The final project for this class was to create a tool people can use for building communities of racial justice online. Here is the outline, and the PDF of the final project. How to create structural change in organizations and institutions plagued by systemic racism and anti-blackness. (especially online institutions) We live in a culture… Continue reading Black Online – Cyberspace, Culture, and Community: Final Project
Category: Essays
“The drug war is the international projection of a domestic American psychosis.”
The drug war is the international projection of a domestic American psychosis. Focusing just on drug use and not on the causes for addiction, I was struck by this line from Ethan Nadelmann’s Ted Talk. It reminded me of arguments made by founding Queer Theorist Michel Foucault in his landmark book Discipline and Punish. Foucault… Continue reading “The drug war is the international projection of a domestic American psychosis.”
Giovanni’s Room Refutes Sexual Orientation
CJ Trowbridge 2020-05-21 English 16 Final Giovanni’s Room tells the story of a character struggling to fit simultaneously inside several contradictory identities, all of which fail to encompass the truth of his life. David is a straight man. David is also a gay man. David treats his multiple selves like characters to be played. He… Continue reading Giovanni’s Room Refutes Sexual Orientation
Conversation with a Professor
This was in a lower division LGBT Studies class. We were discussing “Redefining Realness” by Janet Mock. Me: I really connected personally with the line “When I look back at my childhood, I often say I always knew I was a girl since the age of three or four, a time when I began cataloging… Continue reading Conversation with a Professor
Coronavirus and The Environment
CJ Trowbridge Environmental Problems & Solutions 2020-05-20 Final Exam In preparing for this essay, I looked back for evidence on my early personal response to coronavirus. I recall that early on, it seemed like a repeat of SARS-CoV-03. Since then, we have learned that though SARS-CoV-19 is much less lethal and contagious, the response has… Continue reading Coronavirus and The Environment
The fact that housing is almost always only being built by investors means it’s not possible to have affordable housing for everyone.
CJ Trowbridge 2020-05-12 USP GWAR Urban Studies GWAR Final The fact that housing is almost always only being built by investors means it’s not possible to have affordable housing for everyone. In this paper I will show that when real estate investors act in their own rational self-interest, they harm everyone else. I will show… Continue reading The fact that housing is almost always only being built by investors means it’s not possible to have affordable housing for everyone.
Sexual orientation is not a “real fact” about people.
CJ Trowbridge 2020-05-14 Feminist Ethics Final Essay Sexual orientation is not a “real fact” about people. In “What is Sexual Orientation,” Robin Dembroff argues that neither of the two popular ideas about what sexual orientation is, holds up to scrutiny. The behavioral perspective tries to classify people based on what physical characteristics their partners have.… Continue reading Sexual orientation is not a “real fact” about people.
Why does a latte cost so much? Where does all that money go?
CJ Trowbridge Urban Studies 401G 2020-04-24 Social Justice Essay: Final Draft Why does a latte cost so much? Where does all that money go? Capitalism is the enemy of markets, where vampires suck the wealth out of the supply chain in order to get fat on the work of others. Kyriarchy is the enemy of… Continue reading Why does a latte cost so much? Where does all that money go?
The State of the Housing Crisis
The lack of affordable housing is a pervasive, escalating, global crisis driven in part by NIMBYism, speculative investments, and a lack of development. This is a social problem because the troubling social condition has been clearly outlined, and clear solutions exist for each underlying problem. NIMBYs use land use restrictions such as single-family zoning, height… Continue reading The State of the Housing Crisis
Sexism: An Ameliorative Approach
Sexism: An Ameliorative Approach In this essay, I will argue that Kate Manne’s account of misogyny as the enforcement mechanism for systemic sexism is persuasive as a novel deontological framework for ameliorating the impact of sexism by changing the way we talk about it. To defend this claim, I will show that her argument overcomes… Continue reading Sexism: An Ameliorative Approach