Parlour Reading Room
Welcome to the Parlour Reading Room, our take on the book club. We invite the Parlour community to organise their own groups, with colleagues and friends.
Each month, we provide suggested materials to read, listen to and watch and facilitation guides to prompt discussion. Then it’s up to you to get together and discuss! On the last Thursday of the month, everyone is invited to an online Q&A session to discuss the theme and materials with the Parlour Reading Room community and two experts.
5. “Still possible worlds”
Watch Nat Osborne and Sumita Singha discuss climate change through an intersectional lens and imagine the "still possible worlds" that might be created.
6. Intersectional practice – a DIY manifesto
The sixth and final month of the Parlour Reading Room explores existing and emerging methods for practicing intersectional feminism within built environment professions. Speakers are Hélène Frichot, Jane Rendell and Torange Khonsari.
4. Intersectional urban environments – video online
Watch Hoa Yang and Simona Castricum in the fourth Reading Room Conversation on Intersectional Urban Environments.
3: Considering collective access
Watch Maryam Gusheh and Sara Chesterman discuss collective access from month 3 of the Parlour Reading Room> and catch up on the readings too.
2. The profession through a feminist lens
The second Reading Room considers built environment professions through a feminist lens. Watch Kerstin Thompson and Marie-Louise Richards discuss the issues.
1. Introducing intersectional feminism
We are super excited to welcome Celeste Liddle and Janet McGaw to the Reading Room Conversations to discuss intersectional feminism – the recording is now available.
Read / watch / listen recommendations
Parlour Reading Room convenors Anwyn Hocking and Sophie Adsett showcase a range of read/watch/listen recommendations from the Parlour community.
Welcome to the Parlour Reading Room!
Led by Anwyn Hocking and Sophie Adsett, the Parlour Reading Room is another opportunity to come together as a community, to support new knowledge and have fun!
