This week, my writing is featured on the SFU Environment website.
Category: Portfolio
Film Review: C̓əsnaʔəm, the City Before the City
This film review was originally written and recorded in Summer 2020 for my Cities and Crisis course Podcast Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfyUQF2aYM0&feature=youtu.be Written Review C̓əsnaʔəm, the City Before the City is a documentary which tells a story of modern activism. I review this film from the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ … Continue reading Film Review: C̓əsnaʔəm, the City Before the City
Walkabout: Indigenous Presence in my Neighbourhood
This is an exerpt from a term-long "walkabout" journal from my Indigenous Perception of Landscape course. This was from week two, and I am particularly keen to share all the interesting things I found out about my own back yard. Walkabout 2 - Neighbourhood presence In lecture this week we learned that when Burnaby was … Continue reading Walkabout: Indigenous Presence in my Neighbourhood
Indigenous Placemaking as a form of Resistance and Resilience
Originally written in Fall 2020 for my Indigenous Perception of Landscape course Introduction Feeling a sense of belonging is central to human nature, and this can be achieved through placemaking. In a neocolonial age, placemaking can also be a form of Indigenous resistance and can strengthen Indigenous identities. Centuries of cultural genocide inflicted by the … Continue reading Indigenous Placemaking as a form of Resistance and Resilience
The transformation of streets during COVID-19
Originally written in Fall 2020 for my Pandemics and Cities course. A busy outdoor dining area in Manhattan, NY, July 2020. (Byron Smith, cited in U.S. News, 2020) This summer while I was taking courses online for the first time, I shared a couple school reports on my social media. They were received well by … Continue reading The transformation of streets during COVID-19
Envisioning Metrotown’s Radical Urban Future
"My Ideal Metrotown". November 30, 2020. Marina Miller. Metrotown has been a beacon of urban development for decades in Burnaby, and not by accident. With the implementation of the Expo Line SkyTrain, the city's plans to make Burnaby's "downtown" flourished with new connections to the region. I live in a duplex in the neighbourhood where … Continue reading Envisioning Metrotown’s Radical Urban Future
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