Although it sometimes seems like we can imagine anything at all, as Hume argued in the 1700s, our imagination is limited by what we experience; it "cannot exceed that original stock of ideas, furnished by the internal and external senses." Amy Kind explores this idea from the perspective of imagining what we could be in life. "For example, when we try to imagine future paths for ourselves, the paths that seem open to us are shaped by the worldly experiences that we have had." That's why representation in media is so important; it's not merely about meeting quotas. "When different models of achievement become prominent, and when we see a diverse set of people modelling such achievement, it opens up the way that we can imagine future possibilities for ourselves." Though this chapter is open access the rest of the book does not seem to be. Image: vocal.media
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