Sense & Scale | A site to explore cities, machines, and people at varying senses and scales. Updated by Ar Ducao, with content from classes at NYU, MIT, CUNY and more.

D&T #19 🎡 Unethical Histories

Announcements Jail Reform, Safety, & Justice in NYC: Understanding Alternatives to IncarcerationThursday, November 17, 2022 | 6:30 PM EDTIn-person & Online | RSVP Required for both in-person and online attendance BOOK TALK | Cars and Jails: Freedom Dreams, Debt and CarceralityWednesday, November 16, 2022 | 5:00 PM EDTIn-person & Online | RSVP Required for both in-person & online attendance William C. Stubing Memorial Lecture: […]

D&T 2022 #18 🌈 Peer Review Begins, LGBTQ Training

Announcements 11/18: Action Zone Bystander Intervention training. I took it last year; it’s fun! You can take the training (or any other upcoming OGI trainings) and get extra credit in this class if you send me a 200-word write up. This can be handy if you feel uncertain about your paper or participation. Agenda Assignment […]

D&T 2022 #17 🪅 Taking a Break

Announcements The NYU Office of Sustainability is hiring a Student Engagement Coordinator and would love to fill the role with a student who is passionate about environmental and racial justice. Strike averted for now. Follow the Washington Square News for the latest. Agenda Brief tour of gentrification in Downtown Brooklyn Visit to the Clive Davis Gallery. Clive […]

D&T 2022 #16 🦄 Paper deep-dives, Microaggressions follow-up, LGBTQ+ training

Announcements UAW 7902 Strike may begin as soon as tomorrow. If there is a strike, I’ll send an email with assigned partners for Peer Review Rounds 1 & 2, so you can work independently during the strike. Keep in mind upcoming deadlines: 11/6: Full Draft due 11/7: Peer Review 1 begins 11/21: Peer Review 1 […]

D&T 2022 #15 🖼️📋 Paper Patterns

Announcements No walking tour today. More remote class in November, especially as stress and a potential Covid surge starts to rise. Let me now if you have questions/concerns about this schedule for the coming weeks: This Monday 10/31: Remote. Paper discussions. Weds 11/2: Let’s take a break. Class field trip to Clive Davis Gallery, and […]

D&T 2022 #14 ⚔️Check-ins & Microaggressions

Announcements 2700 words due today. Midterm time! Upcoming class plans: 10/26: Gentrification walking tour, weather allowing 11/2: visit to Clive Davis Gallery 11/14 Disability Zone (remote). Remote every Monday after that? Agenda Check-ins: hyperbole & supported assertions REVIEW THE STYLE GUIDE of the identity you’re researching. Otherwise you might be describing people who hold these […]

D&T 2022 #13 🗺️ Topographical Bureau & More

Announcements TODAY 10/19: Visit to the Topographical Bureau @ Brooklyn Borough Hall. Our appointment is at 2:30, so let’s meet at 2pm outside of this building’s exit (2 Metrotech) and walk over together. Other scheduled visits: 11/2 visit to Clive Davis Gallery, 11/14 Disability Zone training (remote). Photos from class events Today is International Pronouns Day! NYU’s Pronouns […]

D&T 2022 #12 🦚 Patterns, Check-ins, Schematics

Announcements Thanks for making the Manhattan field trip smooth and fun. Stickers from Crista Grauer Wednesday 10/19: Visit to the Topographical Bureau @ Brooklyn Borough Hall. Our appointment is at 2:30, so let’s meet at 2pm outside of this building’s exit (2 Metrotech) and walk over together. Other scheduled visits: 11/2 visit to Clive Davis […]

D&T 2022 #11: Field Trip to Manhattan

Wednesday 10/12: Today’s field trip info is in this doc (NYU sign-in required). Note this link so you know where to go, when to go, and who to contact if you run into issues!

D&T 2022 #10: More Research Tips, STEM in Prison, Mohawk Walk

Announcements Today: Mohawk Walk to 360 Pacific Street Tribal Nations (Data.gov) Global Native Lands (Native Land Digital) Land Acknowledgement (Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian) Mohawk Walk Fun Facts Wednesday 10/12: Manhattan Field Trip info is now in this doc. Note this link so you know where to go, when to go, and who […]