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Ruth Cuadra

The third space: the cafe's place in forming modern Japan | The Japan Times Online - 1 views

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    Cafes, then, are both a product of modernity and, through the space they provide for new ideas to develop, a driver of modernity.
Lisa Eriksen

'Memory Cafes' For Dementia Patients Gain Ground | Here & Now - 0 views

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    Can museums offer "memory cafe" experiences, as well as "programs"? Third places for people with memory loss?
Ruth Cuadra

Museum 2.0: What I Learned about Strangers from Jane Jacobs on my Winter Vacation - 2 views

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    From the blog: How do we "design for strangers"? Can people be "alone" and "together" just as easily in a space? From a comments: "we talk so much about the activities and the look and feel of places and don't spend nearly enough time thinking about the sound of a place"
Ruth Cuadra

Third Space Encounters: Hybridity, Mimicry and Interstitial Practice - 0 views

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    The social encounter is a particular kind of meeting from which a wide range of different responses may emerge (e.g., confusion, misunderstandings, tension,trauma, and possibly social change)
Ruth Cuadra

Opening Up a 'Third Space" To Innovate Curricula-Journal of Social Sciences - Science P... - 1 views

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    South African educators have to construct the next practice in learning and teaching by integrating local and global knowledge in a unique space (what Bhabha refers to as a ‘third’ space).
Ruth Cuadra

Why a Good Bar Is Essential to Sustainable Communities - Neighborhoods - The Atlantic C... - 1 views

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    "I'm still looking for someone to generate a 'lingering index' so that we can measure the impact of just plain old hanging out - but that's really at the heart of place-making, and we shouldn't forget it."
Gina Hall

Zócalo Public Square :: Why On Earth Am I Looking At This? - 0 views

  • Most Museums Have Trouble Connecting To the Public. Maybe It's Time For Some New Ideas.
  • underprepared for their pending encounter with the visual arts
  • many audience members seem intuitively aware of what is missing: more access to the story explaining how and why a work has arrived at this place for their enjoyment.
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  • soldiering through the galleries and paying minimal attention to the exhibits prepared expressly for their viewing
  • reanimated by the opportunities to engage in eating, spending, and talking on the phone—activities compatible with a sidewalk stroll.
  • critical message about the socializing function of the city
  • There is scientific data, too, upon which to build an argument for ensuring that we do better by our museum guests.
  • participation in the arts, especially as audience, predicted civic engagement, tolerance, and altruism.”
  • “[T]he space of the art museum is an inherently public or civic space,” wrote Glenn Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art, in a recent essay. “Art museums in this context need to be understood as quintessentially urban institutions that play a critical role in defining the intellectual and physical fabric of cities and towns.”
Garry Golden

Makerspace | Creating a space for young makers and educators - 3 views

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    In March, our mobile outreach program is participating in the LA County Science Fair. In their exhibit area for hands-on participating, they've planned a "Mini-Maker Fair."
Ruth Cuadra

Teaching People to Live Without Digital Devices - 0 views

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    The designers figured out the perfect come-on to get the group they were looking for and then supported them activities that played to the reason people came to participate.
Ruth Cuadra

This Laundromat Is A Bar Too - The Pop-Up City - 0 views

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    For people who would like some excitement during their laundry, there is the Wasbar, a combination between a laundromat and a bar.
Ruth Cuadra

NewsDaily: Science cafes offer a sip of learning - 0 views

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    Americans may be turning away from the hard sciences at universities, but they are increasingly showing up at "science cafes" in local bars and restaurants to listen to scientific talks over a drink or a meal.
Lisa Eriksen

Is Facebook Making Us Lonely? - Magazine - The Atlantic - 3 views

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    How is technology isolating people and what role can museums plan in authentic human relations?
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