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John Rose
Background:
Trained as a human geographer, my specific expertise lies in the interconnected fields of social/cultural, urban, and political geography. This intellectual focus has been developed from my undergraduate education through the course of my M.A. and Ph.D. research projects, which have examined different aspects of the social and political integration of recent Chinese- and South Asian-origin immigrants in Greater Vancouver, the region in which I was born, raised, and currently live.
I maintain a broader interest in issues around immigration policy, urban development, social/cultural/economic change, and politics—an interest that sustains not only my ongoing research projects, but my teaching as well. I have been a geography instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University since September, 2002, and have taught introductory courses in human geography (1101), regional courses on British Columbia and Canada (1160 and 2140), as well as second-year thematic courses in cultural geography and urban geography (2110 and 2250). I have also developed a third-year course in political geography (3220) which I am scheduled to teach in Spring, 2008, and I look forward to developing and teaching a number of courses in social/cultural geography as the department grows.
Currently I am engaged in developing two publications from my Ph.D. thesis research, co-authoring a Geography 1101 course manual with Lyle Courtney, beginning development of a thematic Canadian geography textbook, and working with Stephen Dooley (Kwantlen Sociology/Criminology; Director, National Institute for Research in Sustainable Community Development) on an evaluation plan for the City of Vancouver's Project Civil City initiative.
Education:
B.A. (Hons.) (1996), M.A. (1998), Ph.D. (2007),
Geography,
University of British Columbia
Written Work:
Rose, J. 2007. Charting Citizenship: the Political Participation of Recent Immigrants in Richmond and Surrey, BC. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia.
Rose, J. 2001. "Contexts of interpretation: assessing immigrant reception in Richmond, British Columbia," The Canadian Geographer 45 (4), pp. 474-493.
Rose, J. 1999. "Immigration, neighbourhood change, and racism: immigrant reception in Richmond, BC," Research on Immigration and Integration in the Metropolis (RIIM), Vancouver Centre of Excellence, Working Paper Series. #99-15 (May), 60 pgs.
Rose, J. 1998. Reinvented Racism, Reinventing Racism? Reinterpreting Immigration and Reception in Richmond, BC. Unpublished M.A. Thesis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia.
Selected Presentations:
Rose, J. 2005. "Enhancing Immigrant Political Participation: Observations and Recommendations Based on a Local Research Project," paper presented at the Civic Engagement, Community Leadership and Innovative Programming forum, organized by the Richmond Intercultural Advisory Committee and the Civic Education Society, Richmond City Hall, Richmond BC. September 15.
Rose, J. 2002. "The political participation of recent immigrants in metropolitan Vancouver, Canada," paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, USA, March 19-23.
Media Contributions/Coverage:
Hoekstra, M. 2005. "Ideas floated to boost civic engagement, forum looks for suggestions two months before civic election," Richmond Review. September 17. Internet. http://www.civiceducationsociety.ca/new_pr.html
Skelton, C. 2004. "The shifting immigrant vote," Vancouver Sun. June 19, C1. (distributed nationally as: "Parties determined to reach ethnic voters," CanWest News Service. June 20.)
Skelton, C. 2004. "Layton courts Chinese voters: NDP leader converses in Cantonese on stump in Vancouver," Vancouver Sun. May 27. A5.
