This entry-level course introduces students to Indigenous peoples, worldviews, cultures, and ways of knowing through the lens of contemporary Indigenous artists and their cultural expressions. Situated within a basket of Indigenous values, this curriculum privileges Indigenous presence and the gifts that Indigenous cultures have contributed and continue to contribute to the social, ecological, cultural and political fabric of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Canada. Through thematic-based lessons, presentations, interviews, readings and films, we will trace important moments in Indigenous histories emphasizing the diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada and North America. This course will also track the impacts of Indigenous-settler relations as they inform our current historical moment and aims at decolonizing our lenses and developing an understanding and validation of a plurality of knowledges and alternative histories. A central tenet of this course is understanding the spirit of place and the importance of the local, and the ways in which place informs us as artists, designers, guests and community members. By fore-fronting place and the land, we are situated, as teachers and learners, in a reciprocal, responsible relationship with the Indigenous ethos of "all my relations."
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TERM 1+2. POD course. IMPORTANT NOTE - no class during Summer
Break Week June 24-28.
LatinX Paraguayan-Canadian Mestiza (mixed race Indigenous Guarani-Spanish) architect, designer, researcher, and educator with extensive professional multidisciplinary practice in South America and Canada. Their work stands at the intersection of systems thinking, service design and climate action, embodying a commitment to sustainable and inclusive solutions.With special focus on land-based design, social innovation and sustainability their work in industry includes architectural projects and a specialization in exhibit design, experiential design, visual communication-information design, placemaking, architectural urban signage and wayfinding programs for airports and transportation systems. Their current research is supported by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) with a doctoral fellowship, and it focuses on integrating emergent and re-emergent technologies into design practice and pedagogy to promote sustainable and equitable futures.Pat is a member of the Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability network (DESIS); the Design Justice Network; the American Computing Association (ACM); The Native American Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA); The Latin American Studies Association (LASA), among other professional networks. They teach courses in Design and Critical Studies at Emily Carr University; Pat has a Master in Interdisciplinary Design from ECU and they are currently a PhD candidate in Design and Social Context at RMIT University.
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