Catherine Nolin

Natural Resources | Genocide Studies | Anthropology | Human Rights | Community | Geography | Migration | Guatemala, Central America, Canadian mining abroad, Forced Migration, Structural Violence, State Violence, Indigenous Rights, Human Rights, Social Justice, Experiential Learning, Field Schools, Genocide Studies, Refugees, Qualitative Research, Gender. | Lab 8-148 Campus Prince George campus Website https://www.unbc.ca/catherine-nolin Twitter link Instagram link LinkedIn link Facebook link Biography I am a social geographer with two broad areas of research interest that connect in many ways and often overlap: Guatemala/Violence/Development/Justice and Migration/Transnationalism/Refugee Studies. I am a Professor of Geography and former Chair of the Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at UNBC. I was honoured to be Vice Chair & later Chair the Conference of Latin American Geography (CLAG) organization from 2018-2022. CLAG is the premier organization for geographers engaging in research in Latin America and the Caribbean and works to foster research, education, and service related to Latin American geographical studies. I consider myself a long-time insurgent researcher and social justice advocate, including more than 30 years grappling with the afterlives of the Guatemalan genocides. I have been fortunate to work with Grahame Russell of Rights Action for 22 years to organize and facilitate field schools to Guatemala for undergraduate and graduate students. In 2021, we co-edited the book "Testimonio: Canadian Mini

I am a social geographer with two broad areas of research interest that connect in many ways and often overlap: Guatemala/Violence/Development/Justice and Migration/Transnationalism/Refugee Studies. I am a Professor of Geography and former Chair of the Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at UNBC. I was honoured to be Vice Chair & later Chair the Conference of Latin American Geography (CLAG) organization from 2018-2022. CLAG is the premier organization for geographers engaging in research in Latin America and the Caribbean and works to foster research, education, and service related to Latin American geographical studies. I consider myself a long-time insurgent researcher and social justice advocate, including more than 30 years grappling with the afterlives of the Guatemalan genocides. I have been fortunate to work with Grahame Russell of Rights Action for 22 years to organize and facilitate field schools to Guatemala for undergraduate and graduate students. In 2021, we co-edited the book "Testimonio: Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala,” published by Between the Lines Press. My book, Transnational Ruptures: Gender and Forced Migration (2006), on issues of Guatemalan political violence and forced migration to Canada, was published by Ashgate."