul’wut, a Cowichan Woman
Stories are a gift. When someone shares their story with us, it is an offering to know them, to know what it means to be them, to know ourselves and our society. Ruby Peter’s book...
BC Studies no. 213 Spring 2022 | Page(s) 153-154
Exhibition, Film, and New Media Review
The Nameless Collective Podcast: Exploring History
Season one of the Nameless Collective, which is produced by Manjot Bains of JugniStyle and hosted by intrepid researchers, historians and archival explorers Naveen Girn, Milan Singh and Paneet Singh, evokes past South Asian Canadian...
BC Studies no. 210 Summer 2021 | Page(s) 108-109
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Book Review
A Liberal-Labour Lady: The Times and Life of Mary Ellen Spear Smith
Biographies offer such tantalizing opportunities. Readers can generally look forward to either delving into the details of a fascinating life – the accomplishments and setbacks, the loves and losses – or they can be encouraged...
BC Studies no. 213 Spring 2022 | Page(s) 158-160
Book Review
A Great Revolutionary Wave: Women and the Vote in British Columbia
A core rationale for this book series, Lara Campbell explains, is the necessity to “tell regional stories” about the women’s suffrage movement (13). Campbell demonstrates, for example, that the absence of a party system in...
BC Studies no. 213 Spring 2022 | Page(s) 160-162
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Exhibition, Film, and New Media Review
RAVEN (De)Briefs Podcast: Indigenous Law in Action
Season one of the RAVEN (De)Briefs podcast series is a refreshing Indigenization of the traditional podcast format in that it evokes everyday kitchen table conversations among relatives, combined with sonic, Indigenous documentary. Exploring contemporary environmental...
BC Studies no. 207 Autumn 2020 | Page(s) 128-129
colonialism Delgamuukw v. BC Indigenous Indigenous rights treaties land claims law
Book Review
Kropotkin and Canada
In this translated monograph, Alexey Gennadievich Ivanov depicts the travels of the famous anarchist theoretician Peter Alexeyevich Kropotkin (1842-1921) in Canada during 1897. Drawing on a recently uncovered archive, Ivanov details Kropotkin’s impressions of Canada,...
BC Studies no. 213 Spring 2022 | Page(s) 162-163
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Book Review
The Bomb in the Wilderness: Photography and the Nuclear Era in Canada
John O’Brian’s recent book on the photographic representation of the nuclear age focuses on the Canadian context and readers with an interest in photography, atomic age culture, and Canadiana will not be disappointed. The Bomb...
BC Studies no. 213 Spring 2022 | Page(s) 163-164
Exhibition, Film, and New Media Review
When the City Sleeps, We Dream of Disruption: A Review of Lisa Jackson’s Transmissions Exhibition
Lisa Jackson’s exhibition entitled Transmissions premiered at the Simon Fraser University’s Vancouver campus from 6–28 September 2019. This new body of work weaves interdisciplinary themes regarding society, nature, Indigenous languages, and ecological futures. Lisa Jackson is Anishinaabe from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation and...
BC Studies no. 205 Spring 2020 | Page(s) 103-107
Book Review
Quietly Shrinking Cities: Canadian Urban Population Loss in an Age of Growth
Growth is good and small is beautiful. These two mid-twentieth century mottos continue to influence thinking about cities. On balance, Queen’s University geographer Maxwell Hartt would say that the former continues to hold sway more...
BC Studies no. 213 Spring 2022 | Page(s) 164-166
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Exhibition, Film, and New Media Review
A Tradition of Evolution: The Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival
Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival: Vancouver, British Columbia, 25-26 May 2017. The festival featured film and new media presentations, including a “Turtle Island Shorts” program (May 26); VR and augmented reality presentations (May 27); and...
BC Studies no. 195 Autumn 2017 | Page(s) 151-159
Exhibition, Film, and New Media Review
Pop Culture Confronts British Columbia’s Colonial History
Grand Theft Terra Firma: A Game of Imperial Stickup, Abbotsford, British Columbia, the Reach Gallery Museum, 17 January – 7 May 2017. The exhibition is augmented by several public events, including a live theatrical performance...