The C.H.A.A.S.E. Commons: Gathering Places for a Curriculum of Imposters

29th September 2026A Curriculum of Impostersasinnajaq, Coyote, David Harding, Exergue on documenta 14, Isuma, Isuma Tv, Laura Da', Marco Fiedler, Mattin, Raven, Robin, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Ross Birrell, Sam Ainsley, Social Dissonance, Vier5Minus Plato

My scholarship therefore requires of me an orientation toward generosity rather than accumulation: toward the careful circulation of knowledge in ways that sustain the relationships from which that knowledge emerges…knowledge carries responsibilities. “This grant demonstrates the Department of Education’s confidence in Ohio State’s mission to equip leaders and engaged citizens,” said Ravi Bellamkonda, executive vice […]

A New Solitude in the Stacks

26th June 2020Uncategorized10th Berlin Biennale, Àbadakone, Alex Jovanovich, Ali Toure Farka, Amanda King, Amber Ford, Amir Berbic, and other stories Chicago Architecture Biennial, aneducation, Aristide Antonas, Aruna D'Souza, Audre Lorde, Banu Cennetoğlu, Candice Breitz, Carnegie International, Clare Butcher, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Public Library, Contemporary And, Cornelius Cardew, Dale Harding, Elizabeth Emery, Front International, Gennadius Library, Igo Diarra, Isuma, Jamal Cyrus, Joar Nango, Kelekela! Library, Kerry James Marshall, La Medina, LaTanya S. Autry, Learning from Timbuktu, les gens d’Uterpan, Léuli Eshrāghi, Libraries, Like Wind on Rushes, Lucius Burckhardt, Luis Jacob, M. Carmen Lane, Maria Eichhorn, Marta Minujín, Material Matters Library, Michael Rakowitz, MOCA Cleveland, Paulo Friere, Peppermint, Pope. L, RA Washington, Rasheed Araeen, Rose Valland Institute, Ross Birrell, Sepake Angiama, Sharjah Biennial 14, Shezad Dawood, Spaces Cleveland, Studio 14, Tamir Rice, Tamir Rice Foundation, Taveres Strachan, The American Library, The Empty Days Library, The Parthenon of Books, The Unfinished Exhibition, Third Text, Tools for Learning, Toronto Biennial, Under the Mango Tree, Vincent Tao, Whisper into a Hole, Yinka ShonibareMinus Plato

Holiness is what is dear to the gods. Who said that? I dunno but it’s not helpful. Never mind, ignore it. Let’s check-in instead. So, how are you coping? Healthy and sane? My starting position (forced on each of us, black reader and white writer, by this writing and our society) were the sites of […]