Opinion | Burning Man Journal

You Can’t Understand Culture If You Ignore Artists

December 1, 2021 By Caveat Magister

Caveat is Burning Man’s Philosopher Laureate and has been writing about Burning Man culture and community for years. His writing does not represent the official views or opinions of Burning ...Read More

Community During COVID, Serious Stuff

Theme Camp Isolation Experiments: Week One

March 27, 2020 By Caveat Magister

Last week I wrote about the way in which we can carry Burning Man culture forward in a time of ...Read More

Community During COVID, Serious Stuff

Resilience Is Our Middle Name

March 25, 2020 By Mia Quagliarello and Kirsten Weisenburger

The coronavirus outbreak is unlike anything any of us have experienced in our lifetimes, but in a way, Burners seem ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Ties That Bind, Ties That Burn: Burning Man in the Age of Coronavirus

March 18, 2020 By Marian Goodell

Like you, we’ve been watching with alarm and growing dread as the coronavirus has spread around the globe. And this ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Diversity & Radical Inclusion: Ed Fletcher and the Good Medicine of Burning Man

February 13, 2020 By Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley

Ed Fletcher is a filmmaker, journalist, and the president of Sacramento Valley Spark, a nonprofit organization started in 2012 that ...Read More

Global Programming, Serious Stuff

What if “Burning Man Education” Is More About Relationships Than Training?

January 17, 2020 By Caveat Magister

This will probably be my last piece on Burning Man “education” for a while, as I think it’s the last ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Diversity & Radical Inclusion: Erin Douglas and the Black Burner Project

January 9, 2020 By Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley

Erin Douglas started Black Burner Project in 2018, a project that aims to spread awareness of the people of color ...Read More

Global Programming, Serious Stuff

Trust Your Team to Laugh: How “Burning Man Education” Works at Retreats and Symposiums

December 9, 2019 By Caveat Magister

In my first post about what "education" and "learning" means in Burning Man culture, I focused on the big questions ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

What is Burning Man Leadership? A Model

November 22, 2019 By Caveat Magister

It’s a cliché at this point to suggest that there is a crisis of faith in leadership and expertise across ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

What Is “Burning Man Education” and Why? A Manifesto

November 21, 2019 By Caveat Magister

When Burning Man started offering “educational programming” or “educational content” depends on what you think that is. The first survival ...Read More