EDUCATOR,
DESIGNER &
COMMUNITY BUILDER
Aimée Knight
I am a professor, award-winning teacher, community-engaged writing scholar, and program builder. Since founding the Beautiful Social Research Collaborative in 2010, I have led more than 160 community-engaged writing projects with partners in Philadelphia, across the United States, and internationally. My work brings together community writing, public humanities, design justice, and digital media, and includes my book Community Is the Way: Engaged Writing and Designing for Transformative Change.
Projects
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Beautiful Social Research Collaborative
A long-running collaborative with more than 160 partnerships creating writing, and media projects with communities.
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Community-Engaged Summer Workshop
A gathering for writers, educators, activists to explore how writing can support community-led change.
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Community-Led Design: Building Frameworks for Equity & Justice
A framework for building writing, design, and media projects with communities as true co-authors and collaborators.
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Rebel Wisdom: Creative Writing & Rituals for Women at Midlife
A collection of writing and shared practices for women in midlife, exploring friendship and collective wisdom through life’s turning points.
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Regenerative Media & Design: Toward Shared Futures
An emerging approach to writing, design, and storytelling that gives back, builds capacity, and supports community-led futures.
Available as an Audiobook
Now available in audio, Community Is the Way is the first academic audiobook published by the University Press of Colorado. Narrated by Aimée, it asks what it takes to build community partnerships that share power, strengthen local capacity, and create lasting value.
