Spirit of Care: Reflecting on Indigenous Wellbeing Gathering Conference

This FEELed Note is written by Dani Pierson, FEELed Lab Administrator, who was a presenter, attendee, and supporter for the recent Indigenous Wellbeing Gathering Conference Earlier this month, the Urban Indigenous Wellbeing Collective hosted their first conference here on unceded syilx territory. As a part of the FEELed Lab’s ongoing collaboration with the collective, we… Continue reading Spirit of Care: Reflecting on Indigenous Wellbeing Gathering Conference

Talking About Tensions

This FEELed Note is a contribution from Daisy Pullman, a team member on the Cultivating Environmental Attention project. In this note, Daisy reflects on her experiencing presenting on FEELed Lab research at the 4S conference in Honolulu. Walking around Honolulu, especially the hyper-touristic neighbourhood of Waikiki is to be slapped in the face with dissonances.… Continue reading Talking About Tensions

Researcher Profile: Grace Henri

As we welcome new people to the FEELed Lab, we want to make space for longer introductions to project team members and research affiliates joining us this year. This profile is on Grace Henri who is a research affiliate leading the project Nostalgia Forecast. 1.     Can you tell us about your work/research? I come from a research background… Continue reading Researcher Profile: Grace Henri

Micropoems for microclimates

On October 18 we convened our first event of the year at the FEELed Lab as part of our “Craft-a-strophe!” series. As the name suggests, this series uses making things (“craft”) and thinking with poetry (“strophe” is a technical word for part of a poem) as a way to feel our way into the catastrophes… Continue reading Micropoems for microclimates

Researcher Profile: Emma Carey

As we welcome new people to the FEELed Lab, we want to make space for longer introductions to project team members and research affiliates joining us this year. This profile is on Emma Carey who is working on the Enhancing Access and Inclusion in Environmental Humanities Research Practice Project. 1. Can you tell us about your… Continue reading Researcher Profile: Emma Carey

Returning…

Creek bed sunshine at the FEELed Lab on unceded syilx territory.

Hello, fellow FEELers! We are returning a little more slowly this year… the summer months brought many challenges, not least the catastrophic drought and the wildfires which were felt by all of us in this place, in different ways. The late September rain was very welcome, and had me (as a settler here) contemplating one… Continue reading Returning…

Reimagining Sustainability: How do we continue holding each other up during crises?  

(image credited to the Digital Humanities Innovation Lab of the SFU Library).  This FEELed Note is a contribution from Rina Garcia Chua, who is a Research Associate in Environmental Humanities and Migrant Ecologies at the FEELed Lab. This blog introduces the project she is leading at the Lab, “Sustainable Mentorship in Writing,” which features a… Continue reading Reimagining Sustainability: How do we continue holding each other up during crises?  

“These things are done together”

This FEELed Note is a contribution from Erin Delfs who took care of the FEELed Lab (alongside Sierra Lammi) this summer while most FEELed members were away. Erin (she/her) is a graduate student in the Community Engagement, Social Change, & Equity program at UBC Okanagan. Erin’s research interests include post-neoliberal health equity, intersectional climate justice,… Continue reading “These things are done together”

An Idea Walk at Woodhaven

This FEELed Note is a contribution from Sierra Lammi who took care of the FEELed Lab (alongside Erin Delfs) this summer while most FEELed members were away. Sierra is an MA student at UBC Okanagan in the Community Engagement Social Change and Equity stream of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies program. My name is Sierra Lammi.… Continue reading An Idea Walk at Woodhaven