The core concepts of Anthropocene, over consumption, sustainability, etc., these are deeply related to our project. The era of Anthropocene requires sacrifices because the current economic system is not sustainable, thus we need to implement circular economy in replacing our current economic system. The focus of our group action project was to raise awareness among students, on the concept of… Read more »
My action group created a state ballot initiative, measure no. 1665, to create an effective border biosecurity plan. Our project embraces political ecology by focusing on the causes of the exploitation phase in the adaptive cycle. Heinberg’s argument inspires our group action project by recognizing that we are currently in a stagnate conservation stage of the adaptive cycle. (Heinberg para…. Read more »
The circular economy was a novel concept to me when our group decided on creating educational materials and organizing a discussion forum on the topic. The circular economy is a fairly new idea that supports the transition from linear to circular economic model (Refer to Fig.1), the model is the evidence of the death of Holocene and people’s acceptance of… Read more »
My group wanted to work with intent to educate others on issues around corporate pollution. We were focused around three core concepts: educating without judgement, drawing attention large polluters instead of shaming small impactors, and working within a system (capitalism) that is unlikely to drastically alter in a way that is needed to combat climate change. We chose to do… Read more »
Time is society’s biggest enemy, it drives our actions and shapes our culture. Mankind has always been in search for immortality and distraction from reality as a coping mechanism against death. This includes our materialistic yearning for wealth and fame. Society’s materialistic aspirations directly coincide with humanity’s ever-growing consumption of resources and disregard for the pollution we leave behind. When… Read more »
Pedro Ramos 3/17/19 POL S 301 Final Blog Post For our action project my group wanted to focus on corporate polluters in Washington state. This idea originated based on the class discussion about our carbon footprint and how even if people try to lower their own personal carbon footprint, big corporations will still pollute at a high rate. My group… Read more »
My group’s action project was inspired directly by the Albatross documentary we saw in class earlier in the quarter. The plastic consumption taking place around the world is put on display in this film in a very real and dramatic way. Many of the images of death in this documentary are quite traumatizing to witness, and the film does this… Read more »
When members of a group can be open about their situation and limitations, the mental energy that might otherwise have gone to feeling like a burden or feeling too overbearing is freed up to find ways to make the project work.
The initial question I had when starting this project was, “everyone dies, I wonder what that has meant for art through the years?” This is a very large question that I almost regret asking, if only because the answer is: a lot. The goal of our group’s action project was to try to understand through art all of the uncertainties… Read more »
The experience of conducting a political action group project opened my eyes to so many things about myself, working with others, and the “Political Ecology of Death in the Anthropocene.” When our group originally began the endeavor of growing the Earth Strike movement in our community we were incredibly ambitious. We knew the challenges of organizing the working class to… Read more »