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Chasing Encounters
by ChasingEncounters
Welcome to Chasing Encounters, a podcast where we share stories that connect us, enlighten us, and encourage us to move forward. e encounter people from all walks of life, mainly BIPOC, people with disabilities and those in the LGBTQ+ community. At the heart of our conversations are language, culture, and identity, but most importantly, how these various encounters meet and intersect. Join the conversation! Support this podcast by commenting and sharing. Twitter: @chasenpodcast*Host/Producer:Yecid Ortega is an avid interest in social justice and anti-racism theory in language education.*Volunteer:Melissa Carter is a Masters student at OISE who is interested in learning about how education and gender intersect. She teaches at secondary school, usually Core French. She likes walking, travelling, reading, and sharing a chat over a hot chocolate.Icon on logo provided by www.flaticon.com
Episodes
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The Final Episode
Today marks the end of an era but the beginning of another one. Chasing Encounters was my personal/academic project to highlight the work of others, learn from them and showcase it as a form to level the playing field in knowledge production and mobilization. Thanks to all of you who listened and...
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Chasing Encounters - Hiatus
We are on pause and we will be coming up with more content as soon as we can. This hiatus is helping us to re-charge, re-evaluate and re-invigorate ourselves so we can come stronger. Thanks for following us this far.
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CES6E1-Parenting while being a graduate student
Three parents came to Chasing Encounters podcast to share their experiences about being graduate students and how their families supported them throughout their journey. We discussed how rewarding is when they feel the support of their children in difficult times. * Biography: Meng Xiao is a...
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CES5SE-2021 Summer Special Episode
Dr. Katie Entigar joined us to have a conversation about their first experiences in Toronto as a new assistant professor at the University of Toronto. Katie enlightened us about what is meant by adult education. Dr. Entigar discussed how education, learning and meaning-making need to go beyond…
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CES5E8-geography, territoriality and land
Born in Peru, Fernando Calderón-Figueroa accompanies us to learn about how cities have been designed to welcome or not their citizens. His research focuses on geography and territoriality with a focus on different international cities. He describes his fascination for how amazing humans have...
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CES5E7-Youth as peacebuilders
Colombian born and educated in Europe, Dr. Diana García shares her thoughts about her experiences being a woman in different contexts and how these have shaped her work with youth communities in urban and rural areas in her home country. She discusses how youth have been excluded from the…
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CES5E6-Problematizing academic writing
With a vast language teaching experience, Dr. Heng Hartse describes his first experiences in ESL education as he tried to understand students’ backgrounds more in depth and trying to build bridges among the international students. He talks about second language writing and the difficulties some...
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CES5E5-Testimonios as methodology
A true American Southerner born in Georgia and with a vast experience in South America, Dr. Jason Mizell discusses some if his work with Testimonios as a form of research methodology. His work stems from his culture, family, and community efforts to bring the voices of the most marginalized…
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CES5E4-Religious Education
Dr. Niyozov grew up in Tajikistan, former Soviet Union, in a small village and a large family. He is a true plurilingual person with a vast international experience in education and research by engaging with numerous cultural groups along the span of his life. These experiences provided an...
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CES5E3-Indigenous Knowledges
Maria Montejo was in our episode to help us understand the many nuances of Indigenous knowledges and epistemologies. From animal spirits and nature, she embarks us on a journey of respect to mother earth and other living and non-living creatures. She describes the presence of a Spiritual...
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CES5E2-International aid sector
Chilean born Marlen Mondaca describes her experiences within the nonprofit organization sector. She provides some useful information about what it means to work with international and development organizations such as Seeds of Hope, Save the Children, Plan International, and OXFAM. Rooted on a...
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CES5E1-From critical education to decolonial praxis
In today’s podcast, we have Yecid Ortega from the University of Toronto. He sees himself as a citizen of the world, and his work certainly reflects an international perspective to education and research. With a very marginalized background, he studied primary and secondary education in public...
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CES4E8-A podcast about podcasts
In this metaepisode, we had a great conversation with El CafeciTO podcast produced by Latinx students at the University of Toronto, we learned about the challenges and the possibilities of creating and producing a podcast that supports the work of our communities. More information:...
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CES4E7-Filipino community engagement
With a Filipino background, Monica Batac and Hilary Naluz shared with us their work with the communities. They defy the idea that Filipinos do not go to post-secondary by demonstrating that both of them are pursuing graduate studies. With their community-oriented work, they hope to provide...
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CES4E6-Performance arts - reproducing or resisting power?
Shakespeare said that “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” Acting and performance are at the centre of this episode as Nae Hanashiro Avila, a PhD student here in Toronto, discusses how identity and performance relate. Of Peruvian-Japanese descent, her mixed…
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CES4E5-Travelling as inspiration for research
Growing up, reading was Adriana’s way to travel the world. The places, people, and cultures she read about motivated her to go and see it for herself. Finding beauty in every place she has visited, her experiences have inspired her research. Where does one experience the best of nature?…
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CES4E4-Comparative, international, development education and research
Drawing from her personal experiences and a critical lens, Dr. Ruth Hayhoe shares a brief history and background of the concepts of comparative, international and development research and education. She illustrates the complexity of this rich field, emphasizing that CIDE’s main goal should be…
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CES4E3-Policing language
Language and how we communicate with each other is at the centre of this conversation with multilingual and multinational, Dr. Uju Anya. With intelligence and good humour, she provides a healthy reality check: contemporary society is multilingual and we need to face it, accept it and educate with...
