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3. The Colonial Experience

Week 3 lecture (video)

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WEEK 3: The Colonial Experience

The anxiety about our inability to communicate did not really make sense to me until I recalled the story of the False Creek Indians in 1913. Having been forced to evacuate their reserve and having had to load their belongings on a barge taking them away from their land, the Natives did not go far … Continue reading “WEEK 3: The Colonial Experience”

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Week 3 – Spanish Identity Crisis

I hadn’t thought of the colonial experience as a Spanish (or European) crisis of identity before. I had pictured the colonizers as eagerly consuming all the land they were able to, and exploiting those resources and people who lived there. … Continue reading →

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3. The Colonial Experience

WEEK 3: The Colonial Experience

Week 3 – Spanish Identity Crisis