Prior to last week's lecture, my understanding of the word "Decolonization" was purely in context to the decolonization of prior colonies from colonizing powers like the British Empire. My knowledge of colonialism and its effects on colonies were almost solely limited to the British Empire's colonization of the Indian Subcontinent…

Last week's lecture and readings were very interesting, to say the least. I think the material that we had as readings and the discussions that followed were especially relatable to me as a lot of it was surrounding cultural practices I have either been around or have been exposed to…

The last class’s discussion on Ethics and various ethical thought experiments got me thinking about the Netflix documentary “The Great Hack” and “The Social Dilemma”. For those of you reading this article and have no idea what I'm talking about, The Great Hack is a Netflix documentary that talks about…

This week during class, we were introduced to the concept of Power and power dynamics within different societies as theorized by French thinkers like Gilles Deleuze and Michel Foucault. Foucault believed that we were living in a very particular, and special kind of society which he terms a disciplinary society…

I felt that last week's discussion on social practices and taste regimes was perhaps the most personal and relatable lecture we have had all semester. I think the thoughts that were being provoked throughout the discussion and after were very crucial and I feel like I understand myself and the…

For this week's readings, we had the chance to take a look at Scott Mccloud’s ‘Understanding Comics’ which was a very insightful read for me in terms of breaking apart the different elements of comic strips and books which I haven't ever thought of doing back when I used to…

Throughout the week , even post our lecture, the topics that were discussed were very novel to me. I guess I have never had to think about how technology could be an extension of our body. I mean yes, obviously glasses are meant to fix our vision but I never…

We began class on a very interesting note last time. We started by discussing the sense of being in pain and experiencing pain as a collective race than an individual. And how pain becomes the one thing that all humans share in common and the care we have for ourselves…

The lecture we had last week on Heideggerian Philosophy and about technological determinism was nothing short of overwhelming while also being really enlightening and empowering in more ways than one. Off the get-go, I was not prepared for how much philosophical text or media I would have to consume through…