Month: February 2016

In the second semester of ASTU100, we have been focusing on the media representation of marginalized groups, basing our studies on Jiwani & Young’s paper on missing Aboriginal women in the Downtown Eastside area. We have covered a number of articles and documentaries on the topic, each one written from its own individual perspectives. For …

This week, our ASTU class got the opportunity to present each of our Archival group project with the rest of the class. It was an interesting hour and a half where groups took turns filling the public knowledge gap through the exploration of the Rare Books and Special Collections at UBC. While all 5 groups …