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Assignment 1:1 – Introduction

Hello fellow students of ENGL 372!

I’m very excited to learn alongside each and every one of you this semester. Before I dive into what I look forward to and expect out of this course, here’s a brief introduction to who I am as a person and a student.

My name is Chase Thomson and I am a fresh fourth year UBC student majoring in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing (focusing on screenwriting.) When I’m not at school, I own and operate my own photography business called Chase Media. Photography has been a massive part of my life for the last ten years, so I feel it’s an important aspect to mention.

I felt it was only fitting to include an image of myself within this introductory post.

I’m very excited for ENGL 372 because I have never taken a literature course with a core focus on Canadian/Indigenous literature. I guess what I look forward to most is just experiencing this new section of literary work. In recent years, I believe that Indigenous rights have been brought forward in many Canadian’s minds and I am very eager to further my knowledge of Indigenous culture. Canada has been such a euphoric place for me to grow up in as a young, white male and I think I often was blinded by my privilege when it came to the historic wrongdoings against Indigenous people. While reconciliation in Canada is a long process with many ups and downs, I believe that, at the very least, more Canadians have become knowledgable of Indigenous history. Just briefly going through the course schedule and readings, I expect to even further my personal knowledge of Indigenous history and literature throughout this course.

Online courses can be rough for me when it comes to staying motivated so I’m really going to try to improve on that during this class. I look forward to engaging with each of you throughout this term!

 

Work Cited

“Our Story.” Reconciliation Canada Our Story Commentshttps://reconciliationcanada.ca/about/history-and-background/our-story/.

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