The Bodywork of Social Transformation By Anna Mercedes In a 2007 article, philosopher Maria Lugones quietly made a very large claim. She articulated the ways that modern colonialism violently rewrote sex and gender norms with Read more…
Social Fascia Keeps the Score By Anna Mercedes Fascia is “the band of thin, fibrous connective tissue that wraps around and supports every structure in your body” (Cleveland Clinic). My favorite kind of massage is Read more…
Teaching Through Sirens By Anna Mercedes There seems to be a general sentiment of burn out at the liberal arts college where I teach in the American Midwest. When the Chronicle for Higher Education published Read more…
My Schedule is Full: Boundaries on the Bountiful By Anna Mercedes I first thought my life was entirely too full to write this blog! Then I decided on second thought to write about that initial Read more…
Poetry for a Polarized People By Anna Mercedes My biggest fears of late have not been of the obvious things. Those are also fears: the earthquakes and the hurricanes and the floods. The upheaval in Read more…
Traction Together By Anna Mercedes A moving installation of playground seesaws along the U.S. and Mexico border recently won a major design award from the London Design Museum. The “Teeter Totter Wall” features seesaws in Read more…
Mantra: These are Trauma Days By Anna Mercedes More than two months into working and parenting from home during the coronavirus pandemic, I am grateful to the teachers who had shown me, before the new Read more…
Welcome. This is a trauma-informed group. By Anna Mercedes Counterpoint is a reminder that we need to listen to each other, especially to voices beyond our usual crowds and disciplines, in order to heal the Read more…
