Hacking the Anthropocene: Climate Stories between Art and Science
At the intersection of creative and scientific inquiry lies innovative ways to approach and understand climate change. The Speculative Wanderings in Space and Place (SWISP) Lab has created a climate curriculum by working with young adults across the world—be it in Atlanta, Melbourne, or Bengaluru. The workshop was an opportunity to learn about the Anthropocene, reflect on their relationship with carbon and climate change, and interact with other young adults to share your hopes and fears about the climate crisis. Educators Kate Coleman and Sarah Healy did a wonderful job experimenting and testing out their global climate curriculum!
This workshop was organised on two different days. The contents of the workshop was repeated on both days.
About the Educator
Kate Coleman is co-lead of the Speculative Wanderings in Space and Place Lab (SWISP) with Dr Sarah Healy and presently conducts the ‘The Learning with the Land’, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council project in the Faculty of Education. She is an Academic Convenor for the University of Melbourne, Petascale Campus building digital research capability across the university. Her pluridisciplinary research and teaching are positioned in the intersection of art, design, digital, practice, culture, and data. Kate’s research into practice includes digital practices and immersive data sites, creative curriculum design, speculative inquiry, and data creation with young people living in the midst of climate collapse.
About the Educator
Dr. Sarah Healy is co-lead of the Speculative Wanderings in Space and Place Lab (SWISP) with Dr Kate Coleman. She is an inaugural Melbourne Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne. Her contributions to the fields of critical affect studies, digital methods and the posthumanities are noteworthy. Sarah’s interdisciplinary program of research involves research collaborations with academics, artists, practitioners and educators from around the world.