Intersection
Channel: CAM/MAC Anthropologie / Anthropology / U Ottawa
Date: 2019-11-27

Since being in this course, I have had a few ideas about what exactly I would like to focus on for the film assignment. For my film, I would like to focus it on the geographical location of Somerset Street west, in Downtown Ottawa. I am interested in this place because it encompasses two distinct areas, all in close proximity to each other, And I would like to find out if there is reason for this. I am also hoping to gain more knowledge on the history of the areas that I am often in, and connected to in some way. I Have lived in this area for almost two years, and being a part of the LGBTQ+ community, I wanted to see just how these neighbourhoods have impact on those living in these spaces, as I feel that sometimes these areas can get looked over, especially in the city of Ottawa.
   Somerset St west, a long street in the centre of Ottawa, connects the two areas of Somerset village (LGBTQ+ neighbourhood), and the Chinatown area. Cultural and ethnic enclaves are something that have been of interest to me in previous Anthropology courses, and I would like to relate that to my own context, being the city of Ottawa. 
 To Accomplish this, I chose to interview a friend of mine, Julin, who lives in these crossroads and has also lived on Somerset St west in the past. Julin happens to be an international student from china, and also identifies as queer, so I thought that she might have an interesting perspective on these spaces, because of her personal connection to both neighbourhoods, and her place of home currently in the intersection between them. 

Credits:  
Julin Gong Interview- participant 

Jacob Mcgillivray  Interviewer /producer

All footage shot from September- November 2019 in  Ottawa,  Canada
 
 Video in participation of ANT3143 (A) Final project  University of Ottawa

Video published on: November 27th, 2019

Jacob Mcgillivray- 

Undergraduate student at the University of Ottawa