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Day 18: Old Harbor
So I’m walking along the beach at the Old Harbor, listening to this incredibly nostalgic, wonderful album with traditional songs from the Greek community in Southern Italy (forever grateful to BBC Radio 3 for introducing me to it) and I’m … Continue reading
Halloween Symmetry
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Day 9: Savin Hill
Working lunch at McKenna’s; developing a framework for the analysis of urban civic culture; thinking about the challenge of preserving memory and encountering the Other in multicultural societies; oh, and by the way, school buses are back, after a strike … Continue reading
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Day 2: Old Harbor, JFK/UMass, Savin Hill
First exploratory fieldwork session, collecting visual evidence of how civic engagement is embedded in public space. Turns out I’m neighbours with Martin J. Walsh – one of the two candidates in Boston’s mayoral race. 25 C, sweating in shorts and … Continue reading
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Day 1
Breakfast at McKenna’s Cafe. Beautiful sunny day, friendly people, great to be here.
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