Richard Fadok
@slaydok.bsky.social
Anthropologist of design & multispecies ethnographer, thinking about biomimicry 🌱⚙️ and animal architecture 🦝🏛️. Assistant professor at RIT.
For more: https://www.richardfadok.com
For more: https://www.richardfadok.com
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Richard Fadok
@slaydok.bsky.social
· Nov 10
My open access article on teaching more-than-human urbanism through design anthropology is now published and free to read!
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The Multispecies Metropolis: Anthropological Ruminations on Bestial Urbanism
Author(s): Fadok, Richard Alexander | Abstract: Human-animal co-habitation is a fact of urban existence, yet animals are illegible in the contemporary American city. As climate change, development, an...
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Howdy to my new followers. I'm an anthropologist studying the environmental politics of architecture in the US. Lately my fieldwork has been with bird-safe designers, and I have started a bird-window collision monitoring program at UR. Read my most recent article below to get a sense for what I do.
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Colossal named its first "de-extinct" dire wolves for the fratricidal founder of a now fallen empire and the twin he did in. These names... they've been gnawing at me! So, I wrote about lupine Romulus and Remus and snow-white mythmaking for @g-ehr.bsky.social.
g-ehr.com/essay/cry-wo... #Paleosky
g-ehr.com/essay/cry-wo... #Paleosky
Cry, Wolf • Germinate
Uncover the story behind the dire wolf and Aesop's fable, a classic tale about trust and deception through history.
g-ehr.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Colossal named its first "de-extinct" dire wolves for the fratricidal founder of a now fallen empire and the twin he did in. These names... they've been gnawing at me! So, I wrote about lupine Romulus and Remus and snow-white mythmaking for @g-ehr.bsky.social.
g-ehr.com/essay/cry-wo... #Paleosky
g-ehr.com/essay/cry-wo... #Paleosky
If I have to see another panel at the AAAs titled “ghosts,” “spectral,” or “haunting” (mine notwithstanding 😌).
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
If I have to see another panel at the AAAs titled “ghosts,” “spectral,” or “haunting” (mine notwithstanding 😌).
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My collaborator/artist-extraordinaire Mizin Shin & I have curated an exhibit at UR about bird-window collisions that explores what it means to live amidst the slow violence of architectural glass. Details below + a sneak peek @ my contribution, a “weird” field guide.
www.sageart.center/frontispace
www.sageart.center/frontispace
October 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My collaborator/artist-extraordinaire Mizin Shin & I have curated an exhibit at UR about bird-window collisions that explores what it means to live amidst the slow violence of architectural glass. Details below + a sneak peek @ my contribution, a “weird” field guide.
www.sageart.center/frontispace
www.sageart.center/frontispace
My collaborator/artist-extraordinaire Mizin Shin & I have curated an exhibit at UR about bird-window collisions that explores what it means to live amidst the slow violence of architectural glass. Details below + a sneak peek @ my contribution, a “weird” field guide.
www.sageart.center/frontispace
www.sageart.center/frontispace
October 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My collaborator/artist-extraordinaire Mizin Shin & I have curated an exhibit at UR about bird-window collisions that explores what it means to live amidst the slow violence of architectural glass. Details below + a sneak peek @ my contribution, a “weird” field guide.
www.sageart.center/frontispace
www.sageart.center/frontispace
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Read @chloeahmann.bsky.social & Zeynep Oguz’s intro to a collection on ecofascism: “We must tend to the mundane ways” ecofascism “organizes the everyday, normalizing the commonsense that some lives are environmental goods while others pose existential threats”. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Collection introduction: Everyday and emergent ecofascisms - Chloe Ahmann, Zeynep Oguz, 2025
journals.sagepub.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Read @chloeahmann.bsky.social & Zeynep Oguz’s intro to a collection on ecofascism: “We must tend to the mundane ways” ecofascism “organizes the everyday, normalizing the commonsense that some lives are environmental goods while others pose existential threats”. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Finishing a syllabus for a class on environmental and/or climate and/or disaster justice? Check out The Syllabus for resources! We are adding more readings and databases every day! Open and free to everyone! www.just-environments.org/the-syllabus
The Syllabus — Just Environments Lab
www.just-environments.org
August 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Finishing a syllabus for a class on environmental and/or climate and/or disaster justice? Check out The Syllabus for resources! We are adding more readings and databases every day! Open and free to everyone! www.just-environments.org/the-syllabus
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my first full youtube video is out now - all about critique! i hope you find it useful and i would greatly appreciate you sharing it to help me kick off my new YT channel. thank you! #art #design #critique
youtu.be/Fdos0yeGs1Y
youtu.be/Fdos0yeGs1Y
Let's Talk About Critique - How To Be A Design Student
YouTube video by Mitch Goldstein
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September 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
my first full youtube video is out now - all about critique! i hope you find it useful and i would greatly appreciate you sharing it to help me kick off my new YT channel. thank you! #art #design #critique
youtu.be/Fdos0yeGs1Y
youtu.be/Fdos0yeGs1Y
We’re so back 🤘
Warning after killer whales seen ‘ramming’ boats in two attacks off coast of Spain
Rescuers were alerted to the attacks in the waters of Galicia
www.independent.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We’re so back 🤘
Yesterday, I expanded and relaunched our bird-window collision initiative as Smash the Crash ROC, beginning with a formal building monitoring study of downtown Rochester. In just 1 day, we’ve already documented 4 fatalities.
