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Dear Students Of Color, Melissa Mota
Dear Students Of Color, Melissa Mota
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Why are we hated for the things that we cannot control? Why is the killing of a black man just another sequel? Why don’t black lives matter?
Sensuality, Sara Slowik
Sensuality, Sara Slowik
New and Dangerous Ideas
My quilt is an intimate object that explores sexuality, feminism, beauty, and the vulnerability of women. I explored these topics through hand-stitching sensual images onto squares of fabric, which I then sewed into a quilt. There is a conflicting connection between the security of a quilt and the vulnerability of the images. In my Mixed Media class, I explored the ways in which society's views on nudity causes tension between security and vulnerability. Sensuality is a taboo topic, yet it fills the media. Where is the line between sexualizing women and embracing their bodies and beauty? This quilt was created …
Letter From The Editor, Lily Schenk
Letter From The Editor, Lily Schenk
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A summary of the first issue of New and Dangerous Ideas.
On Apocalypses: 11.9.16, Raffi Altman-Allen
On Apocalypses: 11.9.16, Raffi Altman-Allen
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I wrote this piece as my way of trying to come to terms with the most recent presidential election. I needed to process how weird it was that something so impactful and terrible had happened, but everyday life didn't stop existing. My hope is that this poem will offer encouragement to those of us involved in social justice work in the wake of the election. I would also want this to act as an acknowledgment that in other places in the world people are living in war-zones, surrounded constantly by death and destruction, and still get up in the morning …
Lotus Blossom, Meg Dela Dingco
Lotus Blossom, Meg Dela Dingco
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In making Lotus Blossom, I hoped to bring light to the fact that Asians do face racism and how Asian women, in particular, have been fetishized. There are many misconceptions that racism is only violent in specific ways, such as the genocide of Indigenous people or much of America being built on the slavery of Blacks and African Americans. Through ｌｏｔｕｓ ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍ, I wanted to show that racism isn't based only on physical violence (although I did cover the demographics of Asians when it comes to being victims of sexual assault), it is also about history.
No Te Pierda, Xante Chalwell
No Te Pierda, Xante Chalwell
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The Dominican Republic is globally portrayed as a paradise. Tourists flock from every corner of the earth to experience the glamorized side of the Dominican Republic. However, few venture out to the reality. The reality that is a two-tier caste system, exemplified by the city of Punta Cana. Security guards and gates separate the two starkly different realities of this nation.
Nasty, Paulina Kobylar
Nasty, Paulina Kobylar
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There are numerous ways to combat institutionalized oppression, such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and violence. One way just so happens to be through the art. This piece explores identity groups who are discriminated against every day, which President Trump has only emphasized through his actions and words. It questions why the history of our country has divided people by the color of their skin, why powerful men can say what they please about the female body, why heterosexuality is the only sexual orientation, why people should fall on either side of a gender binary, and why violence has continually …
Black Life Mater: Debunked!, Asia A. Carter-Lamb
Black Life Mater: Debunked!, Asia A. Carter-Lamb
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The Black Lives Matter movement emerged in 2012 to combat racial targeting after the death of Trayvon Martin. The purpose of the movement, according to the Black Lives Matter Guiding Principles, is to serve as “an ideological and political intervention in a world where Black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for demise” and “an affirmation of Black folks’ contributions to this society, our humanity, and our resilience in the face of deadly oppression.” From meetings with Democratic National Convention leaders, to attending a meeting at the White House at the invitation of the President, the Black Lives Matter movement …
Different Tongues, Skyler Moncada
Different Tongues, Skyler Moncada
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I wanted to share my experience as an individual who often intervenes in challenging or dangerous situations who was transformed into a bystander by a familiar situation that occurred in an unfamiliar setting. While my study abroad experience was undoubtedly one of the best moments in my life, it brought a lot of discomfort in the forms of different cultures, settings, peoples, and expectations.
Afrobeat, Elfreda Hoff
Afrobeat, Elfreda Hoff
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My dance is called Afrobeat. You may ask, what is Afrobeat? Afrobeat is a unique style of dance and popular music embracing elements of African music, jazz, soul, and funk. I used a mixture of African songs that focus on romance, self-love, and acceptance. I ended my dance with a powerful song that talks about always pushing through no matter what the struggles and hard times will be.
Prisoner Of America, Kat Vicente
Prisoner Of America, Kat Vicente
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I wanted to expose the fact that many understand that we do not live in a just world but they do nothing to fight against it either, which makes them part of the problem. It just shows that you can know something is wrong, but if you chose not to do anything about it, then you have sided with the oppressors.
It’S Not Because I’M Black, Judith Suffrard
It’S Not Because I’M Black, Judith Suffrard
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This piece is my way of responding to the accusations that a lot of minoritized peoples receive. Too often, they are asked to explain why they are offered an amazing opportunity. They do not owe anyone an explanation as to why they were chosen any more than their white counterparts would. It takes away from the joy of their success and can motivate them to avoid opportunities for success in the future.
“There’S Twenty-Four Letters In The Alphabet, And I Couldn’T Find Two”, Jen Campisi
“There’S Twenty-Four Letters In The Alphabet, And I Couldn’T Find Two”, Jen Campisi
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With all of the #MeToo and sexual assault allegations appearing out of nowhere in the media these days, it gave me a flashback of my two friends who had felt this fear first-hand. I dedicated the poem/prose to them, for they have made a comeback and continue to live their lives as if nothing was holding them back, which is incredibly courageous despite everything they have gone through. This is for them.
Scream, Valerie Moran
Scream, Valerie Moran
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This artwork shows the moments where I had felt lost, missing, unworthy, powerless, hopeless, and ultimately alone.
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Magma Snolf At Rest, Badr Algasem
Magma Snolf At Rest, Badr Algasem
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This piece is my attempt exercise agency in naming my identity: I am a Snolf.
What’S The Point Of Getting Angry?, Kaitlin Boggs-Jones
What’S The Point Of Getting Angry?, Kaitlin Boggs-Jones
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The focus of my piece is on feminist experience, on how anger is a useful tool in trying to argue feminist topics, especially in a world that helps those in power remain out of earshot of those talking about the problems in the world. I
Zine Team Advisors And Members Of Faculty Selection Committee
Zine Team Advisors And Members Of Faculty Selection Committee
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A Guy Named Harry, Jon Hope
A Guy Named Harry, Jon Hope
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My intent was to create something that spoke directly to the people in my community. I think many times, artists who come from obscure places try to follow trends of other major cities and that doesn’t necessarily yield the best results. I decided to create a record that included our own language, spirit and culture. It was one of the few times that the outcome matched my intent and that is very challenging for a songwriter.