Territory Acknowledgement & Positionality I want to acknowledge that the lands on which I work, study, and live—within the St. John’s area—are situated in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, including the Beothuk [bee-oth-uck] and Mi’kmaq [mee-gum-maq] on the island of Newfoundland. Further, I acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures in the … [Read more…]
Promoting accessibility and flexibility within the classroom can benefit more than just disabled students. Without knowing it, other students may have been subjected to and utilized various learning methods presented in the classroom by their instructors. These methods can range from videos (and live lectures) with closed captioning to lecture notes provided before or after class. Even … [Read more…]
As an undergrad, I idolized my professors and believed they were some of the smartest people I would ever meet. They were experts; they had spent years gaining highly specialized knowledge in their fields and had eloquent, complicated answers to any question thrown at them. I was constantly in awe of the academics around me, … [Read more…]
Growing up as a disabled person in Newfoundland, I never considered what being disabled genuinely meant until I began thinking about what life after high school should look like for me. Looking that far into the future was a scary endeavour, one that I continue to think about as I navigate through the last few … [Read more…]
(Me in the middle with my supervisors Dr. Peter Whitridge (Left) and Dr. Veronique Forbes (Right) after my successful thesis proposal defense) Hello everyone! My name is Ivan and this is my first blog post. I am from upstate New York and began my MA in Archaeology here in the Fall of 2018. I study … [Read more…]
(My favourite summer activity is running through the woods and swimming in the lake with Hugh) Hi friends – just a brief post inspired by ~*~*summertime vibes*~*~. As everyone in my lab left for fieldwork (literally everyone) and regular obligations wound down for the semester, I suddenly found myself with free time. Over the past … [Read more…]
Hello everyone!!! I am super happy and excited to write to you all again! I hope you are having a wonderful time and preparing for the summer! Next week, I will be performing an oral presentation at a conference in Quebéc. While I was preparing my slides – and thinking about all the poutine I … [Read more…]
Going to grad school is a big moment of transition in your life. Just as the transition from high school to university makes room for big changes in your life, so does the move from undergrad to grad. A lot of us move to a different university, different city, different province, different country. Being in … [Read more…]