collective action – Political Ecology of the World Food System

So Buying Green Is A Dead End – What Now?

Katherine S Patterson April 15, 2018 No Comments

For decades, Americans have been taught to save the planet by making changes to their own lifestyles – use LED light bulbs! buy reusable grocery bags! eat organic food! We are told that buying (and consuming) green is what “good people” do, that an individual’s consumption can change the world. While this is a productive cultural framework for companies selling… Read more »

Approaching apathy through systems thinking

Lorrin Ann Johnson April 14, 2018 No Comments

Apathy: one of the biggest issues facing the fulfillment of our shared civic responsibility. People don’t think that their vote or their action can make a difference, and thus they don’t utilize their individual power to spark change. That being said, this week’s readings and lectures have caused me to— rightfully so— question the individualistic rhetoric surrounding apathy. The juxtaposition… Read more »