Episode 15: About Maroon Landscapes and communities (pt1)

In this first part of our conversation, Dr. Diane Jones Allen shares with us about Maroon landscapes; communities that were established by Black communities who during the time of the middle passage during slavery, jumped off ships and freed themselves by moving, hiding and stewarding the swamps. These communities were said to have “marooned” themselves. Tune in to hear the stories of maroon landscapes in symbiotic relationships with black resiliency, coastal resiliency and black imagination through times of slavery, colonization, and liberation.  We also discussed the pedagogical failure and opportunity in Landscape Architecture education. 

Dr. Diane Jones Allen is a principal landscape architect of Design Jones, LLC, and  Program Director for Landscape Architecture, College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs, at the University of Texas at Arlington.

This episode was originally recorded in December 2020.