Including All Citizens Project
We strive to support all students that learn in different ways. Through the Including All Citizens project, our faculty and students have researched and tried different teaching strategies and techniques to support a wide range of learners. Read more about how some faculty are making our courses more accessible to support all students.
Faculty of Arts Field Schools
Amazon Interdisciplinary Field School
Students visit Colombia's Amazon Rainforest and experience its rich biological and cultural diversity. After a cultural tour of Bogota, students will travel south to the Calanoa Natural Reserve where they will engage in creative activities, trek and canoe into the forest, and learn indigenous knowledge from local guides and shamans. This 6-credit course and field school uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore themes of sustainability, conservation, community development, and indigenous perspectives.
ANTH 3150: Ethnographic Field School (Anthropology)
Students will examine and practice the techniques and ethical conduct of ethnographic research in Cultural Anthropology, building on previous knowledge and experience. They will develop, plan, conduct, and present the results of individual or small group original ethnographic research projects related to an identified theme. Summer 2018's there was Heart of the City: Situating Homelessness in Whalley/City Centre.
Archaeology Field School (Anthropology)
Field School provides students with modern, useful skills in archaeology and anthropology. The hands-on experience gives KPU students a competitive edge when applying for jobs.
The fieldwork portion of the program is typically 5 weeks in duration, from June-July. In past field schools, fieldwork and camping has taken place in the Fraser Canyon. Future projects may be located in other areas of BC.
Paris & Geneva Design Field School (Fine Arts)
Students travel to Paris, France to explore this dynamic urban environment and immerse yourself in multi-sensory design experiences. Then they travel to Geneva, Switzerland, a world center for diplomacy and the home of many humanitarian organizations.
The affective quality of these global centers will be considered from a design perspective and will focus on the social, political, and ethical impacts of design practice.
Canada Research Chairs
Canada Research Chair in South Asian Literary and Cultural Studies
Asma Sayed, PhD
Dr. Asma Sayed's research focuses on South Asian Canadian (SAC) artistic contributions between 1910 and 2010, mapping the first century of South Asian creativity in Canada. Studying an underexamined yet significant area of Canadian cultural production, the project addresses the importance of recognizing and building a comprehensive history of how the largest visible minority in Canada has impacted Canadian social justice discourse and political change. The research will examine South Asian Canadian literary and visual texts, both celebrated and lesser known, in English and in heritage languages.
Canada Research Chair in Wrongful Convictions
Lisa Monchalin, PhD
Dr. Lisa Monchalin's research will examine miscarriages of justice and false accusations in Canada, particularly those affecting Indigenous Peoples. For guidance on preventing and addressing wrongful accusations and convictions, Dr. Monchalin is examining legal traditions of Upper Great Lakes Métis-Anishinaabe Peoples, which is where her own Métis ancestry originates. As a proud member of the Métis Nation of Ontario, she aims to uphold her responsibility to her community and peoples. Her team will explore confirmation bias, the illusory truth effect, lack of cultural competency, and limits of the colonial system in achieving justice and truth. Through the research, Dr. Monchalin aims to develop Indigenous legal empowerment workshops, as well as specialized training programs for police officers, lawyers and judges. In the longer term, she intends to establish an Indigenous Innocence Institute at KPU, which can serve as a hub for research and advocacy, foster partnerships and train the next generation of researchers to tackle Indigenous overincarceration and wrongful accusations and convictions.