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Learning to write with and through queer art + performance
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Learning to write with + through queer art + performance
Learning to write with + through queer art + performance
This publication represents the culmination of a semester-long undergraduate writing course (Theater RIA) at UC Berkeley themed around…
jess dorrance
Nov 30, 2017
Machismo? More like MachisNO. Am I right ladies?
Machismo? More like MachisNO. Am I right ladies?
It is common for Xicanx individuals to grow up hearing the music of Vicente Fernandez, a symbol of bravery and chivalry, and watching the…
Jesus Cano
Nov 30, 2017
Two Viewpoints: Idealism versus Reality
Two Viewpoints: Idealism versus Reality
My hunt of finding the most captivating artwork ended when I stumbled upon an image of two identical white rimmed commercial wall clocks…
Hannah Lim
Nov 30, 2017
Love is a Double Edged Sword: A Critical Analysis of the Usage of Queer Connotations in…
Love is a Double Edged Sword: A Critical Analysis of the Usage of Queer Connotations in…
These 16 panels make up one of the comic strips in Mark Andreyko’s anthology Love is Love and will be the focus of this essay’s analysis.
Ricky
Nov 30, 2017
What it Means to be a Man: Athleticism and Queerness in the Artwork of Ryan James Caruthers
What it Means to be a Man: Athleticism and Queerness in the Artwork of Ryan James Caruthers
Since the rise of professional sports, athletes have been the heroes of a large portion of the worldwide youth, role models by which to…
Nathan Gilmore
Nov 30, 2017
A Familiar Tune in the Factory: The Roles Capitalism Promotes in Kinky Boots
A Familiar Tune in the Factory: The Roles Capitalism Promotes in Kinky Boots
“I’m not homophobic. I have a gay friend!”
Su-Wen Lee
Nov 30, 2017
How is taxonomy causing exclusion and inclusion?
How is taxonomy causing exclusion and inclusion?
In the portrayal film The LGBTQAlphabet, created by the group Equinox that is made to empower LGBT community to be proud and unapologetic…
Jaewon Shim
Nov 30, 2017
Rejecting Homonormative Ideals: an Analysis of the Introduction to “No Fats, No Femmes”
Rejecting Homonormative Ideals: an Analysis of the Introduction to “No Fats, No Femmes”
Heteronormativity. Homonormativity. Of the two words, the former is a far more recognized topic that much of society disputes today. These…
Dilan Bhalla
Nov 30, 2017
Heteronormativity in the Home: Social Constructs Replicated on the Microscopic Level
Heteronormativity in the Home: Social Constructs Replicated on the Microscopic Level
This paper explores the critique of the heteronormative standards that pervade throughout our social structures that is embedded in one of…
rebecca alcala
Nov 30, 2017
Seeking Freedom: Analyzing the Use of Male Swans in Swan Lake
Seeking Freedom: Analyzing the Use of Male Swans in Swan Lake
Closed in, trapped. This is what societal expectations make many of us feel. When trapped, we all seek to find freedom from those who place…
Adalie Palma
Nov 30, 2017
The Flip Side: Sexualized Spaces and the Privileging of Heterosexuality
The Flip Side: Sexualized Spaces and the Privileging of Heterosexuality
There is an undeniable power held by societal norms. These norms have gradually created an association between spaces and masculinity as…
Gladys Flores
Nov 30, 2017
Sunny Side Up: The Positive Profundity of Keith Haring
Sunny Side Up: The Positive Profundity of Keith Haring
There was something “up” about Keith Haring, born “sunny side up,” as he was born unoriginally facing up in the posterior position…
Charlie Ellis
Nov 30, 2017
Is Makeup Really “One Size Fits All”?
Is Makeup Really “One Size Fits All”?
In the past, many different people, including both men and women, used makeup. For example, the first people who indulged in a form of…
Jane Hyun
Nov 30, 2017
Defying the Norms of Makeup and Gender: Electra Snow’s Rainbow Eyes and Strive for Equality
Defying the Norms of Makeup and Gender: Electra Snow’s Rainbow Eyes and Strive for Equality
When it comes to the topic of beauty and cosmetics, there are two opposing viewpoints that surround the purpose of makeup. The more…
Jean Lee
Nov 30, 2017
Rated “R” for Resistance
Rated “R” for Resistance
A Close Analysis of The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Musical Number “Sweet Transvestite”
Tara Nash
Nov 30, 2017
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