EDCI Graduate Programs
Graduate Profile
DARREN
LUND
Ph.D.
When
I think of the Centre I have wonderful memories of supportive colleagues
and office staff, interesting professors and caring relationships.
My residency from 1996-1998 seemed to be consumed with lots of seminars
and papers, and even teaching the odd class, but most gratifying
to me were the personal connections. Moving back to Alberta to do
field work and continue my high school teaching and human rights
activism has meant a balancing act. With the help of a study leave
and an IODE fellowship I'll be finishing my dissertation by next
summer. Being connected to the Centre only electronically is a bit
alienating but knowing that the people I met there are busy finishing
degrees and/or moving onto other adventures is very satisfying.
I
continue to present at conferences, publish articles when I'm not
marking English essays, and continue my research and activism on
social justice themes. I am particularly interested in studying
teacher-student coalitions that challenge racism and other discrimination
in secondary chools.
Running
recreationally is my athletic stress-relief, and I savour time spent
with my spouse, Medi, and our two children, Stefan, 8, and Tatiana,
5. They still can't get enough time with their parents, so I've
been told to enjoy that while it lasts!
I
look forward to continued contact with my friends at the Centre
and beyond, and wish everyone the best in their future endeavours,
whether they include the academy or some other space in which to
flourish.
I
feel very fortunate to have been recognized for my work with STOP
(Students and Teachers Opposing Prejudice), an ongoing action group
I formed in 1987 in Red Deer. This includes:
- 2000
Intercultural Educator of the Year Award (inaugural) from the
Intercultural and Second Languages Council of the Alberta Teachers’
Association
- 1999
Harmony Award of Distinction (inaugural, jointly with STOP) by
the Harmony Movement
- 1998
Race Relations Award (jointly with Lindsay Thurber High School)
by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Refereed
publications:
Lund,
D. E. (1998). Social justice and public education: A response
to George J. Sefa Dei. Canadian Journal of Education, 23,
191-199.
Lund,
D. E. (1998). Seeking ethnocultural equity through teacher education:
Reforming preservice programs. Alberta Journal of Educational
Research, 44, 268-283.
Lund,
D. E. (1998). Nurturing democracy in the schools: Engaging youth
in social justice activism. Multiculturalism/Interculturalisme,
17(2), 6-31.
Chapters
and edited conference proceedings:
Lund,
D. E. (2000). Young people mobilizing on human rights issues.
In G. S. Bhatia, J. S. O’Neill, G. L. Gall, & P. D. Bendin (Eds.),
Peace, justice, and freedom: Human rights challenges for the
new millennium (pp. 199-206). Edmonton, AB: University of
Alberta Press.
Lund,
D. E. (1998). Reconceptualizing social justice pedagogy: Current
debates and directions in Canadian education. In A. Richardson
(Ed.), International multiculturalism 1998: Preparing together
for the 21st century (pp. 226-235). Edmonton, AB:
Kanata Learning.
Non-refereed
publications:
Lund,
D. E. (1999, June). Confronting Shell in the heartland of Canada’s
oil fields. Ogoni review, 1(18), 4-5.
Lund,
D. E. (1998). Social justice activism in a conservative climate:
Students and teachers challenging discrimination in Alberta. Our
Schools/Our Selves, 9(4), 24-38.
Lund,
D. E. (1998, September). Engaging students in school-based social
action: Putting a stop to racism. Asian and Pacific American Education
Perspectives, pp. 3-4.
Lund,
D. E. (1998). Breaking ground in the promised land: Mary Lund’s
letters home to Denmark from Canada, March-September, 1926 (Trans.,
R. J. Lund) [Introduction]. The Bridge: Journal of the Danish
American Heritage Society, 21, 11-35.
Book
reviews in Canadian Social Studies, Interchange, and the Journal
of Educational Thought
Academic
conference presentations:
Lund,
D. E. (2000, June). My advisor, my thesis, my life. Paper presented
at the annual conference of the Canadian Committee of Students
in Education and the Canadian Society for the Study of Education,
Edmonton, AB.
