Place, Memory, and Environmental Psychology


ID : 2712   

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How much of who we are is shaped by the places we
live and experience? This course invites reflection on
the psychological and emotional relationships
between people and their environments. Drawing on
psychology, geography, architecture, and design, we
will explore environmental psychology and how
physical environments shape behavior, cognition,
identity, and memory. Using place-based methods,
we will discuss concepts such as place attachment,
identity, and cognitive maps. We will reflect on
memory, home, trauma, displacement, and nature’s
role in well-being.

Fernanda Blanco Vidal is a PhD Candidate in Environmental
Psychology at the Graduate Center, CUNY. She holds degrees in
Psychology and Sociology from the Federal University of Bahia, where
she published Nostalgia, but not Sadness – Psychology, Memory and
Forced Displacement. Her dissertation explores how people’s sense of
place shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic. With over a decade of
higher education experience in Brazil and the US, she develops place-based methodologies linking psychology, memory, and displacement.

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Class Details

6 Session(s)
Weekly - Tue

Location
NA - Online

Instructor
TBD Instructor 

 

Notice

Please read:  ONLINE: This course meets online through the Osher Online platform.

Fee: 

$75.00


Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
4/7/2026 - 5/12/2026 Weekly - Tue 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM N/A - Online TBD Instructor 

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