Event Category Archives: Indigeneity, Equity and Diversity

Kairos Blanket Exercise

The Indigeneity, Equity and Diversity (IED) committee has organized the Kairos Blanket Exercise for the Sociology department at UBC to experience Indigenous learning methodologies. Our aim is to decolonize our Western perspective comprehension of history through building our understanding of shared history between Indigenous andnon-Indigenous peoples, on the land that is now known as Canada.

Dr. Vanessa Watts “The Sociological Indian: Representations of Indigeneity in Canadian and American Sociology Journals”

Who are Indigenous peoples in sociology? Is there such a thing as an “Indigenous social”? In Dr. Vanessa Watts’ talk, representations of Indigeneity will be explored in thematic categories found across five sociology journals from the US and Canada.

Prof. Amanda Cheong gives presentation at Making Space: Asian Heritage Month

Since 2002, the City of Vancouver has acknowledged and celebrated Asian Heritage Month in May. “Asian Heritage” is a term meant to capture a multitude of ethnic experiences and cultural identities in Vancouver. What does it mean to designate an entire month to the celebration of these various identities? What possibilities does it open for social justice – and where, if any, are its potential limits to this work?