Summary Of 'What It Means To Rewild'

5. According to Angela Y. Davis the hegemonic understanding of prisons that non-incarcerated people get via various media outlets is based on the portrayal of prisons as necessary institutions that simultaneously keep drug addicts, the mentally ill, and violent individuals away from society. In a sense, prisons operate as a filtration system that can remove or obscure the unwanted members of society in order to maintain social integrity and order. For instance, Angela Davis contends that prisons fail to resolve many societal problems, instead, they function as business institutions that remove individuals from marginalized communities. As a result, this social “disappearing act” directly feeds into the medias narrative of prisons and their
Sarah Jacquette Ray’s concept of “The Ecological Other” can be used to describes the relationship between the environment and the type of bodies classified as “ideal” or “other” by a society. Similarly, the article “What it means to Rewild,” by Patrick J. Kiger plays on this concept of “The Ecological Other” by examining how “Rewilders” believe that modern civilization has psychologically and physically harmed the connection people have with mother nature and therefore, made them unfit to coexist in a modern society. Another way to look at the “Rewilding” phenomena is by considering that many “nature based” arguments can be used to implement specific social programs that are designed to control or discriminate against certain groups of people. For instance, Sarah Jacquette Ray contends that environmental ideologies have directly contributed to the subjugation of impaired, immigrant and Native Indian people. Moreover, white environmental justice ecocritics have often racialize the wilderness narrative by ignoring the fact that non-whites also lived and reflected upon the same landscapes through writing. Lastly, the article “What it means to Rewild,” focuses on creating an imagery of monasticism through the abstention from civilization premise and the argument that humans must find away to reconnect with
There often comes a time in all of our lives when we must each realize that our actions can severely hinder the lives of others. Whether our actions are intentional or unintentional has no relevance, as it is imperative that we sustain the common bond that tie us together as people and dispels any subversive efforts that aim at creating racial barriers. Having been adequately briefed about the event that occurred on campus, I have decided to elucidate how this type of unbecoming behavior completely goes against our moral code and our obligation to treat each other with respect and dignity. First, it is my belief that this type of behavior only contributes to further legitimizing the concept of race and thus, begins to forge social stereotypes that not only marginalize individuals but also makes them susceptible to other discriminatory practices. Stated differently, we must refrain from caving into the concept of race as an acceptable social norm that can be used to differentiate people. Secondly, we must collectively strive to produce an environment where racial tolerance and equality are not a set of conditions, but instead become moral principles that fortify our faith in one another. If we are ever to fulfill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s dream, we must first attempt to understand the social conditions that have and continue to subjugated many minorities to a life despair and repeated