Shehara RanasingheFinal Project PresentationMy paper discussed the severe polarization between political parties in the United States. People all over the country are engaging in…3 min read·May 1, 2021----
Shehara RanasingheWeek 13 ReflectionI was really inspired by Sasha Constanza-Chock’s talk in class. It was really interesting to hear about their journey and how they ended up…3 min read·Apr 28, 2021----
Shehara RanasingheWeek 12 ReflectionThis week I worked a little more on my artifact to go along with my essay. After meeting with Professor Ansari, I have decided to do…4 min read·Apr 21, 2021----
Shehara RanasingheWeek 11 ReflectionThe Polak Game that we did in class really got me thinking. It was really interesting to think about the world as a whole, then the US…4 min read·Apr 14, 2021----
Shehara RanasingheWeek 10 ReflectionI had a lot of fun with this week's exercise of creating short skits that interpreted the different models of society: Sovereign…4 min read·Apr 7, 2021----
Shehara RanasingheWeek 9 ReflectionI found this class really interesting, I really enjoyed going through the history of feminism and learning about all the notable feminist…4 min read·Mar 31, 2021----
Shehara RanasingheWeek 7 ReflectionI thought this class was really interesting. The discussion about Sarah Ahmed’s “Happy Objects” made me think of what it really means to…4 min read·Mar 24, 2021----
Shehara RanasingheClass 7 ReflectionI really enjoyed Dr.Tonkinwise’s talk, it gave me a new perspective of social practices. I think what really helped me understand what…4 min read·Mar 17, 2021----
Shehara RanasingheWeek 6 ReflectionThis week’s readings were super interesting, especially the Vishnu to Vegas excerpt from Rathna Ramanathan. I had no idea that this global…4 min read·Mar 10, 2021----
Shehara RanasingheWeek 5 ReflectionOut of all the topics and concepts we have discussed so far, I think that Systems Design and Cybernetics have been the hardest for me to…4 min read·Mar 3, 2021----