miércoles, 26 de febrero de 2020
martes, 25 de febrero de 2020
domingo, 23 de febrero de 2020
martes, 18 de febrero de 2020
domingo, 16 de febrero de 2020
sábado, 15 de febrero de 2020
Mission 1.5
Reflections
She explains that people who are willing to speak out against injustice are not smarter or kinder than their neighbors, but are “willing to live the truth of their values.” hooks shares this example:
“If you go door to door in our nation and talk to citizens about domestic violence, almost everyone will insist that they do not support male violence against women, that they believe it to be morally and ethically wrong. However, if you then explain that we can only end male violence against women by challenging patriarchy, and that means no longer accepting the notion that men should have more rights and privileges than women because of biological difference or that men should have the power to rule over women, that is when the agreement stops. There is a gap between the values they claim to hold and their willingness to do the work of connecting thought and action, theory and practice to realize these values and thus create a more just society.”
When we have a president who repeatedly uses language and rhetoric to dehumanize immigrants (including some of the exact language used by the shooter in El Paso), and a gun lobby that uses racism, nationalism, and fear to recruit and maintain members rather than advocating for safe and responsible gun ownership, what do we expect is going to happen? Lovelessness in words becomes lovelessness in deeds. This is a culture of domination at work.
“If you go door to door in our nation and talk to citizens about domestic violence, almost everyone will insist that they do not support male violence against women, that they believe it to be morally and ethically wrong. However, if you then explain that we can only end male violence against women by challenging patriarchy, and that means no longer accepting the notion that men should have more rights and privileges than women because of biological difference or that men should have the power to rule over women, that is when the agreement stops. There is a gap between the values they claim to hold and their willingness to do the work of connecting thought and action, theory and practice to realize these values and thus create a more just society.”
When we have a president who repeatedly uses language and rhetoric to dehumanize immigrants (including some of the exact language used by the shooter in El Paso), and a gun lobby that uses racism, nationalism, and fear to recruit and maintain members rather than advocating for safe and responsible gun ownership, what do we expect is going to happen? Lovelessness in words becomes lovelessness in deeds. This is a culture of domination at work.
Erich Fromm writes, “There is perhaps no phenomenon which contains so much destructive feeling as ‘moral indignation,’ which permits envy or hate to be acted out under the guise of virtue.” Ouch.A
Love Ethic
“Individuals who choose to love can and do alter our lives in ways that honor the primacy of a love ethic. We do this by choosing to work with individuals we admire and respect; by committing to give our all to relationships; by embracing a global vision wherein we see our lives and our fate as intimately connected to those of everyone else on the planet. Commitment to a love ethic transforms our lives by offering us a different set of values to live by. In large and small ways, we make choices based on a belief that honesty, openness, and personal integrity need to be expressed in public and private decisions.”
Bell hooks/Brené Brown
miércoles, 12 de febrero de 2020
El techo de cristal
El techo de cristal, también llamado suelo pegajoso, es un conjunto de barreras sociales y culturales entre las que se pueden distinguir varios factores recurrentes. Uno de ellos es la concepción masculina del éxito, probablemente promovida por la falta de referentes femeninos en los altos cargos académicos, en la empresa privada y en instituciones públicas.La discriminación por maternidad es otro importante hándicap para las madres que intentan alcanzar una carrera profesional exitosa. No solo porque inherentemente al hecho de tener un hijo se disponga de menos tiempo para dedicar al trabajo, sino porque en muchas ocasiones las madres sufren situaciones de discriminación laboral -más o menos directa-que pueden incluso llegar a suponer el desempleo de ésta. Curiosa y desafortunadamente, el momento en el que las científicas deben demostrar su independencia investigadora y se espera de ellas una mayor productividad para afianzar su carrera y estabilizarse laboralmente coincide con el de ser madres. Así es que, con frecuencia, en la década de los 30 a los 40 años se encuentra un desbalance entre los currículos de mujeres que han decidido ser madres y de las que no. Otra piedra en el camino hacia el éxito femenino es la conciliación de la vida familiar y laboral. Con frecuencia, las tareas del hogar y el cuidado de la familia compiten por el tiempo que las mujeres dedican a destacar en sus empleos, de forma queciertas actividades que podrían suponer un plus para sus carreras, como hacer horas extra o asistir a congresos que exigen viajar, se convierten en un lujo que simplemente muchas mujeres no se pueden permitir. El resultado es que las mujeres quedan relegadas a un lugar social distinto al del hombre en el que se abusa de su tiempo. Sufren una sobrecarga de trabajo doméstico, multiplicada en caso de ser madres, por lo que tienen menos disponibilidad de tiempo, menos apoyo social y sus proyectos menos credibilidad, con lo que ellas mismas no se embarcan en grandes proyectos laborales porque piensan que no van a estar a la altura. Ante tal panorama, las mujeres se ven obligadas a elegir entre el ámbito profesional y el personal.
