Announcements

We’re excited to share that work from Spring 2025 semester’s GEOG 126: Sonic Geographies course, taught by Joel Wanek, will be featured on local NPR affiliate KALW’s Bay Made program next week. The show airs Monday–Thursday from 11:30am–12:00pm and will highlight audio works created by students throughout the semester.

Using Bay Area creeks as navigational guides, students set out on weekly walks—sometimes along waterways visible above ground,...

"I feel proud to be working in public education at a time when more critical thinking is vitally necessary."

With a background in nonprofit work, graduate school administration, and campus curriculum planning, Alli Warren brings a thoughtful, detail-oriented approach to scheduling, enrollment management, and course development. A published poet as well, she balances creativity and precision—both in her writing and in supporting Berkeley’s academic mission behind the scenes.

Read the entire interview...

Mary Jirmanus Saba (Geography PhD '24) explores how the decade following the Arab Spring has reshaped militant Arab cinema. In her new Antipode article, she introduces the concept of the “character-driven resilience documentary”—a subgenre that foregrounds individual narratives of resilience rather than collective radical struggle. Saba argues that while this form powerfully humanizes uprisings, it also subtly dilutes their original radical...

In this brief segment from KQED, journalist Lakshmi Sarah discusses the legacy of George Floyd on the fifth anniversary of his death with Geography Chair, Jovan Scott Lewis. The conversation reflects on the impact of Floyd's murder and the subsequent movements for racial justice.

Listen to the full interview here.