When you drink a cup of tea, have you ever thought about the story of the people and places involved in its production? Whether or not you have, the story of tea is likely much more complex than it seems. Tea production is surrounded with romanticized images of nature that ignore the colonial roots of […]
The lack of diversity is a major problem in most spaces and institutions within the United States, but it is especially prevalent within the outdoor industry, which is dominated by wealthy white people. In 2015, people of color, who comprise 40% of the U.S. population, only accounted for about 20% of the visitors to national […]
By: Graham Nielsen In this film, I wanted to play with the idea of fast fashion advertising and turn it on its head. I edited two different H&M look books to show what really goes into the garments they advertise and the fast fashion industry as a whole. Today, more than ever, people have a […]
Wildfires in Australia, cyclones in South Africa, droughts in East Africa, floods in South Asia, hurricanes in the United States. This is just the tip of the iceberg; natural disasters are running rampant across the globe and many countries are being beaten down because they lack economies that can keep up. As climate change and […]
By: Jett Jenkins As discussed in Robert B. Reich’s (2007) book Supercapitalism, much of our current economic behavior is geared towards obtaining short-term profits and growth, which had led to increased use of “cheap labor” in countries like China. Although this continuous exploitation of foreign labor has led to high profit margins and thus high returns […]
