This session of the J. Irwin Miller Symposium, “Aesthetic Activism” explores the interrelationship between art and architectural practices; formulates new ideas about how architecture can be more interdisciplinary; identifies trends in architecture and art that rely on creating unusual and strange spaces and objects; analyzes how lighting can impact the understanding of space in photography and architecture. “The Aesthetics of the Other: Alienation, Estrangement, and Unfamiliarity” Gregory Crewdson (Yale University), Caroline Picard (Curator), Pamela Rosenkranz (Artist), Roger Rothman (Bucknell University) Michael Young (Yale University), Discussion Moderator