View from Venus

3.6 Identity and Belonging with Chantal Gibson

Episode Summary

In this week's episode, guest expert Chantal Gibson, artist-educator and university lecturer in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, joins us to talk about poetry and public art and about the relationship between research, identity, and belonging. We wrap up with our takeaways from the conversation. Feel free to share your thoughts and responses with us on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook and tag us @university_of_venus on IG and @UVenus on Twitter or post it on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/UVenus/ and we will share, retweet, and amplify! Find University of Venus on Instagram @university_of_venus , Twitter @UVenus , and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/UVenus/

Episode Notes

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

How we learn to become literate citizens through reading.
The representation of Black women across the Canadian cultural landscape.
Chantal's collection of poetry, How She Read.
How the lives and stories of our students impact our research and writing.
Prescriptive vs. descriptive grammar.
How Chantal's creative work influences the way she teaches research methods.
The interrelatedness of Identity and Research and research as a method of identity formation.
Students and discourse communities.
Chantal's work in the current Canadian Senate show.

Resources Discussed in this Episode:

Photo Credit: Marianne Meadahl

Music Credits: Magic by Six Umbrellas

Sound Engineer: Ernesto Valencia