This podcast looks at the history of the Bestiary and its influences on our modern, Western scientific way of thinking. It is the first of two podcasts, the second will look at a reimagining the bestiary for our current moment. The podcast is about 14 minutes long. The transcript for the episode and the texts … Continue reading Arrest 11: The Medieval Bestiary and modern, Western science: birds of a feather
Tag: Punk Ethnography
Arrest 10: Punk Tarot
Image from HEXEN 5.0, Suzanne Tresiter. This podcast looks at the history and possibilities inherent in the Tarot through the lens of punk. The podcast is about 21 minutes long. The transcript for the episode and the texts and websites mentioned are below, along with some other useful resources. Arrest 10_ Punk TarotDownload Resources used … Continue reading Arrest 10: Punk Tarot
Arrest 9: How might Luddism be relevant today?
This podcast begins with the story of Ned Ludd and the background to the Luddite rebellion and goes on to consider Luddism itself and what relevance it might have today. The podcast is about 17 minutes long. The transcript for the episode and the text of the book mentioned are below, along with some useful … Continue reading Arrest 9: How might Luddism be relevant today?
Arrest 8: The Radical Imagination
This podcast begins with a story about an unusual currency to reflect on how the radical imagination is fundamental to how we make the world and therefore how we can change it. The podcast is about 14 minutes long. The transcript for the episode and the text of the book mentioned are below, along with … Continue reading Arrest 8: The Radical Imagination
Arrest 7: Deschooling
This podcast begins with a personal reflection on leaving my job as a school leader then returns to the work of Ivan Illich, mentioned in episode four, to look at his idea of deschooling. The podcast is about 17 minutes long. The transcript for the episode and the text of the book mentioned are below, … Continue reading Arrest 7: Deschooling
The Unlearning Podcast 8: Worlding with the Immortal Tree with Efe Cengiz
This podcast features Efe Cengiz, a PhD student from Turkey who is doing his doctoral research at the University of Groningen. His doctoral research is focused on olive cultivation, agriculture in the face of climate change and environmental challenges, and giving a voice to the human as well as more-than-human actors in a local context. … Continue reading The Unlearning Podcast 8: Worlding with the Immortal Tree with Efe Cengiz
Arrest 6: Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Chthulucene
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
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
The Unlearning Podcast 6: The art of unlearning with Yvonne Feijten.
In this podcast we talk with Yvonne Feijten, an artisan specialising in alternative printing techniques and photography based in Friesland in the north of the Netherlands. We met Yvonne in her studio in De Doas in Leeuwarden, the capital of Friesland. Yvonne in her studio. This is the paper you can hear her rustling toward … Continue reading The Unlearning Podcast 6: The art of unlearning with Yvonne Feijten.
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