Modernity is a story of inevitable growth and progress deeply embedded in the consciousness of our culture and institutions. For much of humanity and the more-than-human world, that story has already been a tragedy. But now both the story and the real-world manifestations of modernity may be expiring.
Acceptance and Agency at the End of Modernity
In this online event, Vanessa Andreotti and Dougald Hine held a rich and honest discussion to explore the promise and consequences of modernity, the implications of its decline, and how we – individually and collectively – can hospice what is dying and give care to what may emerge.
The Evolution of Modernity
The colonizing rules, which seemed to work so well for a while, at least for some, have propelled us into the evolutionary cul-de-sac called modernity.
March 21, 2025
Crazy Town 100. A Temporary Techno Stunt: Tom Murphy on Falling out of Love with Modernity
Recovering technology booster Tom Murphy visits Crazy Town to discuss his journey from shooting lasers at the moon, to trying to “solve” the energy predicament, to falling out of love with modernity itself.
March 19, 2025
Dougald Hine: “Reimagining the Cultural Narrative: Art and Storytelling for Systemic Change”
Today, Nate is joined by storyteller and social thinker, Dougald Hine, to explore the importance of narratives in shaping our understanding of the world and how they can help us navigate the complexities of life, especially in the face of ecological crises.
February 14, 2025
Hospicing Modernity: Not a new idea
We first need to listen to the world, listen to the voices we’ve suppressed, listen to reality. As Machado says, “Do the dishes”, meaning tend to and take care of the physical bodies enmeshed and entangled with modernity.
January 19, 2024
At Work in the Ruins: Review
And what I take from this is that we don’t get to choose whether or not there is an ending. We only get to choose what kind of ending we have, and therefore what we have left to build from.
February 14, 2023
What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 23 Vanessa Andreotti
Vanessa is one of the founding members of the Gesturing Decolonial Futures Collective (decolonialfutures.net) and “In Earth’s CARE”, an international network of Indigenous communities located mostly in Canada and Latin America.
Vanessa provides her insight on What Could Possibly Go Right?
November 17, 2020
Call for Submissions
Have you written or recorded something that addresses the loss of wild nature and should be included in this list? Please send us your submissions. If it’s a good fit we’ll include your work in this series.
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