The greatest coping mechanism is lying in bed, turning off the lights, closing your eyes, putting in headphones, and blasting whatever music you want, for …
Art: the Key to Human Existence
2069
Fifty years isn’t that long. It really isn’t. And I don’t mean on a universal scale, you know, on Carl Sagan’s whole “we’ve only existed …
Do Women Care More About Climate Change? How Can Feminist Theories Contribute to Climate Change Politics?
Why is it that there seem to be more female climate activists? Why is it that sustainability-related societies tend to be disproportionately dominated by women? …
How the 19th Century Transcendentalists are 21st Century Prophets
Ralph Waldo Emerson may have been the first love of my life. As I sat in my Advanced Placement English Language course at age 16, …
Cognitive Dissonance as a Possible Explanation for Regression of Reproductive Rights and it’s Relation to Tradition
In Psychology, we refer to cognitive dissonance as a feeling of mental discomfort leading to an alteration in beliefs, behaviours or attitudes due to conflict …
What Does it Mean to Be Traditional in a Modernist Society?
Given the accelerating onset of modern societies and norms, it is unsurprising that social theory follows. Anthony Giddens is one of the most prominent voices …
An Interview with Shem Obara
Every artist begins at a respective ‘square one’. The place that started their creative journey- that temporal space that they will later refer to as …
A Revolution in Self Perception: Body Neutrality versus Body Positivity
A revolution in self-perception has been underway for the past few decades; beginning with the blossoming of the body positivity movement, which found its roots …
Immigration and Culture throughout the Years
Throughout the years, immigrants have managed to assimilate into American society through a variety of forms. However, assimilating has never been an easy thing: all …
Dancehall: Old Faces on a New Scene
Dr Sonjah Niaah, the Director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies dubbed the genre of dancehall as the …