Anastasia Hacopian's research interests are twofold, split between the didactics of the liberal arts and sciences classroom and architectural spaces in the city. Having studied in the United States, where cultural diversity and the arts are an inherent quality of liberal education, Anastasia is curious about the ways in which liberal arts and sciences programs in the Netherlands approach diversity and creativity in students. Her research examines positionality in interdisciplinary scholarship and creative research methods as a form of pedagogy. As an urban researcher, Anastasia studies the city of Rotterdam through the lens of the architectural humanities, where she is currently researching a retrospective of the work of J.J.P. Oud. She is a member of the research networks Subjects in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (SILT) and Urban Interfaces at Utrecht University.

key words: postionality, creativity, architecture, Rotterdam