After the Jobs Disappear
For centuries, technological progress has unsettled the world of work. Each new advance has raised fears that human labor may finally become obsolete. Yet economies have repeatedly absorbed such disruption through a deeper process of reallocation.
Female Buddhist Leaders in Tibet
The lives of Chokyi Dronma and Orgyan Chokyi challenge the idea that renunciation removed women from gendered expectations. Marriage, motherhood, cooking, obedience, and bodily discipline followed them into religious life. Their achievements arose through a continual negotiation between religious and secular spheres.
Olympic Boycotts of the Twentieth Century
The Olympic movement promised common ground. Simultaneously, its ceremonies often brought out political differences. Governments learned that a missing delegation could command almost as much attention as a winning athlete. Those absences became part of the spectacle, carrying messages that official speeches could rarely deliver so vividly
Exploring Louis Kahn’s Legacy
Building upon a historical examination of Kahn’s philosophy and oeuvre, this essay illuminates Kahn’s view of the architect as the interpreter of primordial essences. “What do you want, brick?” “I like an arch.” Seeing how cryptic remarks such as these cast their mystery when considered in the context of his coming to such awareness, the essay explores the development of the architect’s unique vision that goes beyond the purely aesthetic.