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Aydasara Ortega articles

Aydasara Ortega Torres writes for Democracy Chronicles from New York. She is a Faculty Member of Psychology at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Also take a look at her website for more of her work.

The Influences Undertaken

by Aydasara Ortega - March 28, 2016

Influences Undertaken

When the self-righteousness with which we allow ourselves to be carried along crowns the influences undertaken, let’s remember that “air is no less heavy because we do not detect its weight.”

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Education, Journalism and Free Speech

And So, We Have to Shift Narratives

by Aydasara Ortega - March 12, 2016

Shift Narratives

Change is a societal norm. Yet many factors can boost, suspend, or thwart it. For instance, change in our democratic system can be confined by our dogmas, the media we are imposed by, the media we expose ourselves to, or persons with partisan authority and assets.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Journalism and Free Speech

Politics of Education: El Ritual de lo Habitual

by Aydasara Ortega - February 29, 2016

El Ritual de lo Habitual

As we listen and analyze the proposals of all candidates, we should consider questions like the following: What causes inequality in education? In society? What are the consequences?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Education, Racism and Prejudice, Socialism and Labor, Worldwide

The Playful Journey of Literacy

by Aydasara Ortega - January 23, 2016

Playful Journey of Literacy

With the acknowledgement of the importance of literacy come the challenges of educating diverse individuals – among them ourselves. Interestingly, educating society as a whole about diversity is still to this day part of the challenges.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Education, Worldwide

On Democratizing Knowledge

by Aydasara Ortega - January 10, 2016

Democratizing Knowledge

Libraries and the internet play a key role in democratizing knowledge by providing open access of all kinds of information to the masses. We all want to see the whole picture. When we look at – let’s say – a paper collage, we relish becoming lost in that other realm.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Education, Political Artwork

On The Absolute Reality of Hunger

by Aydasara Ortega - December 2, 2015

Reality of Hunger

Some say that reality is what it is irrespective of what the experiencer thinks about it, some say the experiencer defines what reality is. “About 793 million people in the world still lack sufficient food for conducting and active and healthy lifestyle.”

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Civil Rights, Worldwide

Filters of Truth: A Critical Perspective on News Framing

by Aydasara Ortega - November 16, 2015

News Framing

With growing awareness that the information we get is filtered through human viewpoints, we begin to question what we read, hear, and watch. How do we explain our identification with French suffering and our apparent indifference to Lebanese suffering?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: France, Journalism and Free Speech, Lebanon

The Politics of Medicalization

by Aydasara Ortega - October 26, 2015

Politics of Medicalization

There is a continuous expansion of medical jurisdiction on life as conditions and behaviors are medicalized. That is, as medicine is commodified, medicalization involves profit-making medical marketing

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Capitalism and Big Business

The Overseer: On Myths and the Search For Truth

by Aydasara Ortega - October 13, 2015

The Overseer

If only certain types of crimes are reported by the media, then there is the mistaken impression that the rates of these reported crimes are rising; not having to do with how the data is gathered and disseminated

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Civil Rights, Racism and Prejudice

Label Me YOUth: On Young People and the Justice System

by Aydasara Ortega - September 26, 2015

Label Me YOUth

It is commonly understood that people of all kinds break the law: female, male, white, black, old, young… Yet not all of them are caught, accused, and stigmatized bearing the label of criminal. Not all.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, Civil Rights, Education, Minority Voting Rights, Racism and Prejudice, Youth Voting Rights

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