The World is My Masters Program

After I received my Bachelor's in Humanities, I wanted to go to UCSC and get a Masters in The History of Human Consciousness. I'm just fascinated by our species, what makes us do the things we do, what we think about, and why. I also wanted to conduct a cross-cultural analysis of societies throughout history and highlight what attributed to their rise and fall. Who were the movers and shakers? Who were the artists and musicians that were sharing the messages, and how were they received?

I guess I should share a little about myself and how I became a Humanities major in college. Originally, I transferred to CSUN as a Theater major. I love all things theater, the message, the artistic expression, the production, the community, and the inspiration. My first class at the university was World Theater of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. I studied pieces by playwrights like Augusto Boal and the Theater of the Oppressed, which aimed to use Theater as a tool and a language to speak about all human concerns.

My world was blown wide open. I suddenly was introduced to an artistic expression of suffering in those three world regions. War, famine, occupation of lands, displacement of families, the fight for education, water rights, exploitation of natural resources...the list is quite long. I couldn't wrap my mind around how these things are happening without the rest of the world noticing.

It became clear to me that "changing majors" was cliché but necessary. I declared my major to be Humanities and never looked back. During my curriculum, I studied great feats and advancements of our human kind. We have been to the moon, we have built buildings, we have developed technology, etc. But the question still lingers: How do we preserve the humanity that brought us to this point? How do we ensure our self-preservation in alignment with the ecological systems at already at work?  I know I will not live forever, but my lineage will, as will yours. I care to make change. I am enrolled, for the world is my masters program. Won't you join me?