In drafting and submitting a ballot initiative for the state of Washington, I feel I gained information on how certain aspects of the legislative process work here. Going through the bureaucratic process was frustrating at times. The office of the Secretary of State was vague in its advice, and the King County Democratic party was unresponsive to our inquiries concerning… Read more »
The use of contemplative practices in an academic setting is a good way of understanding some of the symptoms of living and studying in an anthropocentric society. The functional way in which information is related to student is symptomatic of a society built around utility and economic growth. Information is given to a student as rapidly and in as large… Read more »
Emily Cole January 21, 2019 In a 2018 article, historian and writer Arkady Martine explored civilization’s obsession with apocalyptic disaster. Specifically, she deconstructed the myth that in an apocalyptic event, human beings would revert to some sort of Hobbesian state of nature. The collective conscious conjures up images of bands of cannibals and looters ruling the post-apocalyptic world through terror… Read more »