Rosalind

Origins :

Germanic 

Derived from : Roslindis, An Old High German name composed of two elements : Hros (horse or fame) and Lind (gentle, tender, soft)

Latin 

Derived from : Rosa (rose) and Linda (beautiful, pretty)

My name is Rosalind and I live, work, and play on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish people (including the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations). It is with humility, responsibility, solidarity, and gratitude that I recognize this fact and my role as the descendant of uninvited European settlers. I am of Scottish, French, and German ancestry and speak both French and English. I currently study at Capilano University (in pursuit of my Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Liberal Studies) and work part-time as a food and beverage server.

As an emerging interdisciplinary researcher, I aspire to conduct research which adequately reflects the complexity and dynamic nature of life and humbly recognizes the subjectivity of “truth”. My current areas of interest include : sociology of crime (with a focus on the prison industrial complex), philosophy and law (particularly as they pertain to  notions of guilt and innocence, abortion, euthanasia, marriage, homosexuality, migration, racialized discrimination, and capital punishment), Indigineity and Sovereignty, feminist and queer theory, Black history and literature, sociology of globalization, migration, and global tourism, psychology of anomalous experiences, and the geographical and psychological studies of climate change.

While the structure and themes of my undergraduate degree have been anything but straightforward, I have come to truly embrace the diverse array of courses which my Major in Liberal Studies has permitted  me to take and the ways that these seemingly distinct areas of study intersect and interact. My scope of understanding about myself and the world has widened dramatically (thanks in great part to the excellent instruction I’ve received at Capilano) and I look forward to continuing to refine my research skills through the design and execution of a final research project which will conclude my degree.

Following this degree, I aspire to become a school teacher with a focus on alternative education. My goal is to be trained at one of the many excellent PDP teacher training programs in British Columbia, to be granted a Bachelor of Education, and to work in Canadian public schools. I also dream of learning to speak more languages and, in the future, travelling to teach (and learn) abroad.