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Today's blog post is a quick appreciation of some of the outdoor spaces that I encountered this late spring and early summer in Chamblee, GA; Philadelphia, PA; and NYC. The interventions photographed below, which include public art installations, outdoor seating areas, and little, though mighty acts of gardening in a big city, promise a being-in-space that slows one down and encourages reflection about one's relationship to the built environment.
In my research and creative practice, I am interested in understanding how we move through space (with what pace, rhythm, and affect). Walking with attention is a way of holding contradictions of speed and slowness or delay, of intensity and moderation, of solitude and community.
Walking, moreover, is rarely linear, and pedagogically mirrors "spiral learning." The principles of "spiral learning" rest on revisiting concepts, adding depth and complexity with each stop. Walking from site to site, returning to sites or passing by them regularly can generate the literal movements of spiral (and non-linear) learning.
In October 2023, the Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education (SCoRE) launched a new fellows program, working closely with Georgia Tech's Sustainability cluster of IRIs – the Strategic Energy Institute, the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, and the Renewable Bioproducts Institute – along with the Social Equity & Environmental Engineering Lab. The goal was to bring together faculty working on energy equity, community benefits, and environmental justice, and to give them the space to build real relationships with each other and with community partners.
The summer began in Washington, D.C., alongside Drs. Sophie Landrieux Kartochian, Stuart Minson, and Britta Kallin. We presented at the 7th International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes (ISLSP) & Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Business Language Conference, titled “Languages for Specific Purposes: Making Connections Within and Beyond the Classroom,” at George Washington University (May 2-3, 2024).
The rest of the summer was spent teaching at our GT-E campus in Metz, France...
In October 2023, the Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education (SCoRE) launched a new fellows program, working closely with Georgia Tech's Sustainability cluster of IRIs – the Strategic Energy Institute, the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, and the Renewable Bioproducts Institute – along with the Social Equity & Environmental Engineering Lab. The goal was to bring together faculty working on energy equity, community benefits, and environmental justice, and to give them the space to build real relationships with each other and with community partners.
ETL participated in a second Climate Fresk, co-organized by the Georgia Tech Office of Sustainability, the Georgia Tech French Club, and the Consulate General of France in Atlanta, on April 19, 2024. The Climate Fresk is a collaborative workshop that teaches participants the fundamental science behind climate change and empowers them to take action against its consequences.
I have been back in Atlanta since January 2024, eagerly writing, teaching, and working with students and community partners here. In this post, I include some highlights from the past three months, during which time I have been learning from esteemed community organizers in my role as an Energy Equity, Environmental Justice, and Community Engagement Faculty Fellow at Georgia Tech.
Take a peek at the great work SLS 2023 students have accomplished in and around Metz, France since August. Highlights include in-class discussions, experiential learning through site visits, trips to neighboring districts and cities, volunteering, the Climate Fresk and facilitation training sessions, master classes with invited guests, and the visual art created for the "An Ecology of Objects" exhibit.
(SLS-France Fall 2023 Student Blog + Week 14)
(SLS-France Fall 2023 Student Blog + Week 14)
See our reflections on the poetics of movement through folds...
(SLS-France Fall 2023 Student Blog)
(SLS-France Fall 2023 Student Blog)
The Seismology Museum, the Danube Eco-Neighborhood, and the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
(SLS-France Student Blog + Week 12)
(SLS-France Student Blog + Week 12)
See what we got up to after fall break, including a conversation with Maboula Soumahoro and a trip to Strasbourg!
(SLS-France Student Blog + Week 8)
(SLS-France Student Blog + Week 8)
(SLS-France Student Blog)
(SLS-France Student Blog)
Welcome to “Our Riches: A Library in Swann,” a community library in the Swann Building at Georgia Tech.
Le bec à incandescence est né en 1886, suivi d’une seconde version en 1890, une invention du chimiste et ingénieur Carl Auer Freiherr von Welsbach.
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