Boston’s Activist Fight Genealogy
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YEAR: 2019
FIRM: Hacking the Archive
TYPE: Graduate
LOCATION: Boston, MA, USA
ROLE: Data Designer + Project Manager
RESEARCH SUPERVISOR: Dr. Karilyn Crockett [MIT]
TEAM MEMBERS: Alula Hunsen, Chantal Caceres, CJ Fernandes, Madyuf Boursiyuot, Manize Rahman, Nadine Eichenlaub, and Skye Bristol
_Description
This summer, I co-facilitated a 6-week summer research program with Dr. Crockett for Boston area high school and college students to examine local community organizing histories from 1969 to the present. The education project was multidisciplinary and linked community organizing history, racial justice, and resident-authored ideas of city planning and social equity. Above is an example of one of the tools we created. A fight genealogy, attempts to spatialize key community organizing efforts, events, people, and places that have helped shape the landscape of Boston today. This tool was a first example of how we can map historic data and overlay information from national + local policies, social movements, and planning efforts to understand how our neighborhood have been shaped by residents.
_About
Hacking the Archive is an on-going research project with Dr. Karilyn Crockett at MIT that aims to develop a platform for sharing cross-generational knowledge among activist communities regarding counterculture and land-based social movements. We work with local institutions, archivists, and community groups to advance public planning practices and develop ideas for future civic education projects.
Visit hackingthearchive.com to learn more