After taking our comparative literature 360 class, I feel like I have learned so much and in turn have grown exponentially. Starting off with the several different readings and viewings we were required to study, I can confidently say they definitely impacted my way of understanding my personal relation to the world around me. For […]
In an extract from “The Long Way” by Bernard Moitessier called “True Dreams – and False,” a story is told of a man who has been living on a sailboat for a long time. He narrates his thought processes throughout the excerpt, detailing how introspective he is by comparing his current state to childhood memories […]
For my creative project I have curated a collage of photos taken either by me personally or by my family members. I decided to make a collage to try and showcase places and times from my life that I believe are a good example of the Anthropocene. I have also included several photos of […]
Liza Melnikova COLT 360 June 7, 2022 Final Term Reflection This term’s curriculum of novels, articles, movies, and documentaries played a significant role in the expansion of my understanding and compassion toward many various environmental problems we are facing in the world today. To my great regret, I had never […]
As a sophomore in college living in our current state of the world, I feel a constant state of anxiety and fear. When I was younger, I felt like there was a bright future ahead of me, and now I fear that I will not be able to fully experience the fulfilling life I had […]
Climate change MLA citation : El Chami, Daniel, et al. “Costs and Effectiveness of Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture: A Systematic Review from the NENA Region.” Climate Policy (Earthscan), vol. 22, no. 4, Apr. 2022, pp. 445–63. EBSCOhost, https://doi-org.libproxy.uoregon.edu/10.1080/14693062.2021.1997703. In El Chami’s journal titled “Costs and Effectiveness of Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture: A Systematic […]
Artistic Curation “How fertilizers Harm Earth More Than Help Your Lawn” Scientific American Magazine (literature) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-fertilizers-harm-earth/ In “How Fertilizers Harm Earth More Than Help Your Lawn,” published by Scientific American, they explain how the increasing use of toxic fertilizer is having extreme, widespread, and harmful effects on many different systems. To begin, fertilizer has spread […]
Final Reflection If I were to describe coming into this class with a short phrase, I’d say “unexpected and unforeseen”. Due to my minimal exposure to these topics throughout my early education, and though I lack the critical point of view that was expected, I’ve been exposed to this minimal but broad range of topics […]
Climate change and capitalism This article was published in Consilience and journal from Columbia University that is a sustainability journal examining ways to combat climate change. In this article Jonathan examines the fundamental ideas of capitalism and how they are inherently a part of what has caused our current climate disaster. His main argument is […]
[embeddoc url=”https://blogs.uoregon.edu/colt260spring/files/2022/06/Artistic-Curation-Document.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google”] Source #2 *other form of viewing if video doesn’t function* https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/e5fb8ced-ad13-42e3-ad22-2ff9f43abc82
