Politics and Society
Containing posts discussing social issues and theory, political issues and theory, and the occasional affair with economics.
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The Kibbutz: A Profile of the Ulpanists
I want to talk a little bit about the kinds of people who come to the Ulpan at kibbutz Ma’agan Michael. During my eleven weeks on the kibbutz, I’ve gotten to know people fairly well and have been able to… Continue reading
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The Kibbutz: An Aside
En route to a meteor shower, one of my classmates (who also knows the two couples mentioned in the previous post) tells me that the two women of the pair have been friends since middle school and that, of all… Continue reading
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The Kibbutz: Some Politics and History
I met a pair of couples this weekend and was able to learn a bit more about the inner workings of the kibbutz, and some history. One of the couples lives on the kibbutz, with the husband being born on… Continue reading
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Kibbutz Observations: Two Rituals
I was lucky enough to witness two rituals in the 36 hour period between Friday morning and Saturday afternoon that helped deepen my understanding of the kibbutz: a party, and a memorial. Lila Lavan The first was a party, called… Continue reading
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First Observations of the Kibbutz
I arrived at the kibbutz Ma’agen Michael yesterday. Thus far my time has been spent meeting the other Ulpanists (students in the five-month hebrew language program), getting oriented and acclimated to the program, and exploring the kibbutz’s physical space. It’s… Continue reading
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A Metaphor
What if we understood civilization as a prism, refracting the white light of our deep and true selves, our primal, mammalian, amphibian, vertebrate, replicating selves, into the many-coloured splendor of our collective norms, habits, and daily affairs? The prism represents… Continue reading
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