identity
SFU professor discusses the power of healing food systems
September 11, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On August 28, a new documentary, Food is my Teacher, premiered on CBC in Alberta and BC. The documentary explores how food is a significant part of identity, culture, and personal healing. Food is able to uniquely heal one’s body, spirit, and the earth. The Peak connected with co-writer and co-director of Food is My Teacher, Tammara Soma, to learn more about the documentary’s message. Soma is also a research director and co-founder of SFU’s Food Systems Lab. “My documentary shows that there are amazing community leaders and organizations that are [ . . .…
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Dr. Carman Fung discusses the transformation of tomboy identities
February 13, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer Dr. Carman Fung is a lecturer in the department of gender, sexuality, and women’s studies at SFU. They “study the lesbian secondary gender, ‘tomboy,’ across the transnational Sinophone world encompassing contemporary China, Taiwan, and Hong…
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Opinions in Dialogue: The Ambiguity of Gender and Sexuality
February 15, 2022By: Ciara Reid, SFU Student; Maya Beninsteso, Peak Associate Though gender is not inherently sexual, it does bear influence on the relationships we form — be they sexual or otherwise. SFU Student Ciara Reid and Peak Associate Maya Beninteso discuss. CR:…
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What Grinds Our Gears: People staying silent as I get misgendered
March 22, 2021by Meera Eragoda, Copy Editor I am non-binary and I use they/them/theirs pronouns which most people are on board with. Of course, I am very femme-presenting so being misgendered constantly has been a reality that I’ve needed to adjust to.…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Why are pronouns so important?
March 22, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Jacob Mattie, and introduction by Dev Petrovic Incorporating the introduction of personal pronouns on day-to-day occasions has become increasingly normalized. The sharing of pronouns is evident in group introductions, social media bios, and Zoom usernames — the…
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Opinions in Dialogue: “BIPOC,” progressive or problematic?
March 7, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Onosholema Ogoigbe, and Idara Udonya BIPOC, an acronym used to encompass Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, has gained increased usage over the past year. A revision of POC (people of colour), the term aims to acknowledge…
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UPTOWN BOYBAND discuss their sound, bilingual music, and the Canadian music scene
November 20, 2020By: Michelle Young, News Editor Editor’s note: Some of the answers below have been edited for length and clarity. Toronto-based UPTOWN BOYBAND released their first album, CLUB UBB, on November 20. It’s a concept album that’s divided into two parts,…
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The clothes one wears does not correlate to their level of freedom
June 13, 2018Written by Amal Abdullah, Staff Writer About a year ago, a couple of friends and I put on a bake sale at one of the vendor tables in the Academic Quadrangle (AQ) to raise money for a religious non-profit organization.…
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Check your privilege
October 11, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you’ve read the title of this quiz and are groaning about social justice warriors, or how the world is becoming too politically correct, or that you’re tired of being picked on for having a decent life, please just hear…
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Micro housing is a novelty, not a solution
May 25, 2015Throughout the last few days I’ve clicked through countless photos of stylish apartments barely the size of my bedroom. Put simply, I find them fascinating. My interest isn’t solely because I think 200 square foot micro apartments look amazing, being…
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