Lotte SchuengelHow the Russians Unintentionally Reshaped and Improved the American Education System During the…In September 1958, US President Eisenhower signed an act that would grant millions of dollars to American schools and colleges: the…Oct 23, 2019Oct 23, 2019
Lotte SchuengelClimate Change as a Tragedy of KnowledgeIn Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival (2016), the linguist Louise Banks is sent up into one of the twelve alien spacecrafts that have one day…Oct 20, 2019Oct 20, 2019
Lotte SchuengelArchitecture as an Act of Violence in Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars (1992)In this brief essay, I argue that when applying Aldo Leopold’s land ethic, architecture on land can be interpreted as violence, ‘hurting’…Oct 20, 2019Oct 20, 2019
Lotte SchuengelThe aftertaste of wagers: International Relations, Annihilation, and the Politics of TruthI think often about how Timothy Morton defined human knowledge of the world we owe our existence to: “an eel’s comprehension of the ocean…Oct 20, 2019Oct 20, 2019