COSI: Transgender in Academy: Challenges and Opportunities
“It’s not just transgender people who have a gender identity, everyone has a gender identity.” —Stephanie Dykes
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The intricacies of food sustainability
There is no doubt that we are in the midst of a global climate crisis. Global temperatures rising, biodiversity declining, and plastics being found everywhere (including our bodies) are just some examples of the disastrous impacts of what humans have inflicted upon the planet. While issues such as carbon emissions and deforestation have been at…
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COSI: Beyond Individualism, Towards Solidarity: The Limits of Identity Politics in Antiracist Activism
On Thursday, Dec. 2, the Seattle Central College Library hosted the last Conversations on Social Issues (COSI) session of the quarter. Central humanities professors Anna Hackman, Ph.D., and Vero Barrera-Kolb presented on the limits of identity politics in anti-racist activism in the context of individualism. Hackman and Barrera-Kolb cited emerging issues in activism and scholarship…