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CES4E2-Empowering girls education in Pakistan
Norin Taj takes us on a journey from and back to Pakistan in this conversation. We start with growing up in her homeland, a place that contributed to her identities of being South Asian as well as Muslim - two complex and intricate entities that cannot be separated. Moreover, she shares stories…
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CES4E1-Water inequality in Mexico
Opening this season, Canadian Mexican JP Mathias teaches how if you follow the water, you can begin to understand abstract concepts such as development/underdevelopment or how political processes affect various groups differently within a community in a tangible way. Drawing from his educational...
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CES3E9-Community-engaged research
We had an interesting conversation with Dr. Balyasnikova, working at York University. In this special summer edition, we got together at Queen’s Park in Toronto to have a chat about educational gerontology and community-engaged research. From Russia to the USA and now Canada Dr. Balyasnikova...
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CES3E8-Solidarity in uncertain times
In this episode, I embark on a monologue discussing what solidarity means and how it connects to ideas of community building. I answer questions from fellow colleagues who argue that solidarity goes beyond empathy and support but to acts of love and understanding others. In these unprecedented...
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CES3E7-Higher education - identity crisis
Phoebe Kang came to our Chasing Encounters studios to help us uncover how English as the language of “respect, status, power, and reputation” has become a cultural capital in non-English speaking countries, but when it comes to Canada, the ESL industry is relegated to the margins and lacks...
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CES3E6-Celebrating Afrolatinidad
As an Afro Peruvian person living in the Canadian diaspora, Roxana Escobar Ñañes explains the concepts of human geography as a point of entry to understand how our lives are shaped by spaces and how our social interactions are produced. She explores Afro Peruvian communities as domestic spaces…
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CES3E5-Latino or Latinx
Mike Mena spent some time with us to discuss his cultural and linguistic background. He helped us understand the intricacies of being Latino or Latinx in North America and other sometimes confusing identity markers such as Hispanic, Chicano or Mexican American. In our conversation, we challenged...
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CES3E4-Chinese graduate student engagement
From a marketing career to social justice education, Meng Xiao helps us to understand the different experiences among international students who travel from China to Canada. In her research, she examines Chinese students’ engagement in higher education. She highlights that multiple intersecting...
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CES3E3-Graduate student research
Today we have Shirin, Norin and Lepin who are graduate students at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. They are the co-chairs for this year’s graduate student conferences. We discussed research engagement, knowledge mobilization and the importance of...
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CES3E2-Deindustrializing writing education
Dr. Amir Kalan talks about his upcoming book “Sociocultural and Power Relational Dimensions of Multilingual Writing”. Here, Dr. Kalan explains how Western academic writing follows a process of capitalist industrialization of levelling and separating the languages skills as if this were a…
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CES3E1-Unstandardized podcasting
From New York city in the United States, Justin Gerald, the host of Unstandardized English Podcast, joined us in this crossover episode to share his thoughts and ideas about starting a podcast. He went to South Korea to teach English where he got motivated to continue his research work. Growing…
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CES2E8-Language race and colonialism
Cristina has international experience teaching in formal and informal spaces in Japan and in Canada. She was born in Trinidad and is the first woman in the family pursuing a Ph.D. We discussed how the English language has been used for domination and control but also shaped the way we think in a...
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CES2E7-Ideologies of language and literacy education
Born in Yemen with Portuguese Indian ancestry, Dr. Lynn Mario de Souza joined us in this new episode to discuss his long-standing work in linguistics and language research. He describes how the social aspect of language involves understanding that many languages are spoken across time and spaces...
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CES2E6-Duoethnograhy and language teacher training
For the very first time we have two guests, Michael Karas and Patrick Huang who are quite knowledgeable with the CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) programs. Michael, falling in love with languages while travelling to France and Patrick being quite musical, today, they...
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CES2E5-Central Asia and language programs
Farrah, a former fashion enthusiast, teaches us about her work in central Asia. She worked with local, foreign teachers and counsellors as part of academic (English, maths and science) upgrading programs for students in the region. The goal of these programs was to help students get stronger…
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CES2E4-Questioning the Iranian education system
Questioning the Iranian Education System After the Iranian revolution, there was an education revolution trying to modernize it and thus threatening the traditional values. From Teheran to Toronto, Hooman delves into his critiques of the current Iranian system of education as he asserts that…
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CES2E3-Peru language and culture
Yojana from the Andes in Peru teaches us how foreign names clash Indigenous ways of naming children and how people are accepting modernity in contemporary Peru. She describes how the Quechua language has been forbidden in some schools and the society bringing discrimination and exploitation of...
