What we found in Douglas County was material so rich and novel that it was overwhelming to choose a quick project to accomplish in a short amount of time. From the drive down I5 to the initial conversations we had with the county commissioners (present and former), my classmates and I found many resonances with […]
Field Trip Lessons: Coping with Loss in Douglas County, Oregon
This weekend, the ENVS 350 class went in an expedition south of Portland to Douglas County, Oregon to investigate theory on the ground. Thus begins our praxis projects, an attempt to apply theory to a real-life real-place real-people context. First, the field trip was FUN. We had a glimpse of the beautiful weather to come […]
Contested Wilderness in Multiple Contexts
My plans heading towards my thesis takes my concentration/area of interest along with my fascination with the concept of wilderness derived from PHIL 215 (Philosophy and the Environment) and focuses on the situated context of central Idaho, a region almost completely owned by the federal government and much of which is protected under wilderness status. […]
Utopia For Whom? : Whiteness and The College Campus
Last week Lewis & Clark College hosted the 35th Annual Gender Studies Symposium, three days of panels, round table discussions, keynote addresses, and more speaking to the theme Game On: Gender and Sexuality in Play. The gender studies symposium always showcases an incredible array of interdisciplinary social commentary that bridges different academic theories and fields […]