Newsletter, 7 March 2014

7 March 2014

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Mexican Fashion Designer,
Carla Fernández
Taller FloraTraveling throughout Mexico to work with the country’s most talented artisan communities, Carla Fernández’s Taller Flora praises the handmade textile work of women. The women are the teachers of Taller Flora. After months of collaboration, the designs produced are beautiful and unique.
Congratulations to Carla for not only revitalizing Mexican artisan traditions, but also honoring the work of these women.
//Watch the video of Carla’s work here.

Martha Nussbaum
Poetic Justice: The Literary Imagination and Public Life

//For more resources, check out our website.

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Why do we use works of great fiction for Pre-Texts?

Because reading literary fiction develops empathy!

Researchers at the New School in NYC have found that literary fiction improves a reader’s capacity to understand what others are thinking and feeling.

“Literary fiction focuses more on the psychology of characters and their relationships. ‘Often those characters’ minds are depicted vaguely, without many details, and we’re forced to fill in the gaps to understand their intentions and motivations.’” 

Marla, high school junior in the Open Minds Philosophy Program, showing off her Cartonera book cover.
Text: Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” 

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