Reflection on the World as Story course and its relevance to the development of my project idea
World as Story was very interesting as a first course, especially in terms of the reading. It focuses on how stories and narratives are used and applied in the ‘real-world’ taking a very interdisciplinary approach, looking at story in economics, politics, history, education, environmental studies, and more.
We started out group projects and my group decided that looking at how narrative is used in social media would be very interesting. We decided to focus on how war is presented in certain TikToks and the trend of ‘girlification’ and how it is used.
My favourite part of this course was the discussions we had, particularly in relation to our trip to Dynamic Earth. This was an extremely interesting and layered trip where we both appreciated and enjoyed our trip and the exhibit and also kept a keen eye for critique in how they educate and craft their narrative. Discussing the issues with the staff members who worked there was extremely insightful and then returning to have a class discussion about the curation and the details, limitations, and issues of it was very valuable to me.
This course handled interdisciplinary thinking very well, especially in the readings it offered, and I think it is this element which can help me in my project. This can help guide me in terms of handling the interdisciplinary elements of my project, acting as an example of keeping focus when implementing cross/ multiple disciplines, so that my scope does not get too large.
Texts influential to my Futures Project:
-Latour, Bruno. After Lockdown : A Metamorphosis / Bruno Latour ; Translated by Julie Rose. Edited by Julie Rose, English edition., Polity, 2021, https://contentstore.cla.co.uk/secure/link?id=c2d08531-ddae-ee11-ad36-a04a5e5d2f8d.
-Latour, Bruno. On the Emergence of an Ecological Class : A Memo : Subject – How to Promote the Emergence of an Ecological Class That’s Self-Aware and Proud / Bruno Latour and Nikolaj Schultz ; Translated by Julie Rose. Edited by Nikolaj Schultz and Julie Rose, Polity Press, 2022, https://contentstore.cla.co.uk/secure/link?id=4e47c45f-629e-ee11-ad36-a04a5e5d2f8d.
-Latour, Bruno. Down to Earth Politics in the New Climatic Regime / Bruno Latour. Edited by provider. ProQuest (Firm), English edition., Polity Press, 2018.
-Berardi, Franco. Futurability the Age of Impotence and the Horizon of Possibility / Franco “Bifo” Berardi. Verso, 2017.
