https://simplecast.com Patchworks Patchworks is a monthly podcast run by a group of resident members at Green College at the University of British Columbia on the unceded and occupied traditional territories of the Musqueam . The goal of the podcast is to amplify stories of IBPoC resistance, organizing, and dreaming by emerging and established Vancouver-based and international scholars, activists and community organizers. The current hosts of the podcast are Patara McKeen, Rodney Stehr, Jane Willsie. Funding for Patchworks is provided by Green College. If you have any questions or inquiries please contact us via email: gc.academic1@gmail.com 2021 Patchworks en Thu, 13 Apr 2023 05:55:03 +0000 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:44:33 +0000 https://patchworks.simplecast.com Patchworks https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b7d0584a-ea2d-4d68-a02d-d8967372d4a6/7e194c30-42e4-4c64-9c10-1d8beff7ce52/3000x3000/img-3080-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://patchworks.simplecast.com episodic Patchworks is a monthly podcast run by a group of resident members at Green College at the University of British Columbia on the unceded and occupied traditional territories of the Musqueam . The goal of the podcast is to amplify stories of IBPoC resistance, organizing, and dreaming by emerging and established Vancouver-based and international scholars, activists and community organizers. The current hosts of the podcast are Patara McKeen, Rodney Stehr, Jane Willsie. Funding for Patchworks is provided by Green College. If you have any questions or inquiries please contact us via email: gc.academic1@gmail.com Rodney Stehr, Patara McKeen, Jane Willsie no https://feeds.simplecast.com/Xl2mzg2h pasifika, activism, antiracism, arts, asian, black, british columbia, equity, history, indigenous, lgbtq, podcast, poetry, sociology, ubc, vancouver Green College Academic Committee gc.academic1@gmail.com 1a4d3771-b30d-49a8-a323-6c01ccf98d4d Getting Better at Conflict: Writer, performer, cultural worker and speaker Kai Cheng Thom discusses love, community, and harm Thu, 13 Apr 2023 05:55:03 +0000 gc.academic1@gmail.com (Lindsey Nkem, Judith Valerie Engel, Rodney Stehr, Gabriel Landstedt, Olivia Wheeler) https://patchworks.simplecast.com/episodes/getting-better-at-conflict-f5kix0o_ Getting Better at Conflict: Writer, performer, cultural worker and speaker Kai Cheng Thom discusses love, community, and harm Lindsey Nkem, Judith Valerie Engel, Rodney Stehr, Gabriel Landstedt, Olivia Wheeler 01:00:22 Kai Cheng Thom revisits the themes from her talk "When Things Fall Apart: Conflict, Crisis and Collective Healing in Activist Moments" in a conversation led by Lindsey Nkem and Patchworks podcast co-host Rodney Stehr live at Green College. She asks how can we do conflict in a better way - and how can we avoid the tempting rush towards solutions or punishment when facing a conflict where so much is at stake? Kai Cheng Thom revisits the themes from her talk "When Things Fall Apart: Conflict, Crisis and Collective Healing in Activist Moments" in a conversation led by Lindsey Nkem and Patchworks podcast co-host Rodney Stehr live at Green College. She asks how can we do conflict in a better way - and how can we avoid the tempting rush towards solutions or punishment when facing a conflict where so much is at stake? resolution, conflict, kai cheng thom, green college, love no full 8 1 8c693d51-ac39-4e3f-87d1-dbcb098a196b Observe, Consider, and Record: Cree author and lawyer Michelle Good talks about her book Five Little Indians
  • Michelle Good's J.V. Clyne lectures.
  • Michelle Good's website.
  • Where to order Five Little Indians.
    • ]]>     Fri, 3 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000 gc.academic1@gmail.com (Michelle Good, Judith Valerie Engel, Gabriel Landstedt, Green College, Rodney Stehr, Olivia Wheeler) https://patchworks.simplecast.com/episodes/observe-consider-and-record-DT9jbiQz
  • Michelle Good's J.V. Clyne lectures.
  • Michelle Good's website.
