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On April 22, 2016, we held our first HERG seminar in Ponderosa Commons at UBC. Two speakers shared their recent conference presentations, Gang Li and Sharon Stein. Abstracts and citations of the presentations are listed below.<\/p>\n
Gang Li, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies<\/strong> Gang’s paper will be published soon: Sharon Stein, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies<\/strong> Sharon’s co-authored paper was presented at the 2016 AERA meeting: On April 22, 2016, we held our first HERG seminar in Ponderosa Commons at UBC. Two speakers shared their recent conference presentations, Gang Li and Sharon Stein. Abstracts and citations of the presentations are listed below. Gang Li, PhD Candidate … Continue reading
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\nSince the late 1990s citizens from the People\u2019s Republic of China have become the largest\u00a0single group of international students in all major English-speaking countries. However,\u00a0relatively little has been done to understand the political dimension of Chinese students\u2019\u00a0experience in their host societies. Taking Canada as a case country with democracy\u00a0as a point of reference, this paper explores Chinese international students\u2019 political\u00a0interactions with Canadian society. Delving into six social-science graduate students\u2019\u00a0lived experience with democracy in Metro Vancouver, this paper highlights the fact\u00a0that some Chinese students tend to become highly sensitive to the political significance\u00a0and implications of their overseas experience in and through their engagement with\u00a0democratic discourses and practices in Canada. Furthermore, those students who have\u00a0obtained Canadian permanent residency or citizenship are even inclined to become\u00a0fairly active in political life in Canada.<\/p>\n
\nLi, G. (2016, forthcoming). Politically sensitive Chinese students’ engagement with democracy in Canada: A case\u00a0study.\u00a0Journal of Chinese Overseas, 12<\/i>(1), 96-121.<\/p>\n
\nAbstract: Although efforts to emphasize higher education\u2019s role in\u00a0global development have grown in recent years, important questions\u00a0remain about the resulting initiatives. In this study, drawing on\u00a0theories of social imaginaries and the insights of decolonial and
\npostcolonial scholars, we employ our concept of the \u2018modern\/colonial\u00a0global imaginary\u2019 in order to consider the impact of enduring colonial\u00a0power relations and modes of knowledge production on the Association\u00a0of Commonwealth Universities\u2019 \u201cBeyond 2015\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n
\nStein, S., Andreotti, V.D.O., & Susa, R. (2016, April 12).\u00a0\u201cBeyond 2015,\u201d within the modern\/colonial global imaginary? Global\u00a0development and higher education. Annual Meeting of the American\u00a0Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"