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French/English libretto for Les Mamelles de Tiresias by Poulenc

Learning from Extinctions . . . and Life

Paul Grobstein
April 2007

 

Biologists estimate that more than 90% of the species of organisms that have existed on the Earth have gone extinct. Linguists guess that 3000 of the world's current 6000 languages will disappear by the end of this century. The death of cultures is a prominent characteristic of human history, and continues into the present. And humans themselves? Its a pretty safe guess that very few of the readers of this essay will survive the next hundred years.

Every death is a break, a disruption in the established pattern of things for the survivors - whether they be species or languages or cultures or individual human beings. And they are no less a disruption in the established pattern of things when they go unremarked. Most species probably don't notice if another species goes extent, but they undergo evolutionary changes as a result. The same is true of languages and cultures; neither notices breaks but both are affected by them. Humans though often are not only affected by breaks but often take special notice them, are disturbed by them, made sad or frightened by them, particularly when they involve death or other losses.

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"Last Chance to See"

Submitted by Anne Dalke on Sat, 06/25/2011 - 9:14am


An extract from Last Chance to See....

Writing two months after this class ended...

In Class/OutClassed Web "Events"

Welcome. Below find a list of web "events" emerging from InClass/Outclassed, a first-semester writing course offered at Bryn Mawr College in Fall 2011. Students are exploring here their current understandings of class and education.

Take a look around, and feel warmly welcome to respond in the comment area available at the end of each event. What strikes, intrigues, puzzles you ... what, among your reactions, might be of interest or use to the writer, or others in the class, or others who --exploring the internet-- might be in search of a thoughtful conversation about the intersections of education and class?

 

Precarious and Performative Play 2011 - Our Fifth Set of Web "Events"

Welcome.

 

Precarious and Performative Play 2011 - Our Final Set of Web "Events"

Welcome. Below find a list of webpapers emerging from Precarious, Performative, Playful, Potential...Perspectives on Sex and Gender, an interdisciplinary course offered at Bryn Mawr College in Fall 2011. To conclude the "epilogue" of the course, "Moving On-and-Out From Here," students are here expanding on one of their earlier projects.

Take a look around, and feel warmly welcome to respond in the comment area available at the end of each paper. What strikes, intrigues, puzzles you ... what, among your reactions, might be of interest or use to the writer, or others in the class, or others who--exploring the internet--might be in search of a thoughtful conversation about precarious, performative, playful, potential ... perspectives on sex and gender ?

alice.in.wonderland"Poetry Is Not A Luxury:" Thoughts on Writing for Social Change
AmophrastFinal Webpaper
AmyMayReflections on the Consent is Sexy Campaign: Moving Forward, Looking Back
AmyMayConsent is Sexy in pictures
aybala50At Bryn Mawr: Exploring Transgender Further
charlieThe Arc: An Exhibit on Right Relationships
chelseamMapping Entanglement: Witnessing and Acting in our Built and Natural Environments
essieteeWe're The Song Inside The Tune, Full of Beautiful Mistakes
GaviThe Groundings of a Commonwealth: Workshop on Forging Environmental Ethics Through Reading and Telling Stories
jfwrightThe Stories We Tell Ourselves: A Continuation of Web Event #2
jmorgantSexual Misconduct Policy Reform at Haverford College
KammySex and Gender Flowchart
Katie RandallShifting Standards of Care and Right Relationships
Kim Kun-conventional learning
leamirellaCampus Media and Right Relationships: Allowing the Student Body to Appear
lgleysteenDisruption in the Interpretation of Embodied Symbols
lwackerOrange Alert Extended.
phenomsA Community's Right Relationships: Urban Gardening
rachelrIdentifying Similarities and Differences
S. YaegerReconsidering Women's Colleges Through Butler, Barad, Kaleb, Dalke, and Ourselves.
sel209Entangling and Enabling: A handbook for BSA that encourages right relationships despite a disabling culture
ShlomoMale Athletes and Rape Culture: Structural Violence in the World and at Haverford (TRIGGER WARNING)
someshineSpeak About It Advertising Campaign - A Work In Progress
venn diagramPregnancy and Parenting Education Reform

 

Precarious and Performative Play 2011 - Our Second Set of Web "Events"

Welcome. Below find a list of webpapers emerging from Precarious, Performative, Playful, Potential...Perspectives on Sex and Gender, an interdisciplinary course offered at Bryn Mawr College in Fall 2011. To conclude the second "act" of the course, "De/Meaning Sex and Gender," students are here explaining to a specific audience what's important about some dimension of the biology of gender or sexuality.

Take a look around, and feel warmly welcome to respond in the comment area available at the end of each paper. What strikes, intrigues, puzzles you...what, among your reactions, might be of interest or use to the writer, or others in the class, or others who--exploring the internet--might be in search of a thoughtful conversation about the biology of gender and sexuality?

alice.in.wonderlandAnd Tango Makes Three: Making Sense of the "Gay Penguin" Controversy
Amophrast Humans Caged like Animals in Zoos Nationwide!!! Promoting the Study of Humans as Animals
AmyMayBiological Discourse and Rape Culture at Haverford College
aybala50All "Women's" College
charlieDear Middleschoolers, Love, Charlie
chelseamGender and Sexuality in the High School Biology Classroom: Fostering Critical Thinking and Active Engagement
essieteeYou Went To School To Learn, Girl, Things You Never Ever Knew Before
GaviThe Rainbow of Sex Difference: A Snippet from a Preteen Health Book
jfwrightThe Stories We Tell Ourselves: The Beginning of a Book about Sex and Gender for Trans* and Intersex Kids
jmorgantA response to “Miss Representation 8 min. trailer:” Changing gender stereotypes by increasing visibility of female athletes
KammySex and Gender Flowchart
Katie RandallPresenting on Intersexuality-- A Template
Kim KReel Queer: A Movie Lover's Look into Films Dealing with LGBT Issues
leamirellaPublic Sex Education in the Philippines
lgleysteenGay Marriage and Reproductive Options: An argument for Gay Marriage
lwackerUncovering the Cover-up: Gay Animals are in the Zoo too.
phenomsLesson Plan : Intersex
rachelrWhat Makes Us- a response to Jordan-Young
S. YaegerAn Open Letter to The ISNA Regarding How Discussing Intersex Is Vital to Our Understanding Of Gender Identity and Vice Versa
sel209"Dex" and Diversity
ShlomoMommies, Daddies, Families
someshineYou need to learn a lesson, Alison. Love, A
venn diagramPublications from Pregnancy Education Reform

 

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