  • Where to order Five Little Indians.
    • ]]>     Observe, Consider, and Record: Cree author and lawyer Michelle Good talks about her book Five Little Indians Michelle Good, Judith Valerie Engel, Gabriel Landstedt, Green College, Rodney Stehr, Olivia Wheeler 00:40:43 Cree author and lawyer Michelle Good joins the podcast to talk about her book Five Little Indians which won of Canada Reads 2022, the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, and the Amazon First Novel Award - among many other accolades. She discusses braided narrative, her J.V. Clyne lectures titled "Indigenous Resurgence and Colonial Fingerprints in the 21st Century", and her journey through her many accomplishments that span across law and literature. Cree author and lawyer Michelle Good joins the podcast to talk about her book Five Little Indians which won of Canada Reads 2022, the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, and the Amazon First Novel Award - among many other accolades. She discusses braided narrative, her J.V. Clyne lectures titled "Indigenous Resurgence and Colonial Fingerprints in the 21st Century", and her journey through her many accomplishments that span across law and literature. law, michelle good, five little indians, patchworks podcast, green college, book no full 7 1     8d5a4426-05a6-40d7-8f25-bf863c77c11f Rethinking Disaffection: Dr. Xine Yao talks about the potential for resistance and transgression in unfeeling and what that means for how we approach texts Check out PHDivas here: https://phdivaspodcast.wordpress.com

    Purchase "Disaffected: The Cultural Politics of Unfeeling in Nineteenth Century America" using discount code E21YAO to get 30% off here: https://www.dukeupress.edu/disaffected

    ]]>     Mon, 24 Oct 2022 01:37:26 +0000 gc.academic1@gmail.com (Xine Yao, Serena Klumpenhouwer, Gabriel Landstedt, Olivia Wheeler, Judith Valerie Engel, Rodney Stehr) https://patchworks.simplecast.com/episodes/rethinking-disaffection-sow_7WKX Check out PHDivas here: https://phdivaspodcast.wordpress.com

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    ]]>     Rethinking Disaffection: Dr. Xine Yao talks about the potential for resistance and transgression in unfeeling and what that means for how we approach texts Xine Yao, Serena Klumpenhouwer, Gabriel Landstedt, Olivia Wheeler, Judith Valerie Engel, Rodney Stehr 00:59:17 Join Green College residents Rodney Stehr and Serena Klumpenhouwer (PhD student) as they interview Dr. Xine Yao, a lecturer at University College London and co-host of the podcast "PHDivas", about their recently published book, "Disaffected: The Cultural Politics of Unfeeling in Nineteenth Century America". Drawing on the works of Melville, Sui Sin Far, and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Dr. Yao talks about disaffection as a form of affective disobedience, how exploring unfeeling can challenge norms around expressivity and whose emotions get acknowledged, and the task of asking ourselves whether we are playing the role of a Judas goat in institutional spaces. Join Green College residents Rodney Stehr and Serena Klumpenhouwer (PhD student) as they interview Dr. Xine Yao, a lecturer at University College London and co-host of the podcast "PHDivas", about their recently published book, "Disaffected: The Cultural Politics of Unfeeling in Nineteenth Century America". Drawing on the works of Melville, Sui Sin Far, and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Dr. Yao talks about disaffection as a form of affective disobedience, how exploring unfeeling can challenge norms around expressivity and whose emotions get acknowledged, and the task of asking ourselves whether we are playing the role of a Judas goat in institutional spaces. unfeeling, melville, green college, american literature, affect theory no full 6 1     26753f48-1dae-4ea7-88e7-2c301350d573 A Lifetime Advocate: Patsy George discusses her childhood in Kerala, coming to Canada and becoming a lifelong community organizer Wed, 2 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000 gc.academic1@gmail.com (Jane Willsie, Patsy George, Rodney Stehr) https://patchworks.simplecast.com/episodes/a-lifetime-advocate-bOt1hPd_ A Lifetime Advocate: Patsy George discusses her childhood in Kerala, coming to Canada and becoming a lifelong community organizer Jane Willsie, Patsy George, Rodney Stehr 00:47:31 Originally born during the Second World War in the Southern Indian state of Kerala, Patsy George has spent most of her life doing social work in Vancouver, but