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Highland Creek Photovoice Collection

The Highland Creek Photovoice Collection contains research assignments from GGRD08 a Research seminar in Environmental Geography from Fall 2022 taught by Dr. Susannah Bunce. Photovoice is a participatory qualitative method particularly relevant to the discipline of environmental geography. It allows participants to take photographs and subjectively interpret or tell stories about the content of their photographs (Cho, Kim, & Stoltman, 2021). Students used this research method to interpret social, ecological, landscape, and other relational processes in the Highland Creek Valley, adjacent to the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) campus. UTSC Campus is part of the traditional territories of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, and Huron-Wendat, subject to the Dish with One Spoon Treaty wampum belt, Williams Treaty, and Rouge Tract land claim (Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation). Students took photos, curated the exhibit, and created the metadata represented in the collection.

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Sowing the Seeds
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Sowing the Seeds

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"I thought deeply about the seasons during my research. Because of the limitations of the class, all our photos were taken during autumn and winter; seasons which typically associate with death, decline, and slowing down. How might this relate to…
Sowing the Seeds

Sowing the Seeds
Turning Over a New Leaf
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Turning Over a New Leaf

Description:
"In participating in the photovoice research, my perception and feelings about Highland Creek changed significantly. In initial research of the area and policy documents, I perceived Highland Creek as 'in need' and 'poor quality…
Turning Over a New Leaf

Turning Over a New Leaf
Wire Mash the Creek? & Broken Bridge of the Valley
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Wire Mash the Creek? & Broken Bridge of the Valley

Description:
"Image 1: The lower area of the Highland creek uses wire mash along the trees and elevated ground which prevents erosion or run off in circumstance of increase water level. These have been added to the valley following the major flood, since the…
Wire Mash the Creek? & Broken Bridge of the Valley

Wire Mash the Creek? & Broken Bridge of the Valley
A Destructive Move?
Title:

A Destructive Move?

Description:
"I believe people will always convey their understanding of human nature in different ways. However, I wonder if we are being careful enough with our backyard. This image depicts the bridge's white wreckage from the 2015 storm. These wreckages…
A Destructive Move?

A Destructive Move?
A Hardware Upgrade to Our Backyard
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A Hardware Upgrade to Our Backyard

Description:
The trail is enclosed by an unending plastic fence and a sign that reads "Keep Out." To stop the river bank from eroding, a 250-metre armourstone retaining wall will be constructed. We can tell that the TRCA is making an effort to keep things…
A Hardware Upgrade to Our Backyard

A Hardware Upgrade to Our Backyard
An urban oasis -- UTSC's best kept secret, through the looking glass
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An urban oasis -- UTSC's best kept secret, through the looking glass

An urban oasis -- UTSC's best kept secret, through the looking glass

An urban oasis -- UTSC's best kept secret, through the looking glass
The World is Yours
Title:

The World is Yours

Description:
Etched into the concrete of the bridge is the adage, 'the world is yours' -- but is it, really? Whose 'world' are we referencing here? Whose bodies are we accounting for when claiming that the world is indeed, 'yours'? Whose…
The World is Yours

The World is Yours
Nowhere Path to Somewhere
Title:

Nowhere Path to Somewhere

Description:
This path shows a straightforward story of how vital convenience is to people. A planned trail leads people around to the area where the informal path takes you. However, people have found a more convenient way to get there. In the case of this path,…
Nowhere Path to Somewhere

Nowhere Path to Somewhere
Patterns of Desire
Title:

Patterns of Desire

Description:
An informal path that is nowhere on a planned map and can almost escape the eye of someone who doesn't know it's there. It leads somewhere; its destination is determined by those who have paved the path over time. Spotting the desired path can…
Patterns of Desire

Patterns of Desire
On the Edge
Title:

On the Edge

Description:
Winding through the trees and shrubbery, with clear signs of high usage, all the plants stomped down over time. This informal trail was made to make access to the water and fishing more convenient since planned trails at Highland Creek make it…
On the Edge

On the Edge
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2022
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The Highland Creek Photovoice Collection contains research assignments from GGRD08 a Research seminar in Environmental Geography from Fall 2022 taught by Dr. Susannah Bunce. Photovoice is a participatory qualitative method particularly relevant to the discipline of environmental geography. It allows participants to take photographs and subjectively interpret or tell stories about the content of their photographs (Cho, Kim, & Stoltman, 2021). Students used this research method to interpret social, ecological, landscape, and other relational processes in the Highland Creek Valley, adjacent to the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) campus. UTSC Campus is part of the traditional territories of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, and Huron-Wendat, subject to the Dish with One Spoon Treaty wampum belt, Williams Treaty, and Rouge Tract land claim (Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation). Students took photos, curated the exhibit, and created the metadata represented in the collection.
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