HiPo: The Langara Student
Journal of History and
Political Science
VOL. 5, MARCH 2022

HiPo
The Langara Student Journal of History and Political Science
Volume 5

March 2022

EDITORIAL TEAM
Nick Halme
Gigi Watson
Daesha Young

All articles are anonymously student peerreviewed and edited. Submissions from the
editorial team have been reviewed by
faculty. HiPo is published online annually
with the support of the Department of
History, Latin, and Political Science; the
Dean and Division Chair of Social Sciences;
Langara Communications & Marketing; and
the Langara Print Shop.

ISSN 2561-6536
Submissions:
https://langara.ca/departments/history-latinpolitical-science/HiPo
Email: hipojournal@langara.ca

FACULTY ADVISOR
Michael Fulton

DEPARTMENT CHAIR, HISTORY,
LATIN, & POLITICAL SCIENCE
Niall Christie
DEAN, SOCIAL SCIENCES
& COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Elizabeth Barbeau
DIVISION CHAIR, SOCIAL SCIENCES
Sandra Enns

William the Hippo appears courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.9.1
Cover image: Islamic Theologian with Koran, by Osman Hamdi Bey, 1902.
Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, inventory number 3077, Photo: Johannes Stoll

CONTENTS
EDITORIALS
A Letter from the Editorial Team
NICK HALME, GIGI WATSON, DAESHA YOUNG

1

A Letter from the Department Chair
NIALL CHRISTIE

1

ARTICLES
Saints and Skeptics: The Migration of Greek Philosophy
from East to West in the Middle Ages
CRISPIN WELLBURN

3

Moving in Mystical Ways: The Dialectic of al-Ghazali and
Ibn Rushd in Islamic Epistemology
AMY SKY

9

The Floating Man and the Methodological Grounds for
Avicenna’s Immaterial Soul
NICK HALME

15

“Freedom” of the Press: British Propaganda and Systems of
Self-Censorship in the First World War
TOR J. HERMANSEN

21

German Youth in the Purgatory of Nazi Bondage
GIGI WATSON

29

The Success of the German Greens and Failure of their
American Cousins
KURTIS GREEN

40

Can First Nations Sovereignty Coexist with Canadian
Sovereignty?
LOLA SQUARCI

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A LETTER FROM THE EDITORIAL TEAM
We are proud to present the fifth edition of HiPo: The Langara Student Journal of
History and Political Science. The process of putting this edition of the journal
together has been a valuable learning experience for editors and authors alike,
offering us all a glimpse into the (rather rigorous) world of academic publishing.
The papers which have been selected this year cover three broad subjects: the
intellectual history of Islam; the impact of war and environmental crises on modern
European states and their politics; and the notion of sovereignty in modern Canada.
This is the second edition of the journal to have been put together during the global
Covid-19 pandemic. Understandably, these conditions have produced new
obstacles for us all—as a result, the editorial team which has come out the other
side is a small one. Still, this small team has persevered and put together a journal
that we can all be proud of. Of course, all that effort would have been in vain if it
were not for the vital guidance and assistance provided by Dr. Michael Fulton,
along with the support of the History, Latin, and Political Science Department as a
whole. But most of all we must thank our contributing authors, whose hard work
and scholarship have produced the papers which fill the pages of this journal.
NICK HALME, GIGI WATSON, AND DAESHA YOUNG

A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR
One of the greatest privileges that I have as department chair is the opportunity to
write an introductory letter of congratulations to the team who produce HiPo. This
year, the team have continued to work diligently, despite the ongoing limitations of
the pandemic, to produce yet another outstanding issue. Within these pages you
will find excellent discussions of a wide range of topics, most of which are directly
relevant to concerns that face us in today’s world. As always, I would like to extend
sincerest congratulations and heartfelt thanks, on behalf of both myself and the
department, to the team, the contributors, and the faculty advisors who have worked
so hard on this volume. As the journal reaches its five-year anniversary, we also
continue to be grateful to the college administration for their ongoing support, and
look forward to many more issues to come in the future.
NIALL CHRISTIE, PHD
Department Chair
History, Latin, and Political Science

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