Tommy Dore – Wesleyan Class of 2027
Tommy Dore – Wesleyan Class of 2027
What pulls me toward history is the ability to see the present with borrowed hindsight. Thousands of years of human attempts, failures, turning points — they give me a second and third and tenth set of eyes with which to look at my own moment.
This assignment invited us to use reflection and creative practice to examine how our identities, shaped by family history, culture, and social positioning, move with us through the world. It asked us to approach our own lives with care rather than judgment, acknowledging that questions of heritage, class, race, language, and belonging can be both …
Preface: One of the assignments in the CGST205 course is to meet with a community partner, someone who can offer unique perspectives from a rich life experience, one that we may not be accustomed to. My community partner was Ana Ughetti. By the age of 22, she had moved 22 times. All around Colombia, Panama, …
