Study Circles
Ekar och människor
Oaks & people –
This project explores the dual role of ancient oaks as both ecologically vital habitats and pedagogical agents in fostering place-based environmental engagement. Sweden, home to a significant share of Europe’s veteran oaks, carries a particular responsibility to safeguard these trees amidst pressing ecological threats such as overgrowth, land exploitation, and climate change. Recognizing the oak’s value beyond its biological function, the project initiates a civic and educational movement grounded in participatory and relational pedagogy. Central to the initiative is the concept of place—understood not merely as a geographic locale but as a dynamic site of learning, care, and co-existence.
Hopp och sorg i en vilsen tid
Grief & Hope in uncertain times{ swedish}
This is a creative study material available to download in swedish. The material are Karolina Lundahl and Gustaf Mattisson and are active in Malmö based on the Change Academy platform. We have developed the approach with funding from the National Knowledge Centre for Climate Adaptation at SMHI together with the research environment Design beyond progress: conceptions of design histories and futures, funded by the Swedish Research Council with registration number 2022-02319, Malmö University and the study association ABF. Graphic design by Bashar Lubbad.