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Summer 2023 Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Field School
School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dates: July 7-August 11, Weekdays 9-4 (required attendance) You are also required to attend a preparatory workshop on Friday July 7 2023 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, in Room 345, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2131 E Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211. Possible course credits (max 6 credits) ARCH 534 Field Study. –3 cr. ARCH 561 Measured Drawing for Architects. –3 cr. ARCH 562 Preservation Technology Laboratory. –3 cr. Arch 390/790: Independent studies. –3 cr. HIST 701 Public History Internship (Please consult Dr. Nan Kim, History) Location: Midtown, Milwaukee (meeting location to be announced) Meeting place: Cherry Street Community Garden and Cherry Court. Cherry and 24th Street, Midtown, Milwaukee The BLC Field School is a nationally recognized award-winning project that combines immersive learning with civic engagement. The Field School welcomes the participation of members of the community, and it is open to anyone who is interested and can make a full-time commitment (Mon-Fri 9am-4pm) over five weeks. Students are eligible to receive academic credit for the Field School, which may be taken as an Independent Study (3-6 cr.) or Internship (3-6 cr.). If you don't need college credits then you can join the field school for FREE as a community participant. Funds: You can apply for funds to help you. Students participating in field schools or other training opportunities may apply for stipends of up to $800 to attend such programs. Here is the website: https://vafweb.org/Ridout-Fellowship. Contact senA@uwm.edu for more information. Website: Thefieldschool.weebly.com; What will be the focus of the 2023 field school? Our goal is to write urban histories that reflect the lived realities of people in Milwaukee’s marginalized and segregated neighborhoods. In Summer 2023 we will examine community spaces such as streets, sidewalks, alleys, open spaces, gardens, empty lots, and parks in Milwaukee’s Midtown neighborhood. These are sites where community members sustain human relationships and practice mutual aid and self-care. Using methods such as material culture and architectural documentation, history harvests, short and long form oral histories, community led walks, asset mapping, and spatial ethnography, we will document the geography, layout, and stories of everyday life in these spaces. During the 5-week period, we will learn the following: • Current thinking on concepts such as “black ecologies” and “radical care.” • We will learn how to interview people and will interview selected community residents. • We will learn how to observe and map physical spaces. • We will learn and practice other ethnographic methods such as community led walks and history harvests. • We will search the archives in innovative ways to find underrepresented stories. • We will examine how local community knowledge about place, environment, and ecology is produced, nurtured, and passed down to the next generation and how we as scholars can help archive and preserve these forms of knowledge. • Finally, we will plan and stage a final event in August that will include a walk through the neighborhood with stations where we will present our findings. Participant tasks: Field School team will attend the field school in person and participate in data collection, analysis, documentation, and final presentation. They will also create their own small research project from the experience. Detailed Schedule Meeting times: M-F 9AM-4PM Location: Midtown Week 1; Understanding place and heritage Week 2: Oral History and ethnographic data collection Week 3: Archives and continue ethnographic data collection Week 4: Analysis and dissemination Week 5: Dissemination and Final events August 11, 2023: Final exhibit and presentation |
Detailed description of the field school. Chelsea Wait.
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