“Care in Commons” studio introduces practices of restorative care by learning from the human and other ecosystems of species with a focus on climate change. This course aims to promote climate awareness and importance of mutual care through relational imagination. We will explore non-Western European epistemologies and techniques of creative inquiry in order to address climate anxiety in face of global threats and structural racism. Aiming to restore a sense of individual agency in response to systemic issues, we will focus on various forms of care from personal to collective. With water as praxis, we will work inter-disciplinarily to reinvent traditional methods of knowledge production by reconnecting with embodied practices, sensory observation, collective flow and collaborative ways of thinking, knowing and doing. This course invites students to envision a possibility of fluid and dynamic relationships that embrace change and adaptability, extending from individual reflective practices to classroom community building.Upper Division Interdisciplinary Studios extend a student's cross-school experience from Core Studio up into their upper division years. 3 units of Interdisciplinary Studio are required of all majors and must be completed in the junior or senior year. This advanced level studio is thematic in nature. Technical demonstrations are paired with thoughtful readings, seminar discussions and ambitious projects. Collaboration, experimentation and presentation skills are developed in concert with critical thinking.

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