Mapping Meaning, the Journal (Issue No. 1)

Identity, Narrative, and Miseducation in a More-Than-Human World
Toni Wynn and Rae Wynn-Grant
declarative statements Diamond
Reynolds said
into her phone, narrating her man’s
demise.
Should I write despair on a ledger
and tear it until it disappears?
Text comes in R U OK four emojis three
question marks.
Today the tomatillos look like tiny
chartreuse lanterns
And as joy would have it, fireflies light
them as I slumber.
I do not clap the soil off my hands.
from “You”
often work against our goals.
Toni Wynn: Humans are good for studying
other humans. Outside of that — and art —
I’m chronically skeptical of what benefits our
species provides.
TO: Students: Medicine II, Dentistry I,
Occupational Therapy
Grad I, Physical Therapy Grad I
FROM: Xxxxx Xxxxx PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Anatomy and
Neurobiology
Director, Gross Anatomical
Laboratory Facilities
Rae Wynn-Grant: Traditionally, conservation
science is taught using a more-than-human
approach to nature. But at the same time, we
have a difficult time escaping conversations
about ourselves and our differences. An early
debate in conservation classes surrounds
the question “do we fight for species because
they are inherently valuable (to the world), or
because they provide services (to people)?”
Making a business case for the conservation
of living things and places is uncomfortable
for every conservationist I know, as we
generally see the world and the way the
world functions as perfect and complete,
especially in the absence of humans and
human modification. However, there is
a need to incentivize conservation — a
need to sell it for conservation to maintain
relevancy and to continue garnering support.
This is especially true in the face of rapid
globalization and capitalist markets that
The annual ceremony for the interment of
cadaveric ashes from the gross anatomy
teaching laboratory will be held on
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 3:30 PM
at the MCV Memorial Garden, Forest Lawn
Cemetery (400 Alma Avenue), Richmond,
Virginia. A map is attached. Everyone is
invited to attend. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, of the
Department of Patient Counseling, will
officiate.
Kindly announce this occasion to your
classmates who may not have heard or
checked their e mail. Your attendance
at the moving and inspirational event is
encouraged; students who have attended
this service in the past have attested to a
profoundly moving spiritual experience.
We have many possessions in life but only
one- our body- is truly our own. To share
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