UPDATED PROJECT PROPOSAL Just after a couple of weeks in Delhi, I decided to change my research project topic completely. This decision is well-covered in my other post, so here I’ll just explain my plans for the project, and the work I’ve done on it thus far. My project is focused on the interaction between […]
Peenemunde: Science, Technology and a Global Conscious
“Science does not have a moral dimension. It is like a knife. If you give it to a surgeon or a murderer, each will use it differently.” -Wernher von Braun I ponder upon this quote after my visit in Peenemunde. Peenemunde was the most modern technological facility between 1936-1945, a Nazi military test site that […]
Homosexualität_en
On a class trip to the Deutsches Historisches Museum, I abandoned our historical scavenger hunt to explore the Homosexuality_ies exhibit presented in collaboration with the Schwules Museum*. Separated into ten chapters, the exhibit provides a historical narrative exploring gender and sexuality in Germany using audio and video clips, art, and individual accounts. Visitors begin with […]
Dein Land Existiert Nicht: Berlin Art Week
Having lived in Berlin for a month now, I can safely say that there’s no shortage of interesting things to do here. I could easily spend a year just exploring all the nooks and crannies of the city. However, one of my favorite experiences that I’ve had here so far was getting to see some […]
Theater Review: Whorl Inside a Loop
America’s prison problem is no secret. Our share of the world’s incarcerated population is grossly disproportionate to our share of the world’s total population: the NAACP reports the percentages to be 25% and 5%, respectively. Tragically, the percentage of those incarcerated who are people of color is also grossly disproportionate to the percentage of the […]