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Labour Exploitation in Academia
May 21, 2008Is exploitation acceptable when it comes with the prestige of a PhD?
Unconventional Solutions
April 23, 2008The Centre for Human Ecology is feeling the financial crunch that's squeezing all of higher education. Its response is to call upon its most valuable resource: its graduates.
Research Ethics
March 19, 2008Ethics paperwork protects the rights of research participants... But is there more to ethics than paperwork?
political essays
The Politics of Hope and Fear
March 07, 2008Hillary Clinton threatens to tear America apart -- will Barack Obama's vision be strong enough to sustain us through the long struggle ahead?
An Ex-Pat’s View of Obama
January 30, 2008For the first time, there is a candidate I really believe in. It's a wonderful gift.
Joining the Dots: Activism and Social Conscience
November 24, 2007Raising consciousness will not save the world -- but it's possible that social conscience will.
other
History of the Big Pink Banner
June 11, 2006Story of the Fans For Peace Banner, well-known phenomenon in the world of Goo Goo Dolls fans.
The Beltane Table
July 31, 2004Or: another tale from Synchronicity City. Beautiful things can happen when the right elements come together.
Astrology for Skeptics
July 22, 2004A different way to think about astrology, and why it's a useful tool in life.
old poetry
gypsy girl my role in the dance
rage state of the world
eager to bleed misplaced priorities
this web hope for the future
vision the walls come tumbling down
reflections #3 the dance
water mirror surreal or real?
dawn on the sea loving the world
leaving edinburgh slipping
away
logan airport nostalgia and insight
capture trying to catch beauty
journey north essence of a place
almost gone reflections on time
I’ve learned shattered expectations
published pieces
Scotland’s Greenest MSc
June 20, 2007The Centre for Human Ecology offers a radical, transformative MSc.... And its "green graduates" are changing the world. Published in the Scotsman.
What's in a Name? Colonial Dynamics in Spiritual Practice
April 03, 2007The politics of domination can manifest even in our spiritual practices.... How we might begin to recognize and heal our attitudes. Published in PanGaia Magazine.
What the Old State House has Already Lost
March 11, 2007The Old State House brought history to life for nearly a decade -- but poor management now leaves Connecticut's most important stories untold. Published in the Hartford Courant.
narratives
Seeds of Tolerance
December 05, 2007My second year of university, I started a Pagan student group. This is the story of its beginnings and continued growth as part of a diverse and tolerant religious community. Published in If: a journal of spiritual exploration.
Against My Will: Death, Life, and Meaning for an Activist
October 22, 2007In Findhorn, I learned that facing mortality can bring new meaning to an activist's work.
Hours of Darkness
January 22, 2006Story of my failed emigration attempt of 2002, finally answering all the people who asked, what happened?
thesis projects
MSc Thesis: December 2005
Telling Mythologies: Pasts and Possible Futures
in Activist Literature
Analysis of the implicit stories that drive activist literature, and the kinds of futures they foretell. Eventually I'll create an overview page. For now:
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Undergraduate Thesis: May 2002
It Will Always Be There: Ethnography of an Imagined Community
Ethnography of my early-entrance class, the community we built, and its metamorphoses over our four years of college.
