{"id":4687,"date":"2025-10-19T17:26:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T21:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/?page_id=4687"},"modified":"2025-10-19T17:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T21:26:21","slug":"october-16-making-commons-sense","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/october-16-making-commons-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"October 16: Making Commons Sense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4688\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.16.25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1728\" height=\"2304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.16.25.jpg 1728w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.16.25-240x320.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.16.25-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.16.25-160x213.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.16.25-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.16.25-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.16.25-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.16.25-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.16.25-200x267.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1728px) 100vw, 1728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Join us on October 16 as we welcome Barbara Leckie and Joel Westheimer to discuss their new podcast <em>Commons Sense.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Why, at this moment, are there references to common sense as shorthand for the market economy everywhere we look? Can we reclaim common sense to create the conditions for a livable future in a climate-changed world? In this podcast, we consider common sense through the lens of the commons\u2014the physical, natural, and cultural resources we all share \u2013 the land, water, and air; public education and public transit; shared conversations and collective action. Listen in as we explore with our guests alternatives to our current course of rising carbon emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Barbara Leckie is a professor in the Department of English and the Institute for the Comparative Study of Literature, Art, and Culture at Carleton University, Ottawa. She is the author of\u00a0Climate Change, Interrupted: Representation and the Remaking of Time\u00a0(Stanford UP, 2022) and Open Houses: Poverty, the Architectural Idea, and the Novel in Nineteenth-Century Britain (U of Penn P, 2018) as well as several articles and edited collections. Her current work focuses on collectivity, collaboration, and co-writing in response to the climate crisis. She is also Academic Director of Re.Climate: Centre for Climate Communication and Public Engagement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Joel Westheimer is Professor of Democracy and Education at the University of Ottawa and an Education columnist for CBC Radio. His books include\u00a0Among Schoolteachers: Autonomy and Ideology in Teachers\u2019 Work; Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in American Schools\u00a0(forward by Howard Zinn); and\u00a0What Kind of Citizen?\u00a0Educating our Children for the Common Good. His current work focuses on youth perceptions of democracy at a time of rising populist nationalism. He is a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines including The Washington Post, The Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Actions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Listen to &#8220;Commons Sense&#8221;:<\/strong>\u00a0Tune into the podcast to understand different perspectives on common sense and its relation to the commons.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Host a Listening Group:<\/strong>\u00a0Gather friends or neighbors to listen to the podcast together and share thoughts on its themes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buy Locally:<\/strong>\u00a0Purchase food and goods from local farmers&#8217; markets or cooperatives to support local economies and reduce carbon footprints.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Participate in Community Gardens:<\/strong>\u00a0Get involved in or start a community garden to foster local food production and community ties.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Join Local Environmental Groups:<\/strong>\u00a0Collaborate with organizations that focus on climate action and community resource management.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Practice Shared Resources:<\/strong>\u00a0Encourage sharing practices, such as tool libraries or carpooling, within your community.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Educate on Public Goods:<\/strong> Learn about the importance and care of public goods like public transit, parks, and education.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engage in Circular Economy:<\/strong> Support businesses that focus on recycling, reusing, and sustaining resources effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Resource List<\/h3>\n<p>Podcasts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonspodcast.com\/\">Commons Sense Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staceycopeland.com\/projects\/the-amplify-podcast-network\/\">Amplify Podcast Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conscient-podcast.simplecast.com\/\">Conscient Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conscient-podcast.simplecast.com\/episodes\/e241-roundtable-everyday-habits-for-transforming-systems\">Conscient Podcast: Everyday Habits for Transforming Systems Episode<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Arendt, Hannah. \u2018Philosophy and Politics.\u2019 Social Research 57.1 (1990): 73\u2013103.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Barthes, Roland. \u201cMyth Today,\u201d Mythologies. 1957.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Crehan, Kate. Gramsci&#8217;s Common Sense: Inequality and Its Narratives. Duke University Press, 2016.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Lesjak, Carolyn.\u00a0The Afterlife of Enclosure: British Realism, Character, and the Commons. <\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Stanford UP, 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Books:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rosenfeld, Sophia.\u00a0<i>Common sense: A political history<\/i>. Harvard University Press, 2011.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Low, Setha M.\u00a0<i>Why public space matters<\/i>. Oxford University Press, 2023.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Marron, Catie.\u00a0<i>City Squares: Eighteen Writers on the Spirit and Significance of Squares Around the World<\/i>. HarperCollins, 2016.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Ruddick, Margie.\u00a0<i>Wild by Design: Strategies for Creating Life-Enhancing Landscapes<\/i>. Island Press, 2016.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Cohen, Mitchell. <em>Rhythms of Change: reflection on the regent park revitalization\u200b.<\/em> Page Two Books, Inc., 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Ostrom, Elinor.\u00a0<i>Governing the commons: The evolution of institutions for collective action<\/i>. Cambridge university press, 1990.<\/li>\n<li>Ostrom, Elinor. &#8220;Tragedy of the commons.&#8221;\u00a0<i>The new palgrave dictionary of economics<\/i>. Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2008. 1-5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acalmpresence.substack.com\/p\/my-arcanum-9e6\">A Calm Presence: my arcanum by Claude Shryer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us on October 16 as we welcome Barbara Leckie and Joel Westheimer to discuss their new podcast Commons Sense.\u00a0 Why, at this moment, are there references to common sense as shorthand for the market economy everywhere we look? 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