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Author: Zoë Knable

Zoë‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌third‌ ‌year‌ ‌Arts‌ ‌and‌ ‌Aesthetics‌ ‌student‌ ‌at‌ ‌BCB.‌ ‌Coming‌ ‌from‌ ‌both‌ ‌urban‌ ‌and‌ ‌rural‌ ‌settings,‌ ‌they’re‌ ‌interested‌ ‌in‌ ‌exploring‌ ‌the‌ ‌many‌ ‌green‌ ‌spaces‌ ‌that‌ ‌Berlin‌ ‌has‌ ‌to‌ ‌offer.‌ ‌Zoë’s‌ ‌latest‌ ‌endeavor‌ ‌is‌ ‌learning‌ ‌about‌ ‌the‌ ‌strange‌ ‌history‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌college’s‌ ‌neighborhood,‌ ‌Niederschönhausen,‌ ‌and‌ ‌making‌ ‌friends‌ ‌with‌ ‌all‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌local‌ ‌cats.‌ ‌ ‌
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By : Zoë Knable May 13, 2022May 18, 2022

Reflections on the “Anthropocene” – A Discussion with Prof. Laura López – Part Two

This is the second piece in a two-part series. Click here to read Part 1.  Laura nodded her head and began to respond… “I was surprised about the pessimism of your generation. Dorothea [von Hantelmann] asked me what I thought about the class, and I said, wow, I’ve never had a class of students of

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By : Zoë Knable May 6, 2022May 13, 2022

Reflections on the “Anthropocene” : A Discussion with Prof. Laura López (Part One)

Our task is to make trouble, to stir up potent response to devastating events, as well as to settle troubled waters and rebuild quiet places. Donna J. Haraway, Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene It seems as though the term “Anthropocene” has become a buzzword in academic discourse today. Though it may

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By : Zoë Knable March 4, 2022March 12, 2022

The Pierre Boulez Saal: Tracing a History

I walked into the Pierre Boulez Saal on a chilly Saturday night, I found my music class among the crowd and exclaimed to them, “Everything around here looks so new!” I’d just walked over from the U2 stop at Hausvogteiplatz and was surprised by the tall, modern buildings, smooth concrete, and shops that seemed to

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By : Zoë Knable November 24, 2021December 1, 2021

Pankow, Old and New: An Interview With Prof. Aya Soika

Walking around our college’s neighborhood, I find myself trying to trace a history through the different styles of architecture. Whether you stop to glance at the stoic church next to our administration building, or the newly constructed apartment buildings on the way to the supermarket slowly filling up, it is clear that Pankow holds a

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By : Zoë Knable October 15, 2021October 27, 2021

A Day am Tegeler Fließ with Hiking Club

Over the summer, my friend Helene and I were sitting in my backyard in upstate New York talking about the importance of feeling connected to nature. After spending the first month of my summer in Berlin, and Helene having been on the road with their family, it was wonderful to reunite and catch up under

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By : Zoë Knable October 1, 2021October 8, 2021

A Mindful Stroll Through The Neighborhood Forest

Today, on another cloudy day in Pankow, I decided to take a walk. With the start of the semester feeling like coming out of a summer induced snooze, I’ve been trying to remain grounded by going outside and wandering. Sometimes these walks take me towards the city center—all noise and delightful people-watching. But other times,

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