January 26, 2017 “Pedagogy. Place. Liberation.” Salon Session, Ethical Redevelopment
Place Lab Chicago Salon Member Article
https://placelab.uchicago.edu/site-blog/
I was asked to join Place Lab as a Chicago-based Salon Member and recently submitted this article for the “Ethical Redevelopment” principle, one of nine core areas of focus.  I wrote about the connections between Afro-Futurism and pedagogy, highlighting many of my favorite works including recent presentations by SAIC students in the first “Afro-Futurism: Pathways to Black Liberation” course I offered there in Fall 2016.
A partnership between Arts + Public Life, an initiative of UChicago Arts, and the Harris School of Public Policy, Place Lab is a catalyst for mindful urban transformation and creative redevelopment led by renowned artist and University of Chicago faculty member Theaster Gates.
