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Fight Like A Girl: Diversity In The Womens Rights Movement, Rachel Boch
Fight Like A Girl: Diversity In The Womens Rights Movement, Rachel Boch
Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry
This presentation will focus on the music video "Fight Like a Girl" by Zolita. Written the day after Donald Trump became president of the United States, this song discusses how necessary it is for the women in our country to stand up for our own rights. The music video features a variety of women, from businesswomen to pole dancers, from Muslim women to transgender women. In this presentation I will discuss how the music video for "Fight Like a Girl" emphasizes the fact that all women are equally deserving of rights and respect, and we all must stand together if …
"Blessed Be The Fruit"- Female Representation In The Handmaids Tale Season 1, Joanna Glenn
"Blessed Be The Fruit"- Female Representation In The Handmaids Tale Season 1, Joanna Glenn
Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry
The show The Handmaid's Tale on the television network Hulu, created by Bruce Miller, depicts the struggle of a woman named June who is serving as a handmaid to a powerful commander and his wife to bear their child. This society is a futuristic version in which fertility and birth rates have plummeted. They have an extreme, twisted version of gender norms. A woman's only purpose is to bear children. Fertile women are forced to carry children for powerful couples, their only worth is being fertile. In this project I will present how the show, specifically focusing on the first …
Black Femininity And Masculinity And Its Relation To Sexuality In Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It", Rebecca Chung
Black Femininity And Masculinity And Its Relation To Sexuality In Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It", Rebecca Chung
Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry
Spike Lee's 1986 American Film "She's Gotta Have It" challenges the stereotypical portrayal of Black feminity and masculinity by portraying a wide variety of expressions in sexuality. My approach will be to look at how race and sexuality impact the characters in the movie and Lee comments on the actual world today. The intersectionality of race and sexuality is highly prevalent in the movie and will be explored in my research. My thesis is Spike Lee uses the intersectionality of race and sexuality to critic the stereotypical roles of femininity and masculinity.
Intersectionality In Hidden Figures, Aasiya Slaughter
Intersectionality In Hidden Figures, Aasiya Slaughter
Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry
This poster focuses on the intersectionality in the movie Hidden Figures. The main identities that are the focal point of the movie are race and gender. Being a black woman in the 1960's was not an easy feat, however Katherine Johnson and her companions overcame the many struggles of such, while also being the minority not only in society but also working in the STEM field. Ireland et al. says that the bodies of education research focused on the experiences of Black students and female students in STEM fields often render Black women and girls "hidden figures" in that they …
"Faggot": Gods Own Country - Directed By Francis Lee, Leah Richardson
"Faggot": Gods Own Country - Directed By Francis Lee, Leah Richardson
Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry
God's Own Country, directed by Francis Lee, stars Josh O' Connor as Johnny Saxby, a gay Yorkshire farmer, and Alec Secăreanu as Gheorghe Ionescu, a Romanian migrant. The film immediately establishes Saxby as frustrated with the incredible responsibilities of the farm now on his shoulders because of his father's sudden medical issues. The story follows Johnny’s journey, supported by Gheorghe, who teaches him acceptance, tenderness, and vulnerability. This presentation will evaluate the physicality of the characters, as well as different settings and props, as their relationship develops. Examining the intersectional identities within this film will compel the audience to question …