Category Archives: Within Borders – America and “The Other”

This week was primarily focused on the dynamic between the self and the other. Most famous for this is Hegel, who coined his theory of us identifying ourselves, by comparing us to the people around us. A sociologist named Charles … Continue reading →

These past few weeks, we have been exploring the concept of the self and the other, and using US race relations as an arena for the application of these ideas. While looking at historical race relations, power structures, and their … Continue reading →

Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve had some very interesting talks on how society works from the point of view of Hegel and Kierkegaard. While Hegel believes that there are certain patterns we can track i.e. the plant, blossom, … Continue reading →

So this week we’re writing about Nietzsche, Hegel and Winant, possibly, and different racial configurations and their political implications. I’m learning about Nietzsche right now in my existentialism class, and I’m not particularly impressed yet. I’ve never felt that fond of Hegel, … Continue reading →

On Friday evening, after I came home from day one of a fraternity conference, I was made aware of the news of the verdict of Gerald Stanley (a white farmer from rural Saskatchewan), and that he was found not guilty … Continue reading →