This discussion took a cold, hard look at one of America’s most historic institutions, the Supreme Court, asking what we think the institution is, how it’s supposed to work, and how we understand the ways justice’s make decisions.
National symbols and public monuments are dynamic political tools that drive narratives of power and identity. This week we talked through public symbols, monuments, flags, and national memory, and asked who they serve, what hierarchies they enshrine, and whether taking them down is justice…or erasure.
This week shed some light on a complex issue: the question of birthrate and politics, asking: are declining birth rates truly a problem? What do we do about it if they are? How does this intersect with other areas of our politics, culture, environment, economies, and more?
This week explored the social dynamics of fear and how it impacts the balance between our rights to privacy and the protection offered by surveillance. Who benefits from surveillance? And when ideas like the data double, male-gaze, or double consciousness are investigated, is surveillance just a mechanism of power?
This week took a deep dive into medical disparities and the histories behind them.
This week’s discussion was a conversation about art and culture rooted in a history of cultural exchange, influence, and appropriation in music.
From TV and movies to music and pop culture, the media we engage with raises questions about relationships, identity, and intimacy. This week’s discussion was about sex culture in media and how it might shape the way we see ourselves, others, and the world around us.
This week tackled the progression of film from early silent movies to action, romantic comedies, and drama genres. We talked about how film consumption has shifted from theaters to DVDs to streaming, and what that means for audiences and the film industry. We also made short films.
Here for the last discussion of the year and the last House discussion for our graduating seniors, we went headlong into…nostalgia. Why does it feel good, if it does? Why are memories probably lying to you? When does nostalgia help and when does it hurt?