she is far more than just a social worker. At various times throughout her career, Patsy has represented Canada to the United Nations, was Director of Multiculturalism BC and BC's Immigrant Settlement Services, she was President of Vancouver's United Nations branch, Vice-President of the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women, helped found the Steven Lewis Foundation, Vancouver's Society of Immigrant Women and Pacific Immigrant resources Society, was an honorary witness to the truth and reconciliation Commission, and served on the Federal Refugee Appeal Board. Patsy has received honorary doctorates from UBC and the University of the Fraser Valley, as well as the Order of British Columbia, the Order of Canada and several Queen's Jubilee medals among many other awards for her community work. In this episode, Patsy talks about her childhood in Kerala, her experiences of racism in the United States, and her career as a social work in in Canada, including what it means to her to do work not in the community, but with the community. Originally born during the Second World War in the Southern Indian state of Kerala, Patsy George has spent most of her life doing social work in Vancouver, but she is far more than just a social worker. At various times throughout her career, Patsy has represented Canada to the United Nations, was Director of Multiculturalism BC and BC's Immigrant Settlement Services, she was President of Vancouver's United Nations branch, Vice-President of the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women, helped found the Steven Lewis Foundation, Vancouver's Society of Immigrant Women and Pacific Immigrant resources Society, was an honorary witness to the truth and reconciliation Commission, and served on the Federal Refugee Appeal Board. Patsy has received honorary doctorates from UBC and the University of the Fraser Valley, as well as the Order of British Columbia, the Order of Canada and several Queen's Jubilee medals among many other awards for her community work. In this episode, Patsy talks about her childhood in Kerala, her experiences of racism in the United States, and her career as a social work in in Canada, including what it means to her to do work not in the community, but with the community. patsy george, women's rights, protest, vancouver, social work, advocacy, activism, labour rights no full 5 1 e2857526-f928-4b2e-8c03-664f2cc90b03 Through the Lens of Fashion: Fashion curator Jason Cyrus discusses curation, colonization, and cotton
  • "History is Rarely Black or White" is on at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre between November 27, 2021 to March 20, 2022. 
  • Online Exhibition link
    • ]]>     Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:00:00 +0000 gc.academic1@gmail.com (Rodney Stehr, Jason Cyrus, Green College, Judith Valerie Engel, Gabriel Landstedt, Olivia Wheeler) https://patchworks.simplecast.com/episodes/through-the-lens-of-fashion-dPi_ypTa
  • "History is Rarely Black or White" is on at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre between November 27, 2021 to March 20, 2022. 
  • Online Exhibition link
    • ]]>     Through the Lens of Fashion: Fashion curator Jason Cyrus discusses curation, colonization, and cotton Rodney Stehr, Jason Cyrus, Green College, Judith Valerie Engel, Gabriel Landstedt, Olivia Wheeler 00:41:40 Fashion historian and curator Jason Cyrus joins the podcast to discuss his latest exhibition, History is Rarely Black or White, on view at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. This exhibition traces connections between the cotton industry of the 1800s and the Transatlantic Slave Trade through archival research, conservation, and science. Cyrus also traces the trajectory of his professional career in the fashion industry and his academic and curatorial work. He begins with his visit to Alexander McQueen's "Savage Beauty" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cyrus then discusses his master's thesis on the writing of André Leon Talley and how marginalized identities rise above through style, clothing, and taking up space. Finally, he closes with an overview of History is Rarely Black or White. Photo credit: Jason Cyrus Fashion historian and curator Jason Cyrus joins the podcast to discuss his latest exhibition, History is Rarely Black or White, on view at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. This exhibition traces connections between the cotton industry of the 1800s and the Transatlantic Slave Trade through