Kathryn Exon Smith

Kathryn Exon Smith

Oakland, CA | Toronto, ON
Writer, urbanist, and builder of intellectually engaged communities.
027 // Limbo Space and Coping with Material Excess

027 // Limbo Space and Coping with Material Excess

Salon
People all over the world have stuff they can’t or won’t keep with them, but storage units remain a uniquely American thing. How do people use them? What kinds of problems can they solve or facilitate? And what kinds of things do we put in them — and why? With Pamela Donovan.
026 // The rise of "religious nones"

026 // The rise of "religious nones"

Salon
This salon will explore how a nonreligious identity impacts a variety of aspects of daily life in the US and Canada in sometimes similar and sometimes different ways, offering insights to illuminate societal and political trends. With Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme and Joel Thiessen.
024 // Mass emergencies and communities of fate

024 // Mass emergencies and communities of fate

Salon
How can mass emergencies create patterns of temporary social cohesion, and what kinds of groups result when formed under extreme duress? In this salon, we will discuss these communities of fate and their opposite, zones of dissolution. With Peter Baehr.

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