Museum of Resistance and Resilience Main MenuPraxis #1: Curation and Annotation (Group Project)details of Praxis #1 assignmentPraxis #1.1 War, Memory, And Identity: Beyond Victims and Voice Museum of Resistance and ResilienceProfessor Marjory Wentworth Honor's Class at College of CharlestonPraxis #2 Media Intervention, Multimedia Essay (Individual Project)Entry 2 in our Museum of Resistance and ResiliencePraxis #3 Manifesto of Future Resistance and ResilienceMedia Intervention/Media PostsFinal Course Reflection - A Letter to the FutureDue November 18Vicki Callahanf68c37bed83f129872c0216fae5c9d063d9e11baLisa Müller-Tredecc71af55f5122020f2b95396300e25feb73b6995
In Utopia We Trust
12020-11-05T12:35:10-08:00Annie Zheng06f73f1d4eed923be34aff2d2892e21670204942377842plain2020-11-05T12:47:36-08:00Annie Zheng06f73f1d4eed923be34aff2d2892e21670204942"In Utopia We Trust" is a play on "in God we trust", the official motto of the United States that implies placing ultimate trust in God for citizens' livelihood, or alternatively, symbolizing unwavering trust in a higher power, whether religious or not, for the effective function of society. "In Utopia We Trust" stems from this common belief that all our pains and fears will be eliminated when we achieve utopia as a society, and this phrase reinforces a dangerously optimistic belief that perfection should be the ultimate goal without consideration of the unforeseeable complexities of human beings and the inevitable dystopia that results from any attempts at utopia. Further, the design of this collage shows these supposed utopias revolving mindlessly around this ideal of "in utopia we trust", unaware that they are actually creating their own dystopia by enforcing sameness on human beings with drastically different ideals, values, and beliefs. For this project, we intend to use popular books, movies, and TV shows that depict utopian societies that turn out to be dystopian to emphasize that utopia is not achievable and should not be the ultimate goal. We hope to provide an alternative look at the true implications of perfection when it is enforced on imperfect beings; perfection should not be the most urgent goal on our social and political agenda, rather increased understanding of citizens' concerns and decreased oppression should be of utmost importance.
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1media/Untitled_Artwork_thumb.jpg2020-11-04T22:20:52-08:00Annie Zheng06f73f1d4eed923be34aff2d2892e21670204942In Utopia We Trust Collage1media/Untitled_Artwork.jpgplain2020-11-04T22:20:52-08:00Annie Zheng06f73f1d4eed923be34aff2d2892e21670204942