Este techo de cristal va acentuándose cuanto más alto se está en la carrera investigadora, que al mismo tiempo es cuando mayores responsabilidades domésticas y familiares recaen sobre las mujeres. De acuerdo con el informe del programa Forwomen in science (L’Oreal-UNESCO, 2018), el porcentaje de mujeres que estudian un bachillerato de ciencias es del 49%, indicando que hasta esta etapa formativa las oportunidades y la vocación pueden ser similares para mujeres y hombres. Este porcentaje cae hasta un 32% a la hora de obtener un grado de estudios en ciencia y a un 25% si nos fijamos en las mujeres que obtienen un doctorado científico. Si bien hasta este punto de la carrera investigadora queda claro que las mujeres sufren algún tipo de freno, esto se agrava en los sucesivos escalones. Solo un 11% de los investigadores que ocupan altos cargos académicos son mujeres y, aunque aquí habría que tener en cuenta también el factor histórico, un ínfimo 3% de los premios Nobel han sido concedidos a mujeres.
Aquí debemos recordar a las grandes olvidadas, que a veces fueron deliberadamente apartadas en favor de otros investigadores. Lise Meitner, Rosalind Franklin, Esther Lederberg o Jocelyn Bell son algunos de los casos más controvertidos. Todas tuvieron un papel más que importante en descubrimientos que llevaron a otros investigadores – hombres – a recibir un premio Nobel. Aunque cada caso merece un análisis riguroso, todas ellas desarrollaron su investigación en entornos en los que ser mujer suponía un freno a la actividad investigadora. Y es que, durante siglos, innumerables mentes brillantes de mujeres fueron silenciadas por su género. Resulta imprescindible visibilizar el papel de las mujeres en la ciencia a lo largo de la historia. En primer lugar, por justicia hacia ellas. Y en segundo, si no más importante, para abrir el camino a las mujeres de generaciones presentes y futuras, para las que tenemos que crear un ambiente académico sano, justo y equilibrado, en el que las oportunidades no se vean sesgadas por el género.
Este techo de cristal va acentuándose cuanto más alto se está en la carrera investigadora, que al mismo tiempo es cuando mayores responsabilidades domésticas y familiares recaen sobre las mujeres. De acuerdo con el informe del programa Forwomen in science (L’Oreal-UNESCO, 2018), el porcentaje de mujeres que estudian un bachillerato de ciencias es del 49%, indicando que hasta esta etapa formativa las oportunidades y la vocación pueden ser similares para mujeres y hombres. Este porcentaje cae hasta un 32% a la hora de obtener un grado de estudios en ciencia y a un 25% si nos fijamos en las mujeres que obtienen un doctorado científico. Si bien hasta este punto de la carrera investigadora queda claro que las mujeres sufren algún tipo de freno, esto se agrava en los sucesivos escalones. Solo un 11% de los investigadores que ocupan altos cargos académicos son mujeres y, aunque aquí habría que tener en cuenta también el factor histórico, un ínfimo 3% de los premios Nobel han sido concedidos a mujeres.
Aquí debemos recordar a las grandes olvidadas, que a veces fueron deliberadamente apartadas en favor de otros investigadores. Lise Meitner, Rosalind Franklin, Esther Lederberg o Jocelyn Bell son algunos de los casos más controvertidos. Todas tuvieron un papel más que importante en descubrimientos que llevaron a otros investigadores – hombres – a recibir un premio Nobel. Aunque cada caso merece un análisis riguroso, todas ellas desarrollaron su investigación en entornos en los que ser mujer suponía un freno a la actividad investigadora. Y es que, durante siglos, innumerables mentes brillantes de mujeres fueron silenciadas por su género. Resulta imprescindible visibilizar el papel de las mujeres en la ciencia a lo largo de la historia. En primer lugar, por justicia hacia ellas. Y en segundo, si no más importante, para abrir el camino a las mujeres de generaciones presentes y futuras, para las que tenemos que crear un ambiente académico sano, justo y equilibrado, en el que las oportunidades no se vean sesgadas por el género.