archival research, conservation, and science. Cyrus also traces the trajectory of his professional career in the fashion industry and his academic and curatorial work. He begins with his visit to Alexander McQueen's "Savage Beauty" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cyrus then discusses his master's thesis on the writing of André Leon Talley and how marginalized identities rise above through style, clothing, and taking up space. Finally, he closes with an overview of History is Rarely Black or White. Photo credit: Jason Cyrus no full 4 1     ce1ac091-ca44-4b66-8b7e-156406aa995b Japanese Canadian Incarceration: Mary Kitagawa, Survivor and Social Justice Advocate, Discusses Canada’s Horrible Legacy
  • Find out more on the Landscapes of Injustice here: https://www.landscapesofinjustice.com/
  • Find out more on the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre here: https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/
  • Learn about the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program
    • ]]>     Tue, 9 Nov 2021 06:26:40 +0000 gc.academic1@gmail.com (Jane Willsie, Olivia Wheeler, Mary Kitagawa, Gabriel Landstedt, Rodney Stehr, Patara McKeen, Green College, Judith Valerie Engel) https://patchworks.simplecast.com/episodes/japanese-canadian-incarceration-mary-kitagawa-2BBuz6rg
  • Find out more on the Landscapes of Injustice here: https://www.landscapesofinjustice.com/
  • Find out more on the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre here: https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/
  • Learn about the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program
    • ]]>     Japanese Canadian Incarceration: Mary Kitagawa, Survivor and Social Justice Advocate, Discusses Canada’s Horrible Legacy Jane Willsie, Olivia Wheeler, Mary Kitagawa, Gabriel Landstedt, Rodney Stehr, Patara McKeen, Green College, Judith Valerie Engel 00:39:27 Mary Kitagawa discusses the heinous events she experienced during Japanese Canadian incarceration and the fight for justice afterwards. This horrible event occurred between 1941-1949 and led to 22,000 Japanese Canadians being imprisoned, dispossessed, detained, and forced into low-wage labour by the Government of Canada. The trauma from this unspeakable event lives on in the survivors and their descendants. In this PCHC-MoM collaboration episode, Mary discusses her family’s experience of incarceration and the impact it had on her life and on the Japanese Canadian (JC) community, and the advocacy work she did with her husband Tosh Kitagawa. Together, they worked on every project to find justice for the JC community with the Japanese Canadian Citizens Association and Human Rights Committee (JCCAHRC). This work is visible in two important projects, the Landscapes of Injustice and Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre in Burnaby. Mary Kitagawa discusses the heinous events she experienced during Japanese Canadian incarceration and the fight for justice afterwards. This horrible event occurred between 1941-1949 and led to 22,000 Japanese Canadians being imprisoned, dispossessed, detained, and forced into low-wage labour by the Government of Canada. The trauma from this unspeakable event lives on in the survivors and their descendants. In this PCHC-MoM collaboration episode, Mary discusses her family’s experience of incarceration and the impact it had on her life and on the Japanese Canadian (JC) community, and the advocacy work she did with her husband Tosh Kitagawa. Together, they worked on every project to find justice for the JC community with the Japanese Canadian Citizens Association and Human Rights Committee (JCCAHRC). This work is visible in two important projects, the Landscapes of Injustice and Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre in Burnaby. mary kitagawa, injustice, japanese canadian incarceration, pchc, japanese canadian, humans rights no full 3 1     6d695141-2bfc-4458-9c91-9f7ebd59f9d2 Empire, Colonialism and the Law: Renisa Mawani talks about her work as a historical legal scholar focusing on oceanic law and colonial encounters *At the 46 minute mark in this episode, there is a mention of the discovery of unmarked graves at sites of former residential schools in Canada. At the time of this recording, only two discoveries had been reported in the media and therefore they are the only discoveries mentioned, however, since then, there have been more discoveries of unmarked graves of children at former residential schools across Canada. 

