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Phinder Dulai Clip 2
Title
Phinder Dulai Clip 2
Keyword
Ports, Geography, Multicultural, Space, Asian-Canadian, Movement, Globalization, Water, Transnational
Date
2019-06-06
Description
In this second clip to the interview, the conversation starts with a discussion of Vancouver as a multicultural place. In turn, this leads into the spaces of ports and ships and global infrastructure of such a space.
Clara Chow Reading Excerpts from “The Wheel”
Title
Clara Chow Reading Excerpts from “The Wheel”
Keyword
Space, Nation, Economy, Myth, Politics
Date
2018-02-23
Description
Clara Chow reads excerpts from her short story “The Wheel” from Dream Storeys. The story ties together themes of economy, space, politics, and nationhood that all come together in Chow's reading of the text.
Cindy Mochizuki Clip 1
Title
Cindy Mochizuki Clip 1
Keyword
Site-specific, Memory, Migration, Space, Water, Ecology, Family, Boat, Globalization, Displacement
Date
2019-06-07
Description
In this clip, visual artist Cindy Mochizuki comments on her work called Paper. Mochizuki outlines the inspiration and history of this project and this discussion leads to topics of space, globalization, ecology, memory, and the trans-Pacific.
Cecily Nicholson Clip 2
Title
Cecily Nicholson Clip 2
Keyword
Ecology, Natural World, Poetry, Mobility, Culture, Settler, Language, Economy, Identity, Space, Diasporic, History
Date
2019-06-06
Description
In this second clip of the interview, Nicholson touches on topics such as space, colonial history, poetry, and settler language. The discussion then shifts to comment on language use—in particular thinking of the language used in regards to the non-human elements of space.
Wayde Compton Clip 1
Title
Wayde Compton Clip 1
Keyword
Space, Instability, Maps, Surtsey
Date
2018-01-23
Description
This clip starts with a discussion of Compton's book The Outer Harbour. More specifically, the idea of imagining Canadian spaces being in flux and how Compton’s imagining of spaces is connected to his personal history.
Juria Toramae Reading Excerpts From “Notes from some outlying islands and reefs of Singapore”
Title
Juria Toramae Reading Excerpts From “Notes from some outlying islands and reefs of Singapore”
Keyword
Land Reclamation, Space, Reefs, Ecology, Industry, Material, Marine Life, Biodiversity, Islands, Manipulation of the environment
Date
2018-02-24
Description
In this audio recording, Juria Toramae reads excerpts from her essay “Notes from some outlying islands and reefs of Singapore” that brings together a discussion of space, ecology, coastlines, manipulation of the environment, and change.
Nuraliah Norasid Reading an Excerpt from The Gatekeeper
Title
Nuraliah Norasid Reading an Excerpt from The Gatekeeper
Keyword
Migration, Language, Diversity, Culture, Community, Convergence, Arrival, Settlement, Land, Space, Colonialism, Movement, Government, Displacement, Accelerated Change, Singapore, Communication, Modernization, Discrimination, Stratification, Marginalization, Writing
Date
2018-02-27
Description
In this recording, Nuraliah Norasid reads an excerpt from her novel The GateKeeper. Norasid raises topics of culture, settlement, discrimination, and development--depicting the colonial reality of spaces and the accelerated changes such a reality brings with it.