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Anthropo-cinema

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Our class recently watched the 2011 documentary Journey of the Universe (14 billion years condensed into 57 minutes! suffice it to say, there were copious metaphors–beets, balloons, fruit solar systems–employed to emphasize abstract concepts). Afterwards, Professor Litfin had us quickly go around the room to share a word or two that resonated in the film’s aftermath. What immediately comes to… Read more »

Give Your Life to Us, Not Them

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Sacrifice stands at the center of the Anthropocene. The process of approaching this issue will require wealthy nations, such as the United States, to sacrifice various cultural norms to vastly improve sustainability. Although this act of sacrificing luxuries and excess seems reasonable, it also appears implausible. Such doubt in the nation’s ability to make such adjustments stems from the nation’s… Read more »