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In this episode, Brian Egan and Kristen Dobbin chat with Marina La Salle, an IPinCH Associate and PhD candidate, about her research on Pacific Spirit Regional Park at the University of British Columbia.
Archaeology, ethnography, and history intersect in Marina La Salle’s research based in urban Vancouver, B.C. In her research, Marina investigates how 'heritage' in Pacific Spirit Park is constructed, communicated, and controlled by affected communities, and the role that such heritage plays in contemporary views of history. Marina looks at the complex links between land, tangible and intangible heritage, and culture in contested spaces, asking how the park's history and management create tensions between cultural and civic identities.
“I don’t know, as a graduate student, if it’s possible to do a really collaborative project. Even if you have an existing relationship, what it comes down to is your MA thesis or your PhD is your product and you have to be a sole author on it. In a collaborative project you would never have a sole author.”
Marina served as the Student Representative on the IPinCH Steering Committee from 2010-2011. She is an IPinCH Associate, and most recently, contributed to the project as the RA for the Commodifications of Cultural Heritage Working Group.
Check out Marina's IPinCH profile for more on her work.
Photo: K. Dobbin. Music courtesy of Mique'l and Mike Dangeli of the Git Hayetsk Dancers.
