Dr. Craig Ford will invite students to think about the body as a construct, review a brief history of postcolonial theory and its relation to how we see our bodies, and brainstorm strategies to resist hegemonic conceptions of the body. Throughout this lecture workshop, Dr. Ford will help students connect the dots between decolonization strategies and ways to redefine how bodies, including the BC body, can be understood, represented, and valued. This presentation sets the foundation for the following line up of events throughout the week, emphasizing this year’s theme of decolonizing our perceptions of the body and reimaging ways to embrace every body.