Reading List

List Author

Allyson Gibson

University of Virginia

Thesis Relevence


  • Online

    Cloud and Field

    Places Journal

    On the resurgence of “field guides” in a networked age. We’ve moved from birding to dronewatching, from natural history to dark ecology. But are we still looking through colonialist binoculars?

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    Step by Step

    Places Journal

    The best repair manuals present a vision of repair that is social, embodied, intuitive, and accessible. What if we extend these principles beyond material objects, to the scale of civic systems and spaces?

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    Maintenance and Care

    Places Journal

    A working guide to the repair of rust, dust, cracks, and corrupted code in our cities, our homes, and our social relations.

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    Champion Trees and Urban Forests

    Places Journal

    Personal epiphanies, tree farming, and a plan to save the planet: a review of “The Man Who Planted Trees.”

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