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Recalibrating Queens

Recalibrating Queens

Re-examining the past, re-situating the present, re-envisioning the future
Recalibrating Queens
  • Project Info
    • Track 1 – Recent History
    • Track 2 – Longue DurĂ©e
  • Data & Analysis
  • Perspectives
  • Resources
    • for Tenants’ Rights
    • for Digital Projects
    • for Activist Scholarship (forthcoming)
    • for Alternative Futures (forthcoming)
    • for Social Movement History (forthcoming)

Month: October 2019

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Digital Projects Resources

Guide: What to Consider When Planning a Digital Project

Author on Source October 31, 2019 via bookmarklet

When proceeding with a digital project, it seems that a lot of emphasis is generally placed on learning the ins and outs of using the…

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Data & Analysis Phase 1

Index of Maps 2000-2017

admin October 29, 2019 No Comments

This series of maps speaks to population and housing trends in western Queens over the last two decades. The images of select datapoints are stark,…

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Logo for Mapping (In)Justice Symposium, held at Fordham University in November 2019.
Phase 1 Project Info

Project Statement – Phase 1

admin October 28, 2019 No Comments

Created for the Mapping (In)Justice Symposium at Fordham University held November 7-9th, 2019.

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Data & Analysis Phase 1

Data & Methodology – Phase 1

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Overview/Goal: To collect data that could speak to how the region of Western Queens had changed over time, specifically with respect to population density and…

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Perspectives

Opinion: NYCHA’s NextGen Threatens More Harm than Hope

Author on Source October 11, 2019 infillnext genNYCHARADvia bookmarklet

In December 2018, the second and seemingly final installment of NextGeneration NYCHA (NextGen) was announced. This version includes three mechanisms that the city claims will…

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Digital Projects Phase 1 Resources

Accumulated Resources – Phase 1

admin October 10, 2019 No Comments

The first phase of this project uncovered a number of resources that been helpful to me towards the goal of exploring and manipulating data showing…

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Description

Recalibrating Queens is a digital history and activist scholarship project focused on publicly excavating and exploring the historical development and change in Queens. It aims to reexamine the past, resituate the present and reimagine a more just and community-centered future for western Queens.

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Text reading our data, our histories, our futures.

Author Information

Kristen Hackett is an activist, scholar, and educator working towards decolonized, anti-racist, and just urban futures in New York City. She is a member of the Justice For All Coalition and a PhD Candidate and Fellow at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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About

Recalibrating Queens is a digital history and activist scholarship project focused on publicly excavating and exploring the past century of development and change in western Queens.

Conceived & Created by Kristen Hackett

Special Thanks

The Justice For All Coalition

Environmental Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY

Especially my committee members, Susan Saegert, Michelle Fine, and Tarry Hum.

 

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Digital Initiatives at The Graduate Center

Especially the other GC Digital Fellows and Directors Lisa Rhody and Matt Gold.

New Media Lab at The Graduate Center, CUNY

Contact

  • recalibratingqueens@gmail.com
  • @RecalibQns
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