CHRISTINE SELINGER
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I want to continue working with kids
and young adults. I love the curiosity
and enthusiasm of youth and that is
such a fun energy to be around.
and their knowledge that I needed to
feel like myself. They didn’t treat me
differently; they didn’t make me feel
fragile. When I was with them, I was
just Christine.
Someday I hope to get back into
teaching in a classroom setting, in
some way. I would also like to further
my education, through the completion
of a Master’s and possibly a Ph.D.
Ultimately, I just want to be happy.
What are your future goals
professionally/personally?
I feel like I’m at a spot where I’m
just taking life as it comes. My
husband will be finishing his Ph.D. in
Mathematics in the upcoming year,
so we’re looking at the possibility of
moving, though neither of us is sure of
where that might take us. I want to live
somewhere where I have more access
to wilderness than I do right now—
and to continue creating adventures
around the world.
What advice do you have for others
graduating from our program?
Don’t limit your horizons. A degree in
Education, and the lessons you learn
through your time at the U of R will
take you many places and give you
the tools to do more than you think.
Take opportunities as they come,
and create your own opportunities
whenever you can.
Someday I would like to write a book,
though I’m not sure what form that
would take.
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I had the delight to spend time this November with Dr. Kathryn Ricketts in the Listening Lab
where we worked together with students, connecting ways the body opens up language, voice,
writing, dance, and insights. This research continued in the collaborative work with Kathryn,
co-writing the connections between place and embodiment. It was also a delight to share my
work on reclaiming Armenian identity through poetry and dance in the Theory and Method
Seminar. I am thankful for the wonderful work being opened by Dr. Ricketts and the receptivity
of the warm community at U of R. Dr. Celeste Snowber, Simon Fraser University
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My time with Dr. Kathryn Ricketts at the Listening Lab from March 6-9, 2017 was rich and
engaging. We shared our current art-making processes and discussed different dance
practice methodologies. We shared ideas on moving with objects, on narrative inquiry, on
notions of space, and we discussed ideas on a somatic approach to movement. I also had the
opportunity to share my research on “Embodied Geographies” at a Theory and Method Seminar
and a narrative inquiry class. Thank you for this engaging experience. The Listening Lab not
only supports artists and educators to come together to test ideas, but it allows us to share in
discourse and develop a language around movement. Learning how to communicate about our
lived experiences is invaluable, educational, and meaningful. Donna Redlick, Moving Arts and
Somatic Studies, Vancouver, BC
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