Critical Pedagogy & Experiential Learning
Art, Infrastructure, and Public Space in Lisbon
Art, Infrastructure, and Public Space in Lisbon: A student-centred collaborative ethnographic research project (2023-Present) focused on the visual and multi-sensory study Lisbon aimed at the study of the historical and contemporary production of urban public spaces and infrastructures. The project invites student-researchers to explore, document and analyze urban public spaces using a range of research methods and analytical frameworks from anthropology, particularly visual and sensory anthropology, geography, art history and practice, literary studies, architecture, and urban planning. Knowledge dissemination activities for this project are funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for Canada (SSHRC Exchange – KMb Grant).
Publications: Wall Writing Zine; Student Researcher’s Guide to Anthropological Field-based Research and Methods: Yellow Line & Blue Line Toolkits
Connect, Create, Cairo: Build a City with History & Technology
Connect, Create, Cairo’s exhibition and workshops explored unique urban spaces built in Cairo between the 9th and 18th centuries: water systems, streetscapes, commercial, civic and religious buildings, and houses. This journey through Cairo’s urban past aimed to inspire questions and creative thinking about cities and urban futures. The exhibition provided workshop participants inspiration to test, tinker, design and build a model city house using computers, design software, and 3D printers. Working collaboratively, participants placed their rapid prototyped building into the exhibition’s architectural model of Cairo’s historic Islamic quarter and reflected on their connections to the space and the making of place.
Exhibitions & Activities: Ismaili Centre Toronto, Canada (November 15- February 28, 2014-2015); Ismaili Centre Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada (January 16-24, 2016)