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CES2E2-Implications of provincial policies
From a journey through different places, east to west Canada and the USA, Jacqueline Beaulieu helps us understand the connection between family, community and student collective decisions. In the first part of the podcast, we discussed how universities manage the ancillary fees and the policies...
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CES2E1-Raciolinguistic ideologies
In this new season of Chasing Encounters, we have Dr. Jonathan Rosa from Stanford University who inspired us with his vast knowledge at the intersections of race and language. From his connections to Canada and Chicago, Dr. Rosa enlightens us with ideas of how the way race plays into perceptions…
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CES1E13- Special Summer Episode - Race And Accent
Chasing Encounters Special Summer Episode “ I thought I was getting a Canadian teacher,” Vijay Ramjattan says when an English student thought he was a white English teacher. In this special Summer episode of Chasing Encounters, Vijay delights us with a provocative conversation about how race,...
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CES1E12-Life connected
From London, Ontario (Canada) and background roots in Greece, Maria help us understand how not only education has been a doorway for opportunities and experiences in life but can be a site for oppression. While attempting to challenge patriarchy and hyper-capitalism, she warns us of dangerous...
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CES1E11-Social justice and decolonization for transformation
Dr. Nancy Carvajal, a human being under construction, helps us to understand our purpose in life as academics and as people in the making. We discussed how social justice looks from Western USA house-less peoples to displaced youth and children in rural Colombia. Interconnectedness is paramount…
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CES1E10-Literacy and Second Languages Research in Education
Raul Mora questions how language and literacies are taught in the current sociopolitical contexts around the world. Raul posits that we should be critical about engaging in discussions about what it means to be multilingual or plurilingual in different contexts in Africa, Latin America or North...
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CES1E9-The educational researcher as a storyteller
Latinx immigration to Canada has increased over the past years, and its demographics have shifted according to socio-political events in the region. Diana recounts her/story about navigating the education system in Canada as a recent immigrant, and how her rebeldía kept her going. She argues that...
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CES1E8-Storytelling and translanguaging
An insightful thinker, an incredible teacher and respected researcher, Wales Wong shares her interest in storytelling and translanguaging as important aspects of meaning-making in our daily lives. From California to Hong Kong and now Toronto she brings tons of diverse experiences while using her...
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CES1E7-Imagination, possibilities and realities
What happens when two personal and academic journeys collide? Marlon Valencia discusses his early research and educational influences. He helps us understand how inspiring others to make changes in the community so we can move forward in today’s society is not only an intricate task but a...
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CES1E6-Exploring digital networks
Teachers’ self-directed learning within the frame of International Women’s Day is the focus of this week ‘s Chasing Encounters episode, titled “Exploring Digital Networks.” Anna Bartosik, teacher-researcher, joins us to talk about digital landscapes, where a number of language teachers explore...
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CES1E5-Cooperative work and youth advocacy
In this episode, Dahlia Benedikt discusses Jewish youth movements and community movements as spaces to experience culture, support and resilience among intergenerational peoples. Dahlia explains how we understand educators as not just teachers or councillors but people who can contribute to our...
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CES1E4-Immigration and identity
In this episode, Zehra and Yecid question what we mean by being a Canadian immigrant or a Canadian citizen. We wonder what Canadian values are and how we are supposed to integrate into the system. Zehra’s research look at Turkish and Kurdish immigrants in Canada by using a photovoice approach to...
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CES1E3-Discovering Nepal
In this episode, Yecid and Pushpa from Nepal talk about languages, education and cultures. We delve into personal connections with the communities and the role of languages and English in everyday life as well as the importance of preserving home languages. Sources: Giri, R. A. (2010). Cultural...
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CES1E3-Our community
This conversation between Yecid and Mama discusses their ideas about community and family and how we have supported them personally and academically. Concepts of communities of practice(Lave & Wenger, 1991; Wenger, 1999), (de)colonization (Fanon, 1963, 2008; Rivera Cusicanqui, 2010) and knowledge...
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CES1E1-Our linguistic and cultural journeys
This conversation between Yecid and Claudio explores their own visions on ideology, capitalism, identity and language in today’s world. As a point of entry, we deploy our ideas based in the concept of investment (Norton, 2013; Peirce, 1995) as a form of identity navigation in our lived…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Chasing Encounters, a podcast where we share stories that connect us, enlighten us, and encourage us to move forward. e encounter people from all walks of life, mainly BIPOC, people with disabilities and those in the LGBTQ+ community. At the heart of our conversations are language, culture, and identity, but most importantly, how these various encounters meet and intersect. Join the conversation! Support this podcast by commenting and sharing. Twitter: @chasenpodcast*Host/Producer:Yecid Ortega is an avid interest in social justice and anti-racism theory in language education.*Volunteer:Melissa Carter is a Masters student at OISE who is interested in learning about how education and gender intersect. She teaches at secondary school, usually Core French. She likes walking, travelling, reading, and sharing a chat over a hot chocolate.Icon on logo provided by www.flaticon.com
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