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The Role of Fiction in Environmentalism 

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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Personal Reflection: Waste Rebellions and Waste Utopias.

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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Final Blog Post: Personal Reflection on Waste Rebellions (For 4/27)

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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The Striking Dirtiness of the Charles River and boston sewers

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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