The 4th Annual Sociology & Criminology Undergraduate Student Conference
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities
Date: Friday, November 7, 2014
Time: 8:00 to 17:00
Place: Conference Centre
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
12666 72 Avenue, Surrey, BC, Canada
Conference Program
8: 00 – 9:00 Registration and Poster Session I
Location: Conference Centre, G1205, Cedar Building
9: 00 – 9:30 Opening Ceremonies - Welcome Speeches
Location: Conference Centre, G1205, Cedar Building
9:45 – 10:45 Concurrent Sessions 1, 2, 3, and 4
Session 1 – Mutiny in Hollywood: Representations of Reality within the Horror Film and the Docudrama
Session Format: Prearranged
Location: A2410 (Second Floor of the Library)
Chair: Professor Greg Chan, Department of English, KPU
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‘Toccatas of Terror: Music and Narrative in Psycho and United 93’ - Mathew Fabick, English, KPU
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‘Creativity in a Docudrama: the Case of Paul Greengrass’ United 93’ - Ann Kim, English, KPU
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‘The Feminine Presence: Misogyny and Feminism in Hitchcock’s Psycho’ - Fraser Readman, English, KPU
Session 2 – KPIRG, PIRGs, and Student Activism
Session Format: Workshop
Location: Conference Centre, G1205, Cedar Building
Chair: KPIRG
- ‘KPIRG, PIRGs, and Student Activism’ - The Kwantlen Public Interest Research Group (KPIRG)
Session 3 – Rights, Work, and Borders in an Era of Post-
Globalization
Session Format: Paper
Location: FIR 118
Chair: Dr. Michael Ma, Department of Criminology, KPU
- ‘Canada-USA Safe Third Country Agreement’ - Jessica Sanghera, Criminology, KPU
- ‘Border Security Technology and Privacy Rights’ - Ryan S. Gossal, Criminology, KPU
- ‘The Rise of Temporary Foreign Workers’ - Gurinder Bopanrai, Criminology, KPU
Session 4 – Surveillance, Conviction, and the Prison-Industrial Complex
Session Format: Paper
Location: Main 3820
Chair: Professor Erling Christensen, Department of Sociology, KPU
- ‘Social Injustice and the Prison-industrial Complex’ - Shane Kubeska, Criminology, KPU
- ‘The Relevance of Wrongful Conviction in North America: A Critical Examination’ - Paige Gardiner, Criminology, KPU
- ‘Community Surveillance of Police Citizen Encounters: Canadian Police Officers in YouTube’ - Breanne Muir, Criminology, SFU
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Concurrent Sessions 5, 6, 7, and 8
Session 5 – ‘Decolonization’
Session Format: Workshop
Location: Conference Centre, G1205, Cedar Building
Chair: KPIRG
- ‘Decolonization’ - The Kwantlen Public Interest Research Group (KPIRG)
Session 6 – Immigration, Nationalism, and ‘Race’
Session Format: Paper
Location: A2410 (Second Floor of the Library)
Chair: Professor Erling Christensen, Department of Sociology, KPU
- ‘North American Culture from a Filipino Immigrant Perspective’ - Juan Victor Cortez, Creative Writing, KPU
- ‘Japanese Political Commodities: Nationalism as a Premium for Politics’ - Scott Jacobsen, Psychology, SFU & UBC
- ‘Nationalism and ‘Race’ Influence Violence and Discrimination’ - Gurpinder Sidhu, Sociology, KPU
- 'South Asian Immigration to Canada Then and Now’ - Pritha Sehra, Sociology, KPU
Session 7 – “Imagining” Crimes, Sentencing, and Animal Welfare
Session Format: Paper
Location: FIR 118
Chair: Dr. Cherylynn Bassani, Department of Sociology, KPU
- ‘Animal Cruelty in Canada and the Impact of Guardianship Laws’ - James O’Conner, B.A. Honours with Distinction, Criminology, SFU
- ‘A look at Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: Historical and Current Perspectives’ - Jordan Buna, Psychology and Criminology, KPU
- ‘Empty Pockets, Umbrellas, and “Imaginary Crimes”: A Content Analysis of Canadian, New Zealand, and Australian Case Law on Impossibility in Criminal Attempts’ - Kayla Barkase, B.A. Honours Criminology and Philosophy, SFU
Session 8 – American Imperialism, Palestine, and Israel
Session Format: Roundtable & Discussion
Location: Main 3820
Chair: Professor Claudio Vidal, Department of Sociology, KPU
- ‘#JewsandArabsrefusetobeenemies’ - Saed Abu-Haltam and Maria Goldin, Sociology and Psychology, KPU
