This class as I’m sure most everyone else will say, was transformative. Karen was right about the U path that she brought up in class one day. Through the quarter, I’ve fallen into massive depressions, going as far as skipping all of my classes due to lack of motivation to continue. Its like my philosophy professor once said, “What sane… Read more »
Over the past few years, I’ve felt surrounded by the world’s grand demise, but didn’t know how to process much of what I was encountering. Eventually I knew I had to get involved in fighting these large-scale injustices. I was too afraid of the idea of being silent, yet too overwhelmed by the idea of committing myself to making change…. Read more »
I’ve learned quite a bit over the entirety of this quarter. This class, in particular, has highlighted some topics I wasn’t aware of before, like systems theory and the idea of ‘active hope’. If there’s one takeaway that I believe is most important, however… it would be political activism. There was an article we read a while ago about how… Read more »
One of the most human experiences is to perform or listen to music. I’ve been lucky witness this while playing cello in the Campus Philharmonic Orchestra this quarter. Being immersed in Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet reminded me of living in the Anthropocene. While I am not at all qualified to be commenting on Tchaikovsky’s works, this metaphor works too well… Read more »
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from. — Al Franken As humans, we are bound to mess up. Luckily, most of these mistakes help us to grow and learn. As… Read more »
Prior to taking this course, my first instinct in approaching an issue as immense and all-encompassing as the Anthropocene was to look anywhere but inward. I was under the impression that an issue as complex as our changing climate and degrading Earth strictly required stark scientific objectivity. Viewing the Anthropocene through a scientific lens granted the issue irrefutable credibility, and… Read more »
For the first few weeks of this course, I could not understand why everyone loved the contemplative practices. It seemed utterly counterproductive to discuss systems theory while also emphasizing the awareness of our personal experiences. However, I realized that these two perspectives are what ultimately define what it means to be a human. I chose to represent my human “beingness”… Read more »
For the first few weeks of this course, I could not understand why everyone loved the contemplative practices. It seemed utterly counterproductive to discuss systems theory while also emphasizing the awareness of our personal experiences. However, I realized that these two perspectives are what ultimately define what it means to be a human. I chose to represent my human “beingness”… Read more »
When I began this class I did not have a strong concept of what it meant to be human in the Anthropocene. On a basic level I understood the factors that contribute to everyday human life. I knew what being human meant to me in terms of morals and lifestyles but I hadn’t really considered it in terms of how… Read more »
Once again I am asked to consider this question; what is human beingness in the anthropocene? A short while ago all I could say about the anthropocene was that it “was a colossal accident,” and “is a consequence of over seven billion people,” because that’s what the syllabus said. I thought about it, and human beingness alone means simply existing… Read more »
