Relational Technologies
Research Cluster

The Relational Technologies research cluster brings collaborative interdisciplinary teams together to support community-led cultural survivance through immersive and interactive storytelling. Partnerships among community-based research leads, technical experts at and beyond UBC, and campus venues for knowledge exchange focus on emergent digital tools and technologies for mapping, gaming, and curating stories.

Cluster Members

  • Assistant Professor, First Nations and Endangered Languages Program (Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies) and Anthropology | UBC

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  • Assistant Professor, First Nations and Indigenous Studies (Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies), Associate Member of English Language and Literatures | UBC

    Profile (FNIS)
    Profile (English Language and Literatures)

  • Program Assistant, Musqueam Language and Culture Department | Musqueam Indian Band

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre & Film | UBC

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  • Manager, Partner Relations | Unity

  • Assistant Professor, School of Information | UBC

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  • Associate Professor, Department of Geography | UBC

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  • Associate Professor, Anthropology | UBC

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  • Executive Producer, UBC Studios and Emerging Media Lab | UBC

  • Professor, Department of History | UBC

    Editor, BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly

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  • Assistant Director, Acquisitions | UBC Press
    Founder and Lead, RavenSpace

CLuster Events & Programming

  • Generative AI Workshop Series: Karla Ssewakiryanga (CEDaR Digital Communications Assistant), Sara MacLellan (CEDaR Coordinator), and Daisy Rosenblum (CEDaR Director), “Agency in AI Image Generation,” two-part workshop. CEDaR Space, UBC. June 19 and 26, 2025

    Generative AI Workshop Series: Dante Cerron (CEDaR Lab Supervisor), “Vibe Coding,” three-part workshop. CEDaR Space, UBC. May 15, 22, and 29, 2025

    Relational Technologies Speakers Series: Jon Corbett ᒍᐤᐣ ᒥᑫᐪ ᕒᐅᐯᕒᐟ ᑯᕒᐯᐟ ᓂᐟᓯᑯᓴᐣ, “Indigitalization and Indigenuity: Indigenous Computing and Technology.” Co-hosted with UBC Language Sciences. Hybrid: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC and Live-streamed. April 3, 2025

    Relational Technologies Toolkit: Dante Cerron (CEDaR Lab Supervisor), “3D Printing: From Concept to Creation.” CEDaR Space, UBC. March 6, 2025

  • Relational Technologies Speakers Series: Marlena Myles (Spirit Lake Dakota/Mohegan/Muscogee), “Dakota Significance to Land in a Modern Age: The Art of Marlena Myles.” Co-hosted with UBC Language Sciences. Hybrid: Coach House, Green College, UBC and Live-streamed. March 14, 2024

  • Relational Technologies Speakers Series: Dr. Christine Schreyer & Tamis Cochrane, “‘Giving the Land Back its Spirit’: Indigenous Place Name Reclamation, a Taku River Tlingit example.” Co-hosted with UBC Language Sciences and the Institute for Community Engaged Research (ICER). Hybrid: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC and Zoom. October 11, 2024

    Audio Production Training: Fall Cohort, facilitated by Lilith Charlet. CEDaR Space, UBC. September-October, 2024

    Audio Production Training: Summer Cohort, facilitated by Lilith Charlet. CEDaR Space, UBC. June-July, 2024

    Field Trip: Black & Rural, written and performed by Shayna Jones. Pacific Theatre, Vancouver BC. April 12, 2023

  • Event: CEDaR Holiday Open House. CEDaR Space, UBC. December 14, 2022

    Meeting: Relational Technologies Research Cluster members meeting. Hybrid: CEDaR Space and Zoom. November 21, 2022

    Workshop: Maize Longboat, “Bitsy and ‘imagining place’ in pixel art. CEDaR Space, UBC. November 3, 2022

    Field Trip: Ghosts of the Machine, exhibition. Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver BC. July 20, 2022

    Meeting: CEDaR Advisory Committee Meeting: Frameworks for Governance. Hybrid: CEDaR Space and Zoom. July 19, 2022

    Event: Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration. Co-hosted with the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies (CIS), Museum of Anthropology (MOA), Morris & Henry Belkin Gallery, and Chan Centre for the Arts. CEDaR Space, UBC. June 21, 2022

    Meeting: Relational Technologies Research Cluster members meeting. Hybrid: CEDaR Space and Zoom. May 16, 2022

    Workshop: Dante Cerron, “Git Real - An Introduction to Git.” Co-hosted with the Emerging Media Lab (EML). Hybrid: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC and Zoom. May 11, 2022

    Workshop/Performance: Peter Morin, “Words to Give Back: Words that have lifted us up.” Co-hosted with Honouring Indigenous Writers. CEDaR Space, UBC. March 14, 2022

    Workshop: Linc Kesler, Oral History Workshop. CEDaR Space, UBC. March 10, 2022

    Workshop: Nahanee Creative, “Decolonizing Practices.” Virtual. January 27, 2022