9.30.2011

Project for Positive Change


My final project for my Critical Thinking course is to "concretize some of the theoretical concepts we have been investigating, in particular alienation (both interpersonal and intrapersonal), division of labor and commodity fetishism."  So, we've analyzed Marx's German Ideology and Althusser's Ideological State Apparatus, which were interesting and demanding reads that analyzed alienation and division of labor within society and the individual.

Anyways, the final project is called Project for Positive Change.  I don't feel alienated at the moment.  Maybe during midterm week or finals that might change, but at the moment I'm kind of excited about this.

Week 4 
If only more people would__________that would make my life and the lives of my community members better.

I knew I wanted to work with bicycles, but I didn't know what issue to approach.  I thought about expanding bicycle safety education, especially after a spirited debate with a colleague about the bicycling trend in Los Angeles (of which he was adamantly against).  I'm still not really sure what I want to do for this project and for the sake of this assignment I suppose I should pick soon. 

So, I guess if only more people would advocate for more bikeable and walkable spaces that would make my life and the lives of my community members better.

Next Step is identifying my immediate community.