I enjoyed the introduction of fictional sources and perspectives presented by the readings for this week. For one, I always find mid to late 1900s science fiction stories entertaining, as often these stories are filled with futuristic sounding technology, but only that which could be imagined within the context of the real life technology of […]
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In both News from Nowhere and Robot Dreams, technology plays a pivotal role in shaping the societies depicted, but the way it is employed reflects each society’s values and priorities. In News from Nowhere, technology is used sparingly, almost as a backdrop to a society focused on sustainability and simplicity. In this fictional world, the
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This past set of readings really made me realize how waste is not just a physical problem — it’s deeply political. Waste can be used to challenge oppressive systems by making failure visible. In Sarah Moore’s article on Oaxaca, waste became a symbol of resistance. When the government stopped collecting garbage during political protests, the
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In our fictional readings during the past week, it was very interesting to see these perceptions of what waste could be imagined to be like. In the Asimov reading, the Strikebreaker, a society had managed to completely reuse all waste by breaking it down fully and remaking something out of that. This society lived on
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Waste rebellions are acts of resistance that make use of the actual reality of discarded items to challenge oppressive systems and question the dominant social order. Understanding that waste streams often reflect and worsen existing social inequalities, these acts turn trash from something we overlook into something that actively creates change. Think about the example
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Boston’s sewage problems are much older and complex than I had initially anticipated before these readings. One striking fact that I learned during these readings was the privatization of many of the sewer systems early on, which later on led to unknown sewage pipes and systems throughout the city. When the city began to attempt
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