Epistemicide Part 3: Who Got Erased And How to Recover What Was Lost
What happens when stories, songs, and structures are rewritten or erased altogether? In this final part of our Epistemicide series, we trace the loss of knowledge across the arts, architecture, music, literature, and language. But this isn’t just about mourning the erased. It’s about recovering what was lost, resisting with curiosity, and building a culture of memory and imagination. From banned books to folk art to fast food buildings, nothing is too niche, too “lowbrow.” And it's never too late to learn or to remember.
In a world obsessed with ranking and distinguishing, we often split the arts into highbrow and lowbrow, high art and low art. Yet, both realms offer rich, essential pieces of the human experience. From Shakespeare's bawdy humor to Mozart's playful irreverence, the lines between high and low blur, revealing a tapestry where every thread is vital. Why limit ourselves to one when we can revel in both? Discover how embracing the full spectrum of art, from the profound to the popular, enriches our lives and broadens our understanding of the world.
A Brief History of Education: Where it Led Us, and Now What?!
Education wasn’t always about standardized tests and factory-model schooling. From Egypt’s elite scribes to Confucius’s belief in lifelong learning, the purpose of education has shifted dramatically over centuries. The Aztecs pioneered universal schooling, the Greeks tied education to philosophy, and John Amos Comenius championed equal access. But by the 19th century, the industrial model took over—shaping obedient citizens rather than independent thinkers.
How did we get here? And more importantly, where do we go from here? From the Prussian roots of mass schooling to Horace Mann’s reforms and Frederick Taylor’s efficiency-obsessed standardization, this post uncovers how education became a system of control rather than liberation.
But change is always possible. Thinkers like Paulo Freire, Ken Robinson, and John Taylor Gatto challenge us to break free from outdated structures and rethink learning as an act of creativity, curiosity, and defiance. What if education wasn’t about compliance but about expanding minds?
Read on to discover the history they never taught you in school—and why reimagining education is the most radical act of all.
Epistemicide Part 3: Who Got Erased And How to Recover What Was Lost
What happens when stories, songs, and structures are rewritten or erased altogether? In this final part of our Epistemicide series, we trace the loss of knowledge across the arts, architecture, music, literature, and language. But this isn’t just about mourning the erased. It’s about recovering what was lost, resisting with curiosity, and building a culture of memory and imagination. From banned books to folk art to fast food buildings, nothing is too niche, too “lowbrow.” And it's never too late to learn or to remember.
A Brief History of Education: Where it Led Us, and Now What?!
Education wasn’t always about standardized tests and factory-model schooling. From Egypt’s elite scribes to Confucius’s belief in lifelong learning, the purpose of education has shifted dramatically over centuries. The Aztecs pioneered universal schooling, the Greeks tied education to philosophy, and John Amos Comenius championed equal access. But by the 19th century, the industrial model took over—shaping obedient citizens rather than independent thinkers.
How did we get here? And more importantly, where do we go from here? From the Prussian roots of mass schooling to Horace Mann’s reforms and Frederick Taylor’s efficiency-obsessed standardization, this post uncovers how education became a system of control rather than liberation.
But change is always possible. Thinkers like Paulo Freire, Ken Robinson, and John Taylor Gatto challenge us to break free from outdated structures and rethink learning as an act of creativity, curiosity, and defiance. What if education wasn’t about compliance but about expanding minds?
Read on to discover the history they never taught you in school—and why reimagining education is the most radical act of all.
In a world obsessed with ranking and distinguishing, we often split the arts into highbrow and lowbrow, high art and low art. Yet, both realms offer rich, essential pieces of the human experience. From Shakespeare's bawdy humor to Mozart's playful irreverence, the lines between high and low blur, revealing a tapestry where every thread is vital. Why limit ourselves to one when we can revel in both? Discover how embracing the full spectrum of art, from the profound to the popular, enriches our lives and broadens our understanding of the world.
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