Is this generation more political than its predecessors?
Not everyone feels inclined to participate in politics. Even in a so-called democratic society, not everyone participates in voting, let alone joining a protest, a picket line, door to door canvassing, debating, discussing, or otherwise engaging in public political discourse. But there are other ways to get political.
So what does being political look like today? In the most tangible sense, how do we “do it”? Where do we do it? Where do you go to find, challenge, and finetune your political identity? And is it different than modes in the past? I want to explore everything we can think of, from memes, to online gaming, to graffiti, to your late night drunken conversations at the frat house. I put Gen Z in the title for clickbait purposes, but what I really want to do today is to look at how modernity shapes our political activity, no matter your age.
EXISTENTIAL TUESDAYS
Existential Tuesdays are small weekly* lunch discussions in the Nook of the TUD Library. Practice your critical thinking skills, learn to see the world from different perspectives, and hang out with your fellow deep thinkers in Delft.
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