Lourdes Morillas
martes, 11 de febrero de 2020
viernes, 7 de febrero de 2020
Parásitos
Dice el director Bong Joon-ho:
A primera vista, ‘Parásitos’ podría leerse como una sátira social en la que una familia pobre se aprovecha de un clan adinerado, pero esa lectura es peligrosa. En realidad, los pobres de mi película son personas con talento y dignidad. Es la falta de empleo la que les empuja a aprovecharse de los ricos. Además, la familia burguesa también puede verse como un grupo de parásitos: son incapaces de realizar las tareas más elementales y requieren de sus sirvientes para hacer cualquier cosa.
Fotogramas
miércoles, 5 de febrero de 2020
martes, 4 de febrero de 2020
De vertedero a barrio de madera Fælledby
Fælledby, así ha sido bautizado el futuro barrio de madera de las afueras de Copenhague. Esta iniciativa del estudio de arquitectura danés Henning Larsen convertirá un antiguo vertedero de la ciudad en un vecindario respetuoso con el medioambiente.
Este hito de la arquitectura sostenible, que será desarrollado en colaboración con biólogos e ingenieros ambientales de MOE, estará diseñado para albergar a 7.000 residentes, así como para dar cobijo a la fauna del entorno: los edificios incluirán casetas para pájaros y nidos para murciélagos integrados en las fachadas, estanques para ranas y otros hábitats de animales locales.
New Masterplan Secures Copenhagen’s First All-Timber Neighborhood
The new masterplan in Copenhagen, Fælledby i Vejlands Kvarter, weaves itself into the natural landscape. The new community was designed by Henning Larsen and MOE, who give a message on how we can live with nature both now and in the future.
The new Fælledby masterplan is an ambitious effort to set a standard for how modern communities can live in harmony with nature.
“Deciding to build in the natural landscape around Fælledby comes with a commitment to balance people with nature. Specifically, this means that our new district will Copenhagen’s first to be built fully in wood, and incorporating natural habitats that encourage richer growth for plants and animals,” says Signe Kongebro, Partner at Henning Larsen. “With the rural village as an archetype, we’re creating a city where biodiversity and active recreation define a sustainable pact between people and nature.”
A central part of the vision is to create a new city on nature’s terms, where the existing and inherent qualities of the communities become stronger through a connection to local biodiversity. The masterplan preserves critical elements of the local landscape, such as wetlands and dry scrub that provide a habitat for insects, turtles, songbirds, and deer. In collaboration with biologists and environmental engineers from MOE, Henning Larsen ensures a rich natural quality to the Fælledby masterplan; providing a model of sustainability both in habitat preservation as well as its all-timber construction.
Village qualities
The rural village model, with its close-knit community and tight relation to nature, has been a source of inspiration for the design. The new masterplan translates these fundamental qualities – active street corners, green corridors, and a concentrated city center – into a new, sustainable district.
The masterplan is divided into three circular subsections, allowing a more intimate, small-scale sense of community to flourish. Wild-planted natural swathes run between these three mini-villages, ensuring free movement for local species and integrating nature into the core layout of the new community. In this sense, the three subsections are small islands in a wild sea of green.
In Denmark, the concept of building in the open landscape is not a new concept – for 1500 years the Danes have established villages and homesteads throughout the rolling countryside, always constructed in covenant with the natural world.
“Like the traditional rural village, the Fælledby masterplan stands for itself within an open natural landscape. This gives an opportunity to create an entirely unique setting and one that is especially sensitive to sustainable and natural priorities. We see a potential to build a new city that speaks to the sustainable sensibilities of the younger generations, to create a home for people seeking a solution on how to live in better harmony with nature. For us, Fælledby is a proof of concept that this can indeed be done,” says Kongebro.
An in-depth local hearing preceded the architectural competition, in which Copenhagen residents offered feedback to each project submitted for consideration.
“The winning proposal is an exciting and innovative proposal, unlike anything we’ve seen before in other parts of Copenhagen. The message from our dialogue with local citizens was entirely clear – we knew we had a responsibility to take great care of the community’s plant and animal residents, while at the same time building a sustainable neighborhood within this setting. We have a strong focus on developing the Fælledby masterplan on natural, local terms,” says Anne Skovbro, Managing Director of By & Havn.
