I am fascinated by our need to mark “significant” anniversaries. Tomorrow marks 10 years since September 11, 2001. I think many people will be writing about what they were doing that day, or reposting journal entries or recalling phone conversations they had. Though I had been journalling regularly for a few years at that point, [...]
Paulo Freire, in his book ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’, writes: “Yet it is–paradoxical though it may seem–precisely in the response of the oppressed to the violence of their oppressors that a gesture of love may be found. Consciously or unconsciously, the act of rebellion by the oppressed can initiate love. Whereas the violence of the [...]
By now you may have seen on Twitter or Facebook that I gave my thesis defense this afternoon. I’m going to hold off posting the Artist as Prophet section until I’ve gotten some more feedback from some people who are reading it, but I’ll go ahead and post my conclusions here for you to hopefully [...]
The latest section of my thesis. I’m getting closer to being done–the end is in sight! ——————————– No matter what its form, true art draws people into a conversation about something deeper. True art challenges individuals and communities to rethink their understanding of the world as they know it and to instead consider the world [...]
This is the most rough draft-ish of any of the sections I’ve posted so far but it’s complete enough that I’ll post it for now. If nothing else it at least proves I’m continuing to work on my thesis! I’ve got two sections which are currently partly written and a conclusion to polish and then [...]
