-
From ‘Egosystems’ to the Ecosystem of the Commons
14 April 2020By Palmar Álvarez-Blanco
April 14, 2020
Professor of Spanish at Carleton College Palmar Álvarez-Blanco reflects on her work with grassroots organizations in Spain, shares the ways those communities envision the creation of a better world and how it has challenged her own thinking on the subject. -
Public History in a Socially Distant World
27 March 2020By Susannah Ottaway
March 27, 2020
Professor of History and Public Works Co-Director Susannah Ottaway discusses the challenges of rapidly transitioning her public history practicum course online and thinking about public history during a moment of pandemic and social distancing. -
By Jennifer Tonko
March 9, 2020
Minnesota Humanities Center Program Officer Jennifer Tonko shares how she and the MHC approach community partnerships through the “Absent Narratives Approach.” -
By Andrea Mazzariello
January 21, 2020
Assistant Professor of Music at Carleton College Andrea Mazzariello reflects on his experiences of music co-creation at the Northfield Union of Youth at The Key and the ways in which that work requires the translation of expectations, norms, values, and even vocabularies. -
Public Works Year Three: Looking Back and Looking Forward
13 January 2020By Kelly Connole and Susannah Ottaway
January 14, 2020
In the inaugural post, Public Works Co-Directors Kelly Connole and Susannah Ottaway reflect on the first half of the Public Works Initiative and discuss the goals for the remainder of the grant.