Sustainability Symposium Convergence: Keynote by Julian Chambliss, Ph.D.
Held in Fall 2020, the Sustainability Symposium: Convergence highlighted sustainability research within Penn State's College of Arts and Architecture to foster collaboration with the Penn State Sustainability research community and beyond. Keynote Speaker: Julian Chambliss, Ph.D., Professor of English, Michigan State University The Black Imaginary and the Search for a Sustainable Community: Whether expressed in fictive narratives or pursued through community-building activities, an African American vision for a sustainable community cannot be divorced from questions of liberation. A legacy of black speculative practice that embraced equity in form black towns and championed a vision of sustainability linked to black autonomy remains a legacy worthy of consideration. What can this legacy of sustainability teach us about nurturing new community development practice?
Held in Fall 2020, the Sustainability Symposium: Convergence highlighted sustainability research within Penn State's College of Arts and Architecture to foster collaboration with the Penn State Sustainability research community and beyond. Keynote Speaker: Julian Chambliss, Ph.D., Professor of English, Michigan State University The Black Imaginary and the Search for a Sustainable Community: Whether expressed in fictive narratives or pursued through community-building activities, an African American vision for a sustainable community cannot be divorced from questions of liberation. A legacy of black speculative practice that embraced equity in form black towns and championed a vision of sustainability linked to black autonomy remains a legacy worthy of consideration. What can this legacy of sustainability teach us about nurturing new community development practice?