*This is a written transcript of my podcast episode on June 19th. If you would prefer to listen to the full episode you can find it here: We are moving through what feels like a new racial revolution, one where much of the world is muting themselves to amplify voices of colour, Indigenous Peoples and vulnerable communities. I think it’s…
Photo of Gitxsan Dancers at the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival at the UBC Museum of Anthropology As you all know, I sort of lead a double life. I’m full time freelance writer, but I’m also a full time 4th year anthropology student at the University of British Columbia. Anthropology wasn’t always the plan. I wanted to do good in…
Museums are a place of collective memory, a place where we allocate space and place reverence on objects that allow us to recollect about the past and understand how our lives and histories intersect with one another. They preserve our heritage, and allow the public to gain a greater understanding of the past so we can make better decisions in…
Whenever I’m in London, I make it a point to visit my place of worship. Nope, it’s not St. Paul’s Cathedral, or Westminster Abbey. They’re lovely, but as an Atheist (gasp!) my admiration for English churches doesn’t go much further than the exquisiteness of their towering buttresses, the craftsmanship of stained glass windows or the eerily beautiful acoustics found only…