How can journalists interrogate and overcome the colonial gaze? The question is key to the work of Lia Tarachansky - filmmaker, journalist, and York PhD candidate in Cinema and Media Studies - who has explored power relations and colonialism in the Middle East, Canada, and elsewhere. Tarachansky was one of last year's honorees in the Elia Scholars Program, York's most prestigious internal award, facilitated by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Learn more about Lia Tarachansky work here: http://www.liatarachansky.com