For Project 3, I want to focus on LGBT elected officials in American history. I’m interested in LGBT rights and politics and so I think it would be fascinating to focus on LGBT representation in politics and its effects. The general public has some information about LGBT history in the United States, but I think […]
Easy Access for Everyone
Most people likely believe that, at least in developed countries, there is fairly equal opportunity for everyone to participate in society to the fullest. Each of these articles offers a different view on that idea, suggesting instead that there are still groups of people that do not have “access” to certain things that most people […]
Ethics of Product Design
It seems that the ethical issues that many products have stem from the lack diversity in the steps of the design process. Without people who could understand why a particular product design might not be ideal for some minorities, there is no one to account for that in the design. For instance, in the case […]
Learning From The Past
Immediately looking at the websites for the Oak Alley Plantation and Whitney Plantation, there is a stark difference in the way the two are presented. The Oak Alley Plantation appears to marketed as a vacation spot: a restaurant and an inn. On the other hand, the Whitney Plantation is presented as a learning spot, referring […]
Sharing Stories
Stories of history are often told by the “winner.” The winner in this sort of context can be the winner of a war, the empire that thrived the longest, the voice of the majority. The winner can also be imperialistic countries who colonized other lands. The winner gets to tell the story because they have […]