{"id":142,"date":"2021-04-15T14:18:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2021-05-08T14:36:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T21:36:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Home<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/FourHands-e1617820001904-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/FourHands-e1617820001904-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/FourHands-e1617820001904-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/FourHands-e1617820001904-1536x868.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/FourHands-e1617820001904.png 1763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\u00a0<strong>Fig.1<\/strong>\u00a0 Human Development (Karger)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to 4hands, the Conference site of Kyle Olsen, Amanda Leung, Aidan McConnell.\u00a0<i>4hands<\/i> research will focus on decolonizing Canada\u2019s literature, pushing back against neoliberal ideology to expand multiculturalism, while focusing attention on the climate change crisis to protect all Indigenous and settler communities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Official Languages Act\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lIVMh97mHxw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fig. 1<\/strong>. Canada&#8217;s Official languages Act.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2792 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/engl372-99c-2020wc\/files\/2021\/04\/TOVERS-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Visual Representation of Canadian Bilingualism\" width=\"392\" height=\"261\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 2.<\/strong> Visual Representation of Canadian Bilingualism<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Indigenous Climate Action: Community-based solutions rooted in decolonization\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YooCa3A9c-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fig. 3<\/strong>\u00a0Indigenous Climate Action: Community-based solutions rooted in decolonization\u00a0(Deranger).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-35 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/photo-1569402754445-50bc89bc8c4a-634x500-1-300x237.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/photo-1569402754445-50bc89bc8c4a-634x500-1-300x237.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/photo-1569402754445-50bc89bc8c4a-634x500-1-624x492.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/photo-1569402754445-50bc89bc8c4a-634x500-1.jpeg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><strong>Fig 4<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Learning on Stolen Land<\/strong>. &#8220;Given that Canada was founded by colonizers, it is not surprising that the Canadian education system is built on colonial views&#8221; (Yurdakul).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/IMG_9534_Facetune_26-05-2020-09-16-58-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/IMG_9534_Facetune_26-05-2020-09-16-58-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/IMG_9534_Facetune_26-05-2020-09-16-58-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/IMG_9534_Facetune_26-05-2020-09-16-58-768x1010.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/IMG_9534_Facetune_26-05-2020-09-16-58-624x820.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/IMG_9534_Facetune_26-05-2020-09-16-58.jpg 1004w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aidan McConnell<\/strong> was born in North Vancouver BC, spent the first 11 years of his life in Toronto, Ontario, moved back to North Vancouver in the 7th grade and has been living there since. Being a Cultural Studies major, Aidan has taken many courses in previous years on the colonial history of Canada, but none of had a specific focus on literature. Aidan has an interest in the bilingualism of Canada and all that duality implies, as well as the climate change effecting our planet today, much like his fellow teammates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/Me-n-Callie-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/Me-n-Callie-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/Me-n-Callie-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/Me-n-Callie-624x473.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/04\/Me-n-Callie.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Kyle Olsen<\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0was born and raised in Langley, B.C., located within the Fraser Valley and currently resides in Vancouver, B.C. He is a fourth-year BA student majoring in Human Geography with a minor in English (Emphasis Literature) with the hopes of pursuing a career in teaching after he finishes his undergraduate degree. Kyle has previous experience learning about the processes and effects of colonialism through his studies in geography but wants to take a different approach to learn more about these topics through a literary lens. In particular, he wants to learn more about the modern literacy practices to environmental justice concerning the phenomenon of climate change today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/03\/IMG_3694-261x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/03\/IMG_3694-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/03\/IMG_3694-890x1024.jpg 890w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/03\/IMG_3694-768x884.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/03\/IMG_3694-1335x1536.jpg 1335w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/03\/IMG_3694-1780x2048.jpg 1780w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/4hands\/files\/2021\/03\/IMG_3694-624x718.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Amanda Leung<\/strong> is a 4th year English Literature student who is also pursuing a minor in International Relations. She is from Surrey B.C. and enjoys reading, crafts, cooking, and spending time with her family. She is particularly interested in the effects of single-sided narratives, especially within Canada. She wants to learn more about the effects of rhetoric and power when discussing environmental justice in Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Works Cited<\/p>\n<p>Deranger, Eriel Tchekwie. \u201cIndigenous Climate Action: Community-based solutions rooted in decolonization.\u201d Climate Atlas of Canada, Prairie Climate Centre. University of Winnipeg,<br \/>\n2019:2021 Accessed April 2, 2021 at: https:\/\/climateatlas.ca\/video\/indigenous-climate-action<\/p>\n<p>Karger. <em>Human Development,\u00a0<\/em>March 2021. Susan Rivera, ed; Vol. 64 No. 4-6; Cover illustration. Karger; 2021. Accessed April 7, 2021 at: https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Journal\/Home\/224249<\/p>\n<p>Yurdakul, Lora. &#8220;Learning on Stolen Land&#8221; in <em>Alternatives Journal: Voice of Canada&#8217;s Environment<\/em>, March 25, 2021. Alternatives Media Inc. 2021. Accessed April 1, 2021 at:\u00a0https:\/\/www.alternativesjournal.ca\/community\/culture\/learning-on-stolen-land-2\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Home \u00a0Fig.1\u00a0 Human Development (Karger) &nbsp; Welcome to 4hands, the Conference site of Kyle Olsen, Amanda Leung, Aidan McConnell.\u00a04hands research will focus on decolonizing Canada\u2019s literature, pushing back against neoliberal ideology to expand multiculturalism, while focusing attention on the climate change crisis to protect all Indigenous and settler communities. &nbsp; Fig. 1. 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