To learn how you can help, go to www.smashthecrashROC.com.
To learn how you can help, go to www.smashthecrashROC.com.
August 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Yesterday, I expanded and relaunched our bird-window collision initiative as Smash the Crash ROC, beginning with a formal building monitoring study of downtown Rochester. In just 1 day, we’ve already documented 4 fatalities.
To learn how you can help, go to www.smashthecrashROC.com.
To learn how you can help, go to www.smashthecrashROC.com.
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In our July newsletter:
From @timothyaschuler.bsky.social: Hantz Woodlands in Detroit offers an example of what we lose when private gain trumps public interest.
And @slaydok.bsky.social talks w/ @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social & Joyce Hwang about designing for and with animals.
+ more Places news!
From @timothyaschuler.bsky.social: Hantz Woodlands in Detroit offers an example of what we lose when private gain trumps public interest.
And @slaydok.bsky.social talks w/ @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social & Joyce Hwang about designing for and with animals.
+ more Places news!
July 2025 Newsletter: Public goods underpin democracy
Plus, more of the latest longform public scholarship from Places Journal. Sign up today. It's free!
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July 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
In our July newsletter:
From @timothyaschuler.bsky.social: Hantz Woodlands in Detroit offers an example of what we lose when private gain trumps public interest.
And @slaydok.bsky.social talks w/ @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social & Joyce Hwang about designing for and with animals.
+ more Places news!
From @timothyaschuler.bsky.social: Hantz Woodlands in Detroit offers an example of what we lose when private gain trumps public interest.
And @slaydok.bsky.social talks w/ @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social & Joyce Hwang about designing for and with animals.
+ more Places news!
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“We have a responsibility to think about a future where we’re not centered; there’s an optimism in that. Human beings are irresponsible. If I think about us controlling everything in the future, that feels sad.” —Joyce Hwang
IN CONVERSATION w/ @slaydok.bsky.social & @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social:
IN CONVERSATION w/ @slaydok.bsky.social & @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social:
Animal Architecture: In Conversation
An animal studies scholar talks with an architect and an architecture writer about designing for, and with, nonhuman species.
placesjournal.org
July 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“We have a responsibility to think about a future where we’re not centered; there’s an optimism in that. Human beings are irresponsible. If I think about us controlling everything in the future, that feels sad.” —Joyce Hwang
IN CONVERSATION w/ @slaydok.bsky.social & @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social:
IN CONVERSATION w/ @slaydok.bsky.social & @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social:
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As part of our In Conversation series, anthropologist @slaydok.bsky.social spoke with architecture writer @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social & practitioner/researcher Joyce Hwang about their visions for a discipline that regards nonhuman animals as subjects of human design — and sometimes vice versa. 🦊
Architects don’t just design for humans. They design, intentionally or not, for all of the nonhuman species affected by human-built structures. Western architecture has long been a driver of ecological destruction: How can we build to accommodate other species as cohabitants of a shared environment?
Animal Architecture: In Conversation
An animal studies scholar talks with an architect and an architecture writer about designing for, and with, nonhuman species.
placesjournal.org
July 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
As part of our In Conversation series, anthropologist @slaydok.bsky.social spoke with architecture writer @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social & practitioner/researcher Joyce Hwang about their visions for a discipline that regards nonhuman animals as subjects of human design — and sometimes vice versa. 🦊
My conversation with @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social and Joyce Hwang about animal architecture is now out in @placesjournal.bsky.social! Always a pleasure to chat with these two 🤩
In “Animal Architecture,” anthropologist @slaydok.bsky.social speaks with architecture writer @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social and practitioner/researcher Joyce Hwang about designing for, and with, nonhuman species.
What if the boundaries of architecture are actually much more porous than we think?
What if the boundaries of architecture are actually much more porous than we think?
