After reading Lieutenant Nun, for the first time in my life I found myself almost rooting for a colonialist. I could not help but be utterly impressed by the success of her transformation into a soldier and conquistador and must admit that as I read this story my mind was tempted to see Catalina de Erauso as …
Reading Cristopher Columbus’ journal was both captivating and nauseating all at once. Having never read any direct accounts or descriptions of pre-colonial indigenous communities, I was fascinated by the way Columbus described his first encounter with the “islanders” and must admit that his writing allowed me to imagine the scenario he describes with relative ease. …
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Hello class! My name is Jorge Porter and I am a first year student in the Global Citizens stream of the Coordinated Arts Program (CAP). The past week has been very busy and chaotic but I can honestly say that I’m very much looking forward to my first year at UBC. I was born and raised …