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Creation Date
Spring 2025
Description
This book stack was created by a first-year student at Ursinus College participating in a Common Intellectual Experience event. After a group "Stacks on Stacks" activity in Fall 2024, students were invited to submit their own individual creations in Spring 2025.
Student Statement
In trying to find a way to do this project, I decided to not go to the library not just because currently I'm having horrible hip pain which makes walking on campus a burden, but also because I have a decent amount of books in my dorm from classes and from my own personal interests. The general theme of the stack was to be an abstract representation of what I do to educate myself about the world, along with entertainment properties I find enjoyment in and/or both at the same time. It's a bit of a balancing act, since I can't just synthesize all that information in a vacuum, and sometimes it can be rather overwhelming to be aware of the true extent of the flaws in just about everything we interact with. It's a manageable plan that whenever we're in a rough patch, it's almost never a sign of bad character to occasionally disengage. You just have to remember to reengage whenever you're ready.
As an autistic/queer/covid-conscious individual living in the world today, being overwhelmed by an avalanche of negative news has just been the state of things for a long time. I made this stack to somewhat channel my feelings and coping mechanisms for dealing with all this, so that I can keep going.
Course Number
CIE 200
Rights
Copyright of this work is held by the photographer. The digital image presented here is for educational purposes only and is not for commercial use.
Keywords
Common Intellectual Experience, Myrin Library, book stacks, first-year students, Stacks on Stacks, reflection
