Jackie SabillonModern FeminismOur last class revolved around the themes of Feminism and Capitalism and their respective waves throughout history. As a class, we are just…2 min read·May 10, 2022--2--2
Jackie SabillonDesigners decolonizing design.Questions around culture keep coming up the more we try to answer what culture is. Last week I spoke about my own struggles with adopting…2 min read·May 2, 2022----
Jackie SabillonPrivileged ImmigrantCulture categorizes people into buckets: Hispanic, American, South African, Gay. I didn’t use to think too much about my culture…3 min read·Apr 25, 2022----
Jackie SabillonDoes technology have ethics? The problem with Waymo, Carebots, and AirTags.Do artifacts have ethics? Class this week opened up with this question. Our readings this week aimed to answer this question. The question…4 min read·Apr 18, 2022----
Jackie SabillonControlling Our SocietyWhile the last couple of weeks we’ve explored philosophical figures and concepts, this week we dove into political theories of power. Being…3 min read·Apr 11, 2022----
Jackie SabillonCybernetics as an ArtistThis week I learned how to see the world as a collection of systems instead of individual components. These systems are self-regulating…4 min read·Apr 4, 2022----
Jackie SabillonSocial Practice Theory in DesignThere’s no question that people born rich are different from those who became rich. To set the scene, I’ll use HBO’s new series ‘The Gilded…3 min read·Mar 27, 2022----
Jackie SabillonComics and SemioticsI used to love reading comics and manga growing up. My stepdad was a huge Marvel and DC fan as a kid and kept his vast collection neatly…4 min read·Mar 7, 2022--1--1
Jackie SabillonMind, Body, and TechnologyWhat does it mean to have a body? I asked myself this question while reading Anne Pasek’s paper on the Xbox Kinect. Pasek describes the…3 min read·Feb 22, 2022----
Jackie SabillonChange is Uncomfortable — McLuhan’s Communication Theory & Media EffectsI consider myself a resilient person who tends to embrace change like an old friend. Change is good for self-growth, it disrupts your…3 min read·Feb 14, 2022----