How we must shift our mindset to envision futures that no longer prescribe the end, but envision a future in which a restored and revitalized Earth, and all peoples, thrive
Thanks for adding all the references, too! This intersects with my ruminations on how the human imagination has emerged to be one of the most impactful phenomenons on the earth...and apparently easily exploited.
love these thoughts you've offered. I just finished watching Don't Look Up. I was struck by how unimaginative it was. the story was hemmed in by euro-centric celebrity obsessed narratives at all sides. I spent a day feeling depressed at the future vision it offered, but then realized that my imagination did not have to be captive to that tired old vision. I have spent the last few days of ice times engaging with creative fictions of both the past, present and future. I am moved by works/worlds that weave all 3, with a good dose of magic and/or ghosts. Tanya Tagaq, Louise Erdrich, Alexis Deveaux, Donna Haraway, Ursula K. L. Guin, Joy Harjo, Octavia Butler, adrienne maree brown (specifically grievers and maroons), what should be wild by Julia Fine
thank you! oh god I have so much to say about Don't Look Up, and how much it was really about the Spectacle and that was its only worth, but as to the story itself it was abysmal. I hated the movie, completely. but I love what you said, here: "but then realized that my imagination did not have to be captive to that tired old vision" YES. I love every one of these people on your list. these are great recommendations to start shifting our imagination and worldview.
Thanks for adding all the references, too! This intersects with my ruminations on how the human imagination has emerged to be one of the most impactful phenomenons on the earth...and apparently easily exploited.
love these thoughts you've offered. I just finished watching Don't Look Up. I was struck by how unimaginative it was. the story was hemmed in by euro-centric celebrity obsessed narratives at all sides. I spent a day feeling depressed at the future vision it offered, but then realized that my imagination did not have to be captive to that tired old vision. I have spent the last few days of ice times engaging with creative fictions of both the past, present and future. I am moved by works/worlds that weave all 3, with a good dose of magic and/or ghosts. Tanya Tagaq, Louise Erdrich, Alexis Deveaux, Donna Haraway, Ursula K. L. Guin, Joy Harjo, Octavia Butler, adrienne maree brown (specifically grievers and maroons), what should be wild by Julia Fine
thank you! oh god I have so much to say about Don't Look Up, and how much it was really about the Spectacle and that was its only worth, but as to the story itself it was abysmal. I hated the movie, completely. but I love what you said, here: "but then realized that my imagination did not have to be captive to that tired old vision" YES. I love every one of these people on your list. these are great recommendations to start shifting our imagination and worldview.