A community of timber
Every residence in Fælledby meets high sustainability standards. By & Havn, in cooperation with Pension Danmark, has insisted that timber be a prevailing building material in the project, ultimately creating as sustainable a community as possible.
Fælledby will become Copenhagen’s first new neighborhood built entirely in timber. At the same time, residences within Fælledby will be designated for families, students and retirees.
The masterplan is the winning concept from a national design competition issued by By & Havn. Fælledby was designed in collaboration with MOE.
Este hito de la arquitectura sostenible, que será desarrollado en colaboración con biólogos e ingenieros ambientales de MOE, estará diseñado para albergar a 7.000 residentes, así como para dar cobijo a la fauna del entorno: los edificios incluirán casetas para pájaros y nidos para murciélagos integrados en las fachadas, estanques para ranas y otros hábitats de animales locales.
New Masterplan Secures Copenhagen’s First All-Timber Neighborhood
The new masterplan in Copenhagen, Fælledby i Vejlands Kvarter, weaves itself into the natural landscape. The new community was designed by Henning Larsen and MOE, who give a message on how we can live with nature both now and in the future.
The new Fælledby masterplan is an ambitious effort to set a standard for how modern communities can live in harmony with nature.
“Deciding to build in the natural landscape around Fælledby comes with a commitment to balance people with nature. Specifically, this means that our new district will Copenhagen’s first to be built fully in wood, and incorporating natural habitats that encourage richer growth for plants and animals,” says Signe Kongebro, Partner at Henning Larsen. “With the rural village as an archetype, we’re creating a city where biodiversity and active recreation define a sustainable pact between people and nature.”
A central part of the vision is to create a new city on nature’s terms, where the existing and inherent qualities of the communities become stronger through a connection to local biodiversity. The masterplan preserves critical elements of the local landscape, such as wetlands and dry scrub that provide a habitat for insects, turtles, songbirds, and deer. In collaboration with biologists and environmental engineers from MOE, Henning Larsen ensures a rich natural quality to the Fælledby masterplan; providing a model of sustainability both in habitat preservation as well as its all-timber construction.
Village qualities
The rural village model, with its close-knit community and tight relation to nature, has been a source of inspiration for the design. The new masterplan translates these fundamental qualities – active street corners, green corridors, and a concentrated city center – into a new, sustainable district.
The masterplan is divided into three circular subsections, allowing a more intimate, small-scale sense of community to flourish. Wild-planted natural swathes run between these three mini-villages, ensuring free movement for local species and integrating nature into the core layout of the new community. In this sense, the three subsections are small islands in a wild sea of green.
In Denmark, the concept of building in the open landscape is not a new concept – for 1500 years the Danes have established villages and homesteads throughout the rolling countryside, always constructed in covenant with the natural world.
“Like the traditional rural village, the Fælledby masterplan stands for itself within an open natural landscape. This gives an opportunity to create an entirely unique setting and one that is especially sensitive to sustainable and natural priorities. We see a potential to build a new city that speaks to the sustainable sensibilities of the younger generations, to create a home for people seeking a solution on how to live in better harmony with nature. For us, Fælledby is a proof of concept that this can indeed be done,” says Kongebro.
An in-depth local hearing preceded the architectural competition, in which Copenhagen residents offered feedback to each project submitted for consideration.
“The winning proposal is an exciting and innovative proposal, unlike anything we’ve seen before in other parts of Copenhagen. The message from our dialogue with local citizens was entirely clear – we knew we had a responsibility to take great care of the community’s plant and animal residents, while at the same time building a sustainable neighborhood within this setting. We have a strong focus on developing the Fælledby masterplan on natural, local terms,” says Anne Skovbro, Managing Director of By & Havn.
A community of timber
Every residence in Fælledby meets high sustainability standards. By & Havn, in cooperation with Pension Danmark, has insisted that timber be a prevailing building material in the project, ultimately creating as sustainable a community as possible.
Fælledby will become Copenhagen’s first new neighborhood built entirely in timber. At the same time, residences within Fælledby will be designated for families, students and retirees.
The masterplan is the winning concept from a national design competition issued by By & Havn. Fælledby was designed in collaboration with MOE.
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