8 | Mapping the campus | Memory + Justice

February 26 (in preparation for week 10)

Campus Map /Sites of Memory (see below) – google map (prepared by MPPGA Nona Jalali)

In groups of 2-3 map the campus. These are official sites of memory grouped by quadrants across the campus. But there may also be informal or ‘the peoples’ sites of memory, or of erasure (a protest, a graffiti or mural painted over, torn down and replaced, never commemorated, never recognized) to explore as well. Take your time over Wed class Feb 26 to explore the campus keeping in mind the guiding questions posed below and take note of any that might arise. The colours indicate different quadrants – explore 2-3 quadrants or all! As you map consider the following questions:

Who, what, where, when and how is something remembered, forgotten or contested within memorial sites on campus?
What / whom are things named after, for whom, and why?
How is it politicized, apolitical, or shaped by gender, race, religion, sexuality, class, ability, and intersectional identities or structures of power?
What is funded privately (big business, donors), publicly (institutions, state, province), or by community (students, staff, faculty, Musqueam, parents, etc.)?
Do I see myself and my histories reflected here? Reflect on the embodied experience of walking, interacting, and discussing–which sites elicited stronger feelings of engagement, empathy, anger, sadness, sense of responsibility, etc.?

Campus Mapping (prepared by MPPGA Nona Jalali)