This podcast begins with the name for a new geological epoch first proposed in the early years of this century, and goes on to consider how the words we use contribute to the way we think and act in these challenging times we live in. The podcast is about 18 minutes long. The transcript for … Continue reading Arrest 6: Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Chthulucene
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The Unlearning Podcast 7: Voice Your Place with Iarina Tava
This podcast features Iarina Tava, an architect working in Romania in a interdisciplinary way. We discuss how unlearning relates to the way she works and particularly focus on a project called Voice Your Place that she undertook with high school students in her Romanian home town. The podcast is 28 minutes long. To explore more … Continue reading The Unlearning Podcast 7: Voice Your Place with Iarina Tava
Arrest 5: Permanent Agriculture
This podcast begins with a composting toilet and goes on to consider a 100 year old travelogue and the relationship between what we eat and excrete. The podcast is about 10 minutes long. The transcript for the episode and the text of the book mentioned itself are below, along with some resources about permaculture. Human … Continue reading Arrest 5: Permanent Agriculture
Arrest 4: Tools for Conviviality
The Tamalone. This podcast begins with a floor-sanding fail and goes on to consider the idea and book Tools for Conviviality by Ivan Illich. Illich developed his ideas in the early 1970s, yet they remain very pertinent today, specifically in the context of technology and the digital world. The podcast is about 12 minutes long. … Continue reading Arrest 4: Tools for Conviviality
Arrest 3: Hyperobjects
This podcast starts with balloons and goes on to explain what hyperobjects are and why you might find them something arresting to think about. The podcast is 15 minutes long. The transcript of the podcast is here: Arrest 3_ HyperobjectsDownload Resources mentioned in the podcast are listed below: Geographies of Solitude: https://www.gosfilm.com/ https://youtu.be/elPD39kyF6c?si=i-5FzNor-g6anUeA Björk: Hyperballad … Continue reading Arrest 3: Hyperobjects
Arrest 1: Property is theft.
This podcast starts with a shower tile, considers the work of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and finishes with a reflection on life in a community. The podcast is about 10 minutes long. Eigendom is diefstal, or, Property is theft! The website for the ORKZ, the old hospital mentioned in the podcast is here. The transcript for the … Continue reading Arrest 1: Property is theft.
The Unlearning Podcast 5: Schooling in Mutual Aid with Destiny and Silvana.
In this podcast we talk with Destiny Bunprakong and Silvana Rhoads, both student-teachers in the Bachelor of International Teacher Education for Primary Schools at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands. They discuss their vision for a school informed by the principles of mutual aid and ecology. The interview is about 28 minutes long. … Continue reading The Unlearning Podcast 5: Schooling in Mutual Aid with Destiny and Silvana.
The Unlearning Podcast 4: Katerin Theys on fashion done differently
This is a podcast in the unlearning project series featuring an interview with Katerin Theys. Katerin is a fashion designer, clothes maker and interior architect based in Hong Kong and Belgium. We discuss how fashion can be done differently and her process from designing, to working with small scale ateliers to selling. The interview is about 20 … Continue reading The Unlearning Podcast 4: Katerin Theys on fashion done differently
The Unlearning Podcast 2: Dance, movement and unlearning.
This is a podcast in the unlearning project featuring an interview with Thais Hvid. Thais is a professional dance and movement coach and choreographer. We discuss the application and elucidation of the idea of unlearning in the context of dance and movement, the role of the teacher and draw out ideas applicable to education and … Continue reading The Unlearning Podcast 2: Dance, movement and unlearning.
The Unlearning Podcast 1: Punk!
The first podcast is a discussion about the ways the ethos of punk as a movement informs Punk Ethnography and unlearning. The discussion is about 25 minutes long. The recommendations made are: Stewart, F. and Way, L. (eds) (forthcoming) Punk Pedagogies in Practice: Disruptions and Connections. Bristol: Intellect. David Beer, Punk Sociology, available here. Tracey Thorn, … Continue reading The Unlearning Podcast 1: Punk!
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