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'The Discomfort With Femininity', Jo Anna Edmison

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There is an unspoken discomfort with heterosexual males being perceived as feminine. This discomfort can be attributed to traditional hegemonic masculinity and the weakness/subordination associated with femininity. In order to explore this discomfort further, I decided to photograph four of my male friends without telling them what they would be doing before the shoot.

These are the Hollywood portraits I took of them to make them feel objectified, much many old female Hollywood stars were. The men had varied results and levels of comfortability with being perceived as feminine in any way.

'One Of Its Kind' & 'Nana's Hand', Marissa Gerick, Amanda Vasquez

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One of its Kind

I like to focus on travel photography and conceptual photography. I’m interested in taking more obscure photos, creating moods when I shoot. Film photography is definitely something I like more because of the process that goes into it.

Furniture by Kevin Vanderzel.

Nana’s Hands

They say you can tell a lot about a person by looking at their hands. In my nana’s hands, I see her unwavering faith. I see the love she had for my grandfather in her wedding band.

In every line and crease, I see strength and wisdom from a woman who has …

'It's A Disease' 'Pretty David' 'The Yellow Star' & 'Born & Inspired', Solena Aguilar, Danielle Sher

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It’s a Disease

Let’s open the door to the unordinary and see what we can find lurking behind.

Pretty David

I felt that the biblical hero who is a figure of independence needed a makeover.

The Yellow Star

Dedicated to the Jews of the Holocaust who had to submit to the humiliation of wearing a bright yellow star, which is today worn proudly as a symbol of strength within the newer generations. Scan the QR code for the full performance.

Born & Inspired

This poster illustrates fifty-five inspirational women born in each of the fifty-five American states and territories. This …

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.RAW Magazine is a collaboration between Art & Design students at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. This magazine features a variety of material from all concentrations: photography, studio art, and graphic design with the aim to showcase student artistry.

The Validity Of Online Learning And Teaching Of A Spanish Using An Online Delivery Mode, Rosalind Arthur

South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL)

Incorporating Online learning as an optional delivery mode of instruction in tertiary institutions with traditional campuses has been the trend in recent years. The question is whether it should be offered universally or with some discrimination. The presenter teaches Spanish at an HBCU which has been offering some general education courses online during the summer.

Needless to say, while online programs are lucrative, it behooves the instructors and institutions to ascertain the viability of the product in terms of the learning needs of the target population. Must enrollment into these courses be open to all or be vetted in order …

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Little Horses & Mindless: Please Press Pause!, Molly Morris, Linda Wald

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Little Horses

Spring is a season of newness, life, and growth. Cal Poly’s foals are born throughout spring quarter here, and it is such a treat to be able to watch them explore what it means to be alive. They grow into strong working animals in a short time, but for the spring, at least, they are small.

Mindless: Please Press Pause!

In the current political climate in the United States, normalcy rests in divisiveness, daily media lies, and inaccuracies. There are unclear moral and ethical precepts. With mass and social media slamming these concepts in our face, minute-by-minute, I …

Women, Lily De La Peña

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I first transferred to Cal Poly in Fall 2017 with only a series of images of women in water. That series was to show women in a vulnerable state of not knowing what lies in our future as women. Fast forward to our current state of 2019 being a woman in today’s society still sucks, as people are still stripping women of their rights.

As my women series grows and blossoms into something more, I want to promote feminism with the women I have photographed in my time at Cal Poly. These women I have photographed have all impacted me …

21 Years, Fiona Carlsen

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This year for my birthday, my Dad and I went on a trip to Las Vegas. He used to live there, so he showed me around to all the cool spots he remembered from the ’80s. Here are some photos from Red Rocks National Monument in Nevada. The left ones were taken on 120 film and the right ones are taken on a 35mm point & shoot.

Posters As Journals, Nick Imbriale

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Digital art enables me to subjectively express myself, which I sometimes yearn for when doing graphic design work. These posters serve as an index of my state of mind at the moments they were created. Although abstract, my work uses typography, shape, and light to communicate specific yet tenuous moods and atmospheres that can stand in for my journal entries.

Misplaced: A Series, Noah Sharp

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This series of charcoal drawings explores literal and abstract representations of displacement in a given environment.

Chemical Painting, Street Lights & Brew Year's Eve, Lela Brodie, Eric Hatch

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Chemical Painting

The black and white images are 35mm film prints I developed using “chemical painting.” I created the effect by dripping the developer onto the tray in order to only expose parts of the images. I like this process because you only have so much control over the outcome and no two prints will ever process exactly the same.

Street Lights

I shot these portraits in winter quarter when it felt like every day I was waking up to rain. I decided to bring in some of those elements into the studio, and I experimented with gel lighting to …

Fresh Croissant, Antique Bisque, Caramel Swirl: An Installation & Fruits Of Labor, Melanie Delacruz, Hannah Travis

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Fresh Croissant, Antique Bisque, Caramel Swirl: An Installation

When I was six years old I vividly remember asking my mom why my skin was a different color than hers, and without hesitation, she told me people paid money to make their skin look golden brown like mine. She told me to be proud of it. Her words form the backbone to this piece, which aims to embody the experience of growing up in a biracial home, in a home where my mother was white and my father was Filipino.

I believe being biracial allows me to experience nuanced perspectives, not …

Girls. Girls. Girls, Kyle Kinnare

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This series was inspired by my love for fashion while also emphasizing the beauty in all the females that I photograph. I wanted to have an all-female series because I feel like media portrays girls in the wrong way a lot of the time. I had so much fun shooting and creating a fun environment where all the models felt they could be themselves. I hope the photos make the viewers understand that these are real people and that everyone is beautiful in their own way.

