Category ST197

The body is the landscape in which visual culture is imparted. Social constructs promote the standards of beauty. These beauty standards redefine health with the essential counterpart of beauty. The portrayal of gender roles in the Christopher Little photo “Henry… Continue Reading →

Last week’s lecture was very philosophical at times and went far deeper than my limited knowledge of the subject, but the argument that was presented was very interesting nonetheless. The basic idea behind the presentation is that it is not… Continue Reading →

The Anthropocentrism of the Anthropocene   Environmental philosophers for decades have been discussing the idea of anthropocentrism. This is the idea that humans are the most central and significant being on the planet. One new book, “Learning to die in… Continue Reading →

The discussion from this week led me to want to learn more about Leopardi. In the lecture, Giacomo Leopardi was cited as being a poet that wrote about the idea of nature being the enemy of man. Leopardi is also… Continue Reading →

During the 297 class discussion today I thought of an idea for a poster. Many people drew equilateral triangles as the interconnecting lattice between humans, nature, and technology. This structure makes sense as the three points focus on a different… Continue Reading →

To better understand the Italian literature during the 60s and 70s one should look at the social and economic context of Italy during that time. On the one hand, we have the economic “miracle”, which designate that period of sustained… Continue Reading →

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Alvin Toffler, an American writer and Futurist, said that “the great growing engine of change [is] technology” (Toffler). However, Toffler did not specify exactly what it is that technology is changing – the environment? The economy? Humanity itself? In their… Continue Reading →