On this page you will find my personal blog posts. In the posts below, I am writing as an urbanist, a researcher, and educator. These writings are often reflective, sometimes argumentative, and, above all, exploratory. I use categories and tags to help organize these posts: posts labeled “pedagogy” treat topics such as teaching and leading workshops at Occidental. Posts labeled “research” reflect on my (often ethnographic) fieldwork investigating urban austerity and social movements for public investment. As with all reflective writing, these posts provide a starting point to make sense of my thoughts and experiences. But I also hope they will be helpful for others. As much as possible, I aim to share resources here that I have found enhance my work. I also aim to write about things that I encounter that I hope will resonate with others working in urban studies, urban education, and more.

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