    ]]>     Tue, 7 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000 gc.academic1@gmail.com (Renisa Mawani, Jane Willsie, Rodney Stehr) https://patchworks.simplecast.com/episodes/oceans-empire-and-law-cL_38sTe *At the 46 minute mark in this episode, there is a mention of the discovery of unmarked graves at sites of former residential schools in Canada. At the time of this recording, only two discoveries had been reported in the media and therefore they are the only discoveries mentioned, however, since then, there have been more discoveries of unmarked graves of children at former residential schools across Canada. 

    ]]>     Empire, Colonialism and the Law: Renisa Mawani talks about her work as a historical legal scholar focusing on oceanic law and colonial encounters Renisa Mawani, Jane Willsie, Rodney Stehr 00:52:26 University of British Columbia professor Renisa Mawani guides us through the beginning of her career as a critical theorist and legal scholar studying the history of empire and colonialism. She talks about the origins of her focus on Asian migration and Indigenous dispossession as overlapping histories in her first book, Colonial Proximities, and how this focus arose from family histories of migration. She walks us through some of her methodology, how she makes sense of archives and how charting lines on a map led her to consider colonial legal history in oceanic terms, to see 'oceans as method' in her second book, Across Oceans of Law. She talks about interdisciplinary work as learning to speak new languages and broaches what it's like to publish and work in academia, with mentions of her most recent co-edited work in Animalia, and her upcoming book project on colonialism and piracy. University of British Columbia professor Renisa Mawani guides us through the beginning of her career as a critical theorist and legal scholar studying the history of empire and colonialism. She talks about the origins of her focus on Asian migration and Indigenous dispossession as overlapping histories in her first book, Colonial Proximities, and how this focus arose from family histories of migration. She walks us through some of her methodology, how she makes sense of archives and how charting lines on a map led her to consider colonial legal history in oceanic terms, to see 'oceans as method' in her second book, Across Oceans of Law. She talks about interdisciplinary work as learning to speak new languages and broaches what it's like to publish and work in academia, with mentions of her most recent co-edited work in Animalia, and her upcoming book project on colonialism and piracy. decolonization, patchworks, animalia, british columbia, legal studies, law, colonial proximities, colonialism, british empire, university of british columbia, vancouver, anti-racism, ubc, history, piracy, across oceans of law no full 2 1     b434f1c9-68af-4dc8-b960-ddc2c1b6e5ad An Ocean of Stories: Kalani Reyes talks about the Deep Pacific Podcast Listen to Deep Pacific!

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    ]]>     Sun, 1 Aug 2021 23:43:22 +0000 gc.academic1@gmail.com (Kalani Reyes, Olivia Wheeler, Gabriel Landstedt, Rodney Stehr, Judith Valerie Engel, Green College) https://patchworks.simplecast.com/episodes/an-ocean-of-stories-nGo7QV70 Listen to Deep Pacific!

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    ]]>     An Ocean of Stories: Kalani Reyes talks about the Deep Pacific Podcast Kalani Reyes, Olivia Wheeler, Gabriel Landstedt, Rodney Stehr, Judith Valerie Engel, Green College 01:32:37 Kalani and Rodney's conversation dives into how her Chamorro heritage and Micronesian upbringing influenced her work as executive producer of the Indigenous podcast Deep Pacific. Deep Pacific is a growing, ground-breaking new podcast series that weaves diverse Pacific Island voices and experiences together to educate and connect emerging voices from across the pacific. Rodney speaks on how this podcast impacted him as a Pasifika living in diaspora and the importance that podcasts like Deep Pacific play in connecting communities and raising awareness. Kalani and Rodney's conversation dives into how her Chamorro heritage and Micronesian upbringing influenced her work as executive producer of the Indigenous podcast Deep Pacific. Deep Pacific is a growing, ground-breaking new podcast series that weaves diverse Pacific Island voices and experiences together to educate and connect emerging voices from across the pacific. Rodney speaks on how this podcast impacted him as a Pasifika living in diaspora and the importance that podcasts like Deep Pacific play in connecting communities and raising awareness. decolonization, chamorro, podcast, pasifika, colonialism, deep pacific, melanesia, micronesia, ubc, pacific, fiji no full 1 1