Lund,
D. E. (1999, February). Dealing with discrimination: Strategizing
around ‘race’ and difference [Keynote address]. Presentation at
the Youth Seminar of “Options for Africa: Education, Development,
Governance,” a conference of the Africa Society, University of
Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Lund,
D. E. (1998, July). Reconceptualizing social justice pedagogy:
Current debates and directions in Canadian education. Paper presented
at the International Multicultural Conference, Faculty of Education,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Lund,
D. E. (1998, May). Conceptualizing social justice activism: Student
and teacher coalitions in Canadian schools. Paper presented at
the annual conference of the Canadian Critical Pedagogy Association
and the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Ottawa, ON.
Lund,
D. E. (1998, May). Is it critical pedagogy or liberal democratic
education? Examining social justice activism in schools. Paper
presented at “Investigating Our Practices,” a joint conference
of the Centre for the Study of Curriculum and Instruction, The
Centre for the Study of Teacher Education, and the Teacher Education
Office, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Lund,
D. E. (1998, April). Challenging discrimination in schools: The
STOP social action project. Paper presented at “Beyond Multiculturalism:
Education, Culture and Citizenship,” the joint annual conference
of the National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education
and the National Association for Asian Canadian Education, Vancouver,
BC.
Other
conference presentations:
Lund,
D. E. (2000, August). Youth: Be a part of the solution. Panel
member at “Renewing Vigilance: Human Rights in the World Community,
52nd annual conference of the International Association of Official
Human Rights Agencies, Vancouver, BC.
Lund,
D. E. (2000, May). Winning strategies for engaging young people
in action on rights. Presentation at “Building a Human Rights
Culture: Tools for Transformation,” annual conference of the Canadian
Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies, Banff, AB.
Lund,
D. E. (1999, October). Youth action on diversity: Putting a stop
to racism. Wrap-up Keynote address at the Diversity Workers’ Mobilization
and Empowerment Conference, Central Alberta Diversity Project,
Red Deer, AB.
Lund,
D. E. (1999, August). Diversity issues in the classroom. Presentation
at “Managing Diversity Summer Institute,” annual conference of
the Cultural Diversity Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary,
AB.
Lund,
D. E. (1998, November). Primed for action: Young people mobilizing
on human rights issues. Invited “Youth Wrap-Up” keynote presentation
at “Universal Rights and Human Values: A Blueprint for Peace,
Justice and Freedom,” an international conference sponsored by
the Canadian Human Rights Foundation, Edmonton, AB.
Lund,
D. E. (1998, October). The racism free school. Paper presented
(with co-presenter Sandy Dore) at “Building Bridges, Not Walls,”
a conference sponsored by the Consortium for Diversity in Education,
Vancouver, BC.
Lund,
D. E. (1998, October). Countering racism through student activism
in the English classroom and beyond. Paper presented at “Open
to the World: Multiple Perspectives in the English Classroom,”
a conference of the B.C. Teachers of English Language Arts, Richmond,
BC.
Newspaper
publications:
Lund,
D. E. (2000, July 17). Leadership vote means a bad Day for Canada
[Guest column]. St. Catharines Standard, p. A5.
Lund,
D. E. (2000, July 7). Behind Day poise, narrow views persist [Guest
column]. Edmonton Journal, p. A15.
Lund,
D. E. (1999, May 12). Shell’s actions questionable [Guest column].
Red Deer Advocate, p. A4.
Lund,
D. E. (1998, October 13). Rights trampled in APEC affair [Guest
column]. Red Deer Advocate, p. A4.
Recent
Committee Involvement:
2000
(September) Canada’s Consultations to the UN World Conference
Against Racism, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism), Ottawa,
ON
2000
(June) Educational Research Award Panel Committee, Alberta Teachers’
Association, Calgary, AB
2000
(March) Youth Justice Provincial Committee, Public Legal Education
Network of Alberta (PLENA), Red Deer, AB
2000
(February) Mathieu Da Costa Awards Program Final Selection Committee,
Canadian Teachers’ Federation, Ottawa, ON
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