July 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
My conversation with @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social and Joyce Hwang about animal architecture is now out in @placesjournal.bsky.social! Always a pleasure to chat with these two 🤩
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I'm launching a site ft. undergrad research from my course Animal Cities. These projects tell stories of Rochester's animals, from the rare Seneca white deer, an accident of US militarism, and bird-banding to the horses that used to power the city. Please share!
www.richardfadok.com/theanimalcity/
www.richardfadok.com/theanimalcity/
June 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I'm launching a site ft. undergrad research from my course Animal Cities. These projects tell stories of Rochester's animals, from the rare Seneca white deer, an accident of US militarism, and bird-banding to the horses that used to power the city. Please share!
www.richardfadok.com/theanimalcity/
www.richardfadok.com/theanimalcity/
I'm launching a site ft. undergrad research from my course Animal Cities. These projects tell stories of Rochester's animals, from the rare Seneca white deer, an accident of US militarism, and bird-banding to the horses that used to power the city. Please share!
www.richardfadok.com/theanimalcity/
www.richardfadok.com/theanimalcity/
June 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I'm launching a site ft. undergrad research from my course Animal Cities. These projects tell stories of Rochester's animals, from the rare Seneca white deer, an accident of US militarism, and bird-banding to the horses that used to power the city. Please share!
www.richardfadok.com/theanimalcity/
www.richardfadok.com/theanimalcity/
I'm excited to share good news: I'll be starting as an assistant professor of anthropology at @rittigers.bsky.social in the fall. What a privilege to be able to think about how we design in the Anthropocene at a university dedicated to socially conscious and environmentally sustainable technology.
June 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I'm excited to share good news: I'll be starting as an assistant professor of anthropology at @rittigers.bsky.social in the fall. What a privilege to be able to think about how we design in the Anthropocene at a university dedicated to socially conscious and environmentally sustainable technology.
What an amazing event! Thank you, @laurajmartin.bsky.social, for organizing!
May 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What an amazing event! Thank you, @laurajmartin.bsky.social, for organizing!
Happening today!
Holly Greenberg and Mizin Shin will be running an eco-art workshop on Monday, May 5th, from 1-4 PM at the U of R. Come make bird art and learn about window collisions and how to prevent them. It's open to everyone in the Rochester area (and beyond). After the workshop, I'll moderate a public Q&A.
May 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Happening today!
Free arts workshop tomorrow at UR from 1-4 PM in the Rettner Hall atrium! Soft sculpture and prints of birds, plus a Q&A afterwards with the artists. Message me for details. No registration or prior experience is required.
Holly Greenberg and Mizin Shin will be running an eco-art workshop on Monday, May 5th, from 1-4 PM at the U of R. Come make bird art and learn about window collisions and how to prevent them. It's open to everyone in the Rochester area (and beyond). After the workshop, I'll moderate a public Q&A.
May 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Free arts workshop tomorrow at UR from 1-4 PM in the Rettner Hall atrium! Soft sculpture and prints of birds, plus a Q&A afterwards with the artists. Message me for details. No registration or prior experience is required.
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BUFFALO, NY: We are mobilizing to protest the arrest and detention of a group of UFW farm worker leaders we believe are being held at the Batavia ICE detention center.
We believe targeting known union supporters in the name of immigration “enforcement” is an outrage. These workers must be released.
We believe targeting known union supporters in the name of immigration “enforcement” is an outrage. These workers must be released.
May 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
BUFFALO, NY: We are mobilizing to protest the arrest and detention of a group of UFW farm worker leaders we believe are being held at the Batavia ICE detention center.
We believe targeting known union supporters in the name of immigration “enforcement” is an outrage. These workers must be released.
We believe targeting known union supporters in the name of immigration “enforcement” is an outrage. These workers must be released.
And that’s a wrap(tor)
April 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
And that’s a wrap(tor)
Mizin Shin and I installed our exhibition on bird-safe design this week. Over the past semester, students in her class Expanded Print Media created artworks that could deter bird-window collisions if printed onto windows. Scale models are on display in the hallway gallery of Rush Rhees Library.
April 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Mizin Shin and I installed our exhibition on bird-safe design this week. Over the past semester, students in her class Expanded Print Media created artworks that could deter bird-window collisions if printed onto windows. Scale models are on display in the hallway gallery of Rush Rhees Library.
Happening today! Come to Braddock Bay Park to meet some raptors and learn about collisions.
🦅 Rochester friends 🦅: I'll be giving a talk on bird-window collisions at Braddock Bay Raptor Research's Birds of Prey Days event this Saturday. I'm on at 3 PM. It will be held at the Braddock Bay Park.
Registration:
www.bbrr.org/events/smash...
Full Schedule:
www.bbrr.org/bird-of-prey...
Registration:
www.bbrr.org/events/smash...
Full Schedule:
www.bbrr.org/bird-of-prey...
Smash the Crash! | Braddock Bay Raptor Research
www.bbrr.org
April 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Happening today! Come to Braddock Bay Park to meet some raptors and learn about collisions.
When I say I have that dog in me, this is what I mean.
April 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When I say I have that dog in me, this is what I mean.
Holly Greenberg and Mizin Shin will be running an eco-art workshop on Monday, May 5th, from 1-4 PM at the U of R. Come make bird art and learn about window collisions and how to prevent them. It's open to everyone in the Rochester area (and beyond). After the workshop, I'll moderate a public Q&A.
April 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Holly Greenberg and Mizin Shin will be running an eco-art workshop on Monday, May 5th, from 1-4 PM at the U of R. Come make bird art and learn about window collisions and how to prevent them. It's open to everyone in the Rochester area (and beyond). After the workshop, I'll moderate a public Q&A.