Gunnar,
Appreciate your sentiments and this note. I do feel lucky to live in this very special place! Alas today it can’t be seen for all of the smoke from the fires that have erupted all over British Columbia - we are currently living under an eery pink sun. Here climate change and it’s implications are always close at hand/ part of the discussion, as is a growing acknowledgment of the complex histories of this land, and the need to relocate our assumptions of how and when to contribute.
Moving forward, I do intend to start up conversations and take part in the back and forth of the listserv. For now, however, I will concentrate on the start of our Fall 2018 semester - setting things in play for a new and returning cohort of Design students here at Emily Carr.
Hélène
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> On Aug 20, 2018, at 10:59 AM, Gunnar Swanson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hélène,
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> As a long-time designer who doesn’t have a PhD and whose interests tend toward topics that I see as grounded in design practice, I hope to hear your voice more in the future.
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>> I am seeking other ways to conceive of and design in this world of ours. I would like to know how this list-serve can open up insight from other positions, theoretical frameworks, world views - allow other voices to be heard.
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> Great. Start a conversation. Participate in conversations. I’m not sure what the real peril of being in a "marginalized and vulnerable position" is. I haven’t kept track over the years but I’m guessing that half of what I’ve said here has just been ignored. People regularly disagree with me. I regularly disagree with others on the list (and elsewhere.) I don’t believe that I have suffered any harm (other than occasional bouts of exasperation) and if I have harmed others, I wish someone would make me aware of it.
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> And if anyone ever does get nasty with you, just remember that you get to live in Vancouver and they don’t.
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> Gunnar
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