Category: AUDIENCE FILES
What happens to your body when you encounter the unknown?
A response from Megan Kendzior: As an improviser, I like to think that I’m primed for the unknown. But every instance is unique and offers challenges and excitements that we can’t prepare for. I often hit a wall inside my own system when I confront the vast wildness of the …
How can we reconcile existential tensions between the flow and currents of the animate life of environments in contrast to the human-centered occupation of the world?
A response from Molly Seligman: We need to take several seats back and learn from the natural word. We have to respect what was here first, what paved the path for us as humans. We must be resourceful, not reactive, and learn from our earthly predecessors. Nature teaches us to …
Why are existential questions of being, interdependence, and coexistence, vital in these times of readjustment of powers and values?
A Response From Gianna Fabiano: These dark times ground us and force us to acknowledge the profound impact our choices have on others, thus how interconnected we truly are. We are forced to look inward and humble ourselves at the realization that life is short and transient, and to keep …
Why are existential questions of being, interdependence, and coexistence, vital in these times of readjustment of powers and values?
A response from Anna Pinault: When we consider the vast and unknowable mysteries of human existence and our interconnectedness within it all, power struggles and institutions seem so silly. Our egos lose power. And revolution starts to look like a joyful and inevitable homecoming.
How do you cope with uncertainty?
A response from Joe S: I cope with uncertainty by creating structure in the physical and mental worlds around me. This provides a foundation to plan for multiple possibilities and a cushion that helps me accept uncertainty about things I can’t control.
What happens to your body when you encounter the unknown?
A response by Thea Little: the unknown: something you’re not accustomed to, a world lacking consistency and familiarity, something figuratively or literally alien making a connection with you… examples are varying and occur in different circumstances: the brain is literally cold, numb. your support system is no longer there. you’re …
What happens to your body when you encounter the unknown?
A response by María Firmino-Castillo: Another way to phrase this is: “What happens to our persons when we encounter the unknown?” Is my body my person? And if I didn’t have a body would I be a person? Or if the body didnt have me, would I be me? Do …
How Are We Thinking about Environmental Ethics?
A response from Fidel Brito: ¿Cómo pensamos en la ética ambiental? Pensamos desde la cotidianeidad al practicar y hacer lo que es más ético.Usando lo que necesitamos. Que usamos, como lo usamos, lo que comemos y seleccionamos. En lo que hacemos por nosotros y para nosotros “nuestra comunidad”.Dilucidar en qué …
How do you cope with uncertainty?
A response from Jonah Udall: Maybe this is an unsatisfying answer to many, but I cope with uncertainty by recognizing its essential-ness. Instability, change, is a fundamental characteristic of existence. To live in this truth is a deep peace. Certainty is intoxicating, enticing, but also nerve-wracking, because in the deepest …