Category Archives: History & Political Science

Claudia Guerra on the Soul of Place, Community, and Cultural History

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Individual Poet

Claudia Guerra came to Goddard to study Consciousness Studies and left to go onto a job as San Antonio’s first cultural historian. She speaks here about Duende, the deep soul of place and community, and how this speaks to her … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Community Building, Consciousness Studies/Transpersonal Psychology, Environmental, Sustainability & Place Studies, History & Political Science, Identity | Tagged Claudia Guerra, Cultural Historian, Duende, San Antonio | Leave a comment

Teaching Transformation: The Goddard Graduate Institute Book!

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Individual Poet

We have a lot of stories to tell about how and why we teach and learn at and beyond Goddard. Because we realized how precious, amazing, and revolutionary such stories are, we decided to put together a book, drawing on … Continue reading →

Posted in Animism, Anthropology, Arts-Based Inquiry, Child & Human Development, Community Building, Consciousness Studies/Transpersonal Psychology, Creative Non-Fiction, Creative Writing, Creativity & Imagination, Cultural & Cross-Cultural Studies, Death and Dying Studies/Pastoral Care, Deep Ecology & Bioregionalism, Ecopsychology, Embodiment Studies & Body Image, Environmental, Sustainability & Place Studies, Experimental Education, Faculty, Feminism, Women's & Gender Studies, Food Studies, Global Studies, Goddard at large, Goddard Graduate Institute, Health Arts and Sciences, History & Political Science, Identity, Indigenous Studies, Integrative Nutrition, journal-Writing, LGBTQ, Memoir, Life Writing & Autobiography, Methodology, Mindfulness, Multiculturalism & Diversity Studies, Mythology & the Oral Tradition, Narrative Medicine, Philosophy & Neurophilosophy, Poetry, Progressive Education, Queer Studies, Recycling and Repurposing, Residencies, Sexuality & Erotic Studies, Shamanic Studies, Social Change, Social Innovation, Spirituality & Religion, Storytelling, Sustainability & Place Studies, Transformative Language Arts, Transforming Trauma, Visionary Studies | Tagged Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Elizabeth K. Minnich, Goddard book, Karen Campbell, Lise Weil, Sarah Van Hoy, Teaching Transformation, Tim Pitkin | Leave a comment

Graduating Student Workshops at the Fall 2016 Residency

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Individual Poet

Decolonizing Indigenous Education, with IMA graduating student Clay River. A demonstration of using cultural arts and performance art as a teaching tool to decolonize education. Demonstrating the use of traditional art forms alongside modern performance styles to dismantle and redefine … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Arts-Based Inquiry, Ayurveda, Child & Human Development, Consciousness Studies/Transpersonal Psychology, Creative Writing, Creativity & Imagination, Cultural & Cross-Cultural Studies, Embodiment Studies & Body Image, Environmental, Sustainability & Place Studies, Health Arts and Sciences, Herbalism, History & Political Science, Identity, Indigenous Studies, LGBTQ, Memoir, Life Writing & Autobiography, Multiculturalism & Diversity Studies, Narrative Therapy, Philosophy & Neurophilosophy, Queer Studies, Recycling and Repurposing, Right Livelihood/ Making a Living, Sustainability & Place Studies, Workshops | Tagged 4 Walls, Bach Flower Remedies, Becky Morris, Catherine Sweet, Celeste Joy Ross, Chris Hoyt, Clay River, Decolonization, Diasie Sammy-Christopher, Intrinsic Motivation, Jennifer Patterson, Kathe Chapman, Katherine Carbone, Linda Dobson Porter, Martial Arts, Menopause Studies, Mindfulness, Steven Wright, Suzanne Milkiewicz-Bryjak | Leave a comment

David White’s the History Project: Collecting and Preserving Boston’s LGBTQ History

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Individual Poet

Having completed my BA at Goddard, I was familiar with the format and model. When I decided to pursue a graduate degree, I did look at other schools but found that none offered the same level of flexibility and freedom … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, History & Political Science, Identity, LGBTQ | Tagged David White, The History Project | Leave a comment

A Garden of Interdisciplinary Delights (including Rosie the Riveter, and Sex and Drugs): Graduating Student Presentations

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Individual Poet

Graduating students at the spring 2016 residency studied a myriad and interdisciplinary areas. Here’s a sampling of what our graduating students presented to show the depth and range of their studies. The Aesthetics of Consciousness, with IMA-CS graduating student Justin … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Coaching, Community Building, Consciousness Studies/Transpersonal Psychology, Creative Writing, Creativity & Imagination, Economics, Environmental, Sustainability & Place Studies, Feminism, Women's & Gender Studies, Food Studies, Graduation, History & Political Science, Life Sciences, Memoir, Life Writing & Autobiography, Mindfulness, Narrative Medicine, Nutrition, Poetry, Residencies, Social Innovation, Sustainability & Place Studies, Sustainable Businesses and Communities, Transformative Language Arts | Tagged Amelia Bane, Britta Love, Geneieve Egge, Jennifer Arlia, Justin Kagan, LisaMary Wichowski, Rania Campbell-Cobb, Ronny Lemos, Seema Reza | Leave a comment

Visiting Scholar Ralph Lutts

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Individual Poet

The Goddard Graduate Institute was happy to host Ralph Lutts, EdD, as one of our visiting scholars for the August 2015 residency of the Individualized MA, Social Innovation and Sustainability MA, and Health Arts and Sciences programs. Lutts is faculty … Continue reading →