Local Talent & God _____ Us All, Connor Bailey, Gabriel Perez

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Local Talent

One of the artists depicted is my rapping friend, Sareem, and his album that will debut this Friday called “One More Reason”. The second cover is for The Bogeys’ new single “Shoreline Breeze”. (Band depicted playing at SLO Brew Rock)

God _____ Us All

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San Francisco After The Cherry Blossom Festival April 21st, 2019, Tanner Johnston

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A rare day off from work and one impulsive three and a half hour drive later and I found myself in San Francisco. The crowds at the Cherry Blossom Festival were immense and the parade and pop- up shops were fun, but only once the sun began to set and I had left Japantown to explore the rest of the city did I find scenes that truly attracted my eye.

Alone, Anther, Horned Poppy & Act Drop, Luke Austin, Caroline Silva

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Aloe, Anther, Horned Poppy

My favorite things to photograph are things found in nature. I strive to capture the simple beauty of the natural world and like to focus on small details that at first glance may go unnoticed. For this project, I decided to take my camera and a macro lens to the botanical gardens to capture the naturally occurring abstract forms found in nature.

Act Drop

I have been working with themes of white consumption of black suffering in regards to American history. In this work, I wanted to defamiliarize the stage and help viewers understand the ways …

Athlete Portrait Series, Ian Pearman

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These are a few photos of some athletes I got to work with in my time at Cal Poly. I took this opportunity to shoot these athletes in a studio, rather than in the outdoors where I usually capture them in action.

Village Royalty, Reformation Of A Generation, & Practical Portraiture, Danielle Sher, Casey Wieber

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Village Royalty, 2018, Oil Pastel, 11”x17”

Inspired by the colorful lights emitted from the flames of candles during Hanukkah. What may seem as a simple tradition in any religion, culture, or family is cherished for those who keep those traditions. For Hanukkah, lighting the candles is a tradition and ritual that is precious to those who observe the holiday.

Reformation of a Generation, 2017, oil on canvas, 36”x24”

With each generation, the newest learn from the previous. This painting draws details from the changing era as it is handed down. The figures draw detail from my earlier works and are …

David, Kaiya Peralta

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A photographic study that encapsulates my friend David.

Hawaii, Kate Karson

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Getting in that summer mood, here are some pictures from Hawaii and warmer weather. I love to travel and Hawaii will always be one of my favorite spots.

Everything All At Once & Fleurir, Mary Maclane, Lindsey Schiffman

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Everything All At Once

Lessons I’ve learned lately: enjoy your problems, crafting is the best form of stress relief, and the weirder, the better.

Fleurir

I feel so inspired by the makers in our community. As a photographer, I love collaborating with local artisans to take photos that not only show off their products but also resonate with who they are as humans. This shoot with Fleurir Goods was inspired by earth, craft, and sisterhood.

Graceful, Elvis Li

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As the year comes to an end, I wanted to finish with one last project us- ing extremely soft lighting, which is what I am not as comfortable with. I am pleased with the way these came out because the images evoke a sense of delicacy and purity. Thank you Cal Poly for these 4 years of learning and self-realization.

Adventure Awaits & Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice, Ruby Loew, Haley Vanbaale

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Adventure Awaits

These photos were taken on my vacation to Hawaii. Upon taking a heli- copter ride I got to see where lava was once flowing, but where it now sits dormant, still steaming and red. Along a winding narrow road we came upon what is called the “Grand Canyon of Hawaii,” which is full of deep slots in the hill sides and marvelous views of land stretching to the ocean. The nature of these beautiful islands will never cease to amaze me.

Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice

This series of self-portraits explores the many facets of femininity. By exploring …

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Making Knowledge With Science And Literature, Joseph Drury

Criticism

The Experimental Imagination: Literary Knowledge and Science in the British Enlightenment by Tita Chico. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2018. 256 pp. Hardcover $60.00, paper $26.00.

El Abrazo De La Serpiente O Un Mise-En-Scène Sin Fronteras, Sandra Ortiz-València

South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL)

El abrazo de la serpiente es una de las obras cumbre del cine latino americano que más reconocimiento internacional ha obtenido, pero ¿por qué el filme de Ciro Guerra fascinó a un público tan amplio y diverso, obteniendo premios en lugares tan alejados y dispares como Montreal o Yereván, por nombrar alguno? Esta presentación realiza un análisis en profundidad de la puesta en escena en El abrazo para explicar el lenguaje audiovisual con el que el filme de Ciro Guerra construye una narrativa cinematográfica alejada de las formas dominantes, pero habilitada para emocionar a audiencias de todo el mundo. Tomando …

El Asadito Y El Cumple: Personajes Y Espacio Como Formas De Significado, Mariana Pensa

South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL)

El asadito y El cumple: personajes y espacio como formas de significado

En este ensayo se realiza una aproximación a los filmes El asadito (2000) y El cumple (2002) ambos dirigidos por el cineasta argentino Gustavo Postiglioni. Nos detendremos especialmente en la función connotadora del espacio y los personajes en los dos filmes, que remite tanto a una atmósfera espacial sofocante como a personajes alienados, anclados en una innacción existencial.

Observaremos cómo se va construyendo la tensión, expresando así la radiografía de un grupo de personajes que tienen una memoria común, y que se constituyen en síntomas y a la …