- ‘The Power of 3: Analysis of the relationships between the American economic, political, and military elites’ - Adrianna Spyker. Sociology and Political Science, KPU
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch and Main Event: A Scholarly Collaboration to Showcase KORA
Location: Conference Centre, G1205, Cedar Building
1:30 – 1:45 Coffee Break
1:45 – 2:45 Concurrent Sessions 9, 10, 11, and 12
Session 9 - Sex and Gender Marginalization in the Age of Rights Session Format: Paper
Location: A2410 (Second Floor of the Library)
Chair: Dr. Mike Ma, Department of Criminology, KPU
- ‘Socially Constructing Discrimination Against Women in the Workplace’ - Ana Santos, Criminology, KPU
- ‘Institutionalized Discrimination: Legal Abuse and Social Issues Concerning the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Community’ - Anthony Berrios, Criminology, KPU
- ‘International reproductive rights and maternal mortality’ - Danica Eiswerth, Criminology, KPU
- ‘The Right to Remain Silent: Prostitution in Canada’ - Emilie Lang, Criminology, KPU
Session 10 – Gender, Sexuality, ‘Race’, and the Body
Session Format: Paper
Location: FIR 118
Chair: Dr. Fiona Whittington-Walsh, Department of Sociology, KPU
- ‘Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Muscle Dysmorphia: Disorders created by Society’ - Manpreet Athwal, Psychology and Anthropology, KPU
- ‘Media Images: Influence on Concepts of Race and Beauty’ - Lenée Son, Journalism and Sociology, KPU
- ‘Why Every Girl Needs a G.B.F: Discourse Analysis of Straight Female/Gay Male Relationships’ - Jamie Paton, Sociology, KPU
Session 11 - Education, Curriculum, and Students (I)
Session Format: Paper
Location: Conference Centre, G1205, Cedar Building
Chair: Professor Erling Christensen, Department of Sociology, KPU
- ‘Where Stops the Buck? Students’ Responsibility in Education’ - Scott Jacobsen, Psychology, SFU & UBC
- ‘The Roar of the Resilient’ - Puneet Rangi, Criminology, KPU
Session 12 – Environment, Food Security, and Solidarity
Session Format: Paper
Location: Main 3820
Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Shantz, Department of Criminology, KPU
- ‘World Wide Hunger’ - Kristin Kavanagh, Sociology and Political Science, KPU
- ‘Global Warming’ - Caitlin McCutchen, Political Science, KPU
- ‘Solidarity is for White Women (But it Doesn’t Have to Be)’ - Lenée Son, Journalism and Sociology, KPU
2:45 – 3:00 Coffee Break
3:00 – 4:00 Concurrent Sessions 13, 14, 15 and 16
Session 13 – Corporatization of Universities and Student Organizing
Session Format: Workshop
Location: Fir 118
Chair: KPIRG
- ‘Corporatization of Universities and Student Organizing’ - The Kwantlen Public Interest Research Group (KPIRG)
Session 14 – Law: Sex Trade Workers, Euthanasia, and Marijuana Use
Session Format: Paper
Location: Main 3820
Chair: Alicia Spidel (Ph.D. Candidate), Department of Criminology, KPU
- ‘Taking Back Her Rights: Bill C-36 and the Legality of Prostitution in Canada’ - Nick Chretien, Sociology and History, KPU
- ‘Marijuana use: a statistic report’ - Julia Ballerio-Dupé, Sociology and Counseling, KPU
- ‘Legalization of Euthanasia’ - Sarah Emilie Braaten, Criminology, KPU
Session 15 – Indigenous Issues, Education, and Social Policy
Session Format: Paper
Location: A2410 (Second Floor of the Library)
Chair: Dr. Fiona Whittington-Walsh, Department of Sociology, KPU
- ‘Necessity of Compulsory Curriculum on Residential Schools in the Canadian Context’ - Paige Gardiner, Criminology, KPU
- ‘Governmentality and Aboriginal Social Policy in Canada’ - Jessica Hodgins, Sociology and English, SFU
Session 16 - Education, Curriculum, and Students (II)
Session Format: Paper
Location: Conference Centre, G1205, Cedar Building
Chair: Professor Erling Christensen, Department of Sociology, KPU
- ‘Comparing Education in Rural Pakistan and Canada’ - Nasheman Waheed, General Studies, KPU
- ‘Ideology Through Education: Otherness, Dehumanization, and Official Knowledge in Israeli and Palestinian High School Textbooks’ - Scott McInnes B.A. Double Minor in Economics and History, KPU
- ‘How Sex Education Promotes a Heteronormative Culture that Perpetuates the Status Quo in American Society’ - Katheryn Morrison, Psychology, KPU
4:05 – 5:00 Closing Ceremonies, Poster Session II, and Reception
Location: Conference Centre, G1205, Cedar Building