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See As One, Min Haeng Kang
See As One, Min Haeng Kang
Theses and Dissertations
Everything that exists in the world is made from “nature.” Humans who initially coexisted with nature began to distinguish themselves from what is human and what is not. Unlike past systems that used to reuse all materials, Society so far has focused on maximizing economic profits along with advancing technology. As a result, the nature of the earth is being irrevocably destroyed, and I think the basis for this lies in the distinctions made between the human and the non-human.
I am always seeking to be in a state where I do not have an atman, like the Buddhist concept …
Monumentalizing Rituals Of The Palestinian Diaspora, Reema Abu Hassan
Monumentalizing Rituals Of The Palestinian Diaspora, Reema Abu Hassan
Theses and Dissertations
Displaced Palestinians have historically sought to preserve their Palestinian memories and identities in order to remain connected to their lost homeland. Despite the importance of memory for them, and their history of suffering and exile, there have not been any significant monuments designed to preserve their collective memory.
This thesis considers the adaptation of a traditional monument by redesigning it to the specificity of the Palestinian diaspora. In doing so it proposes the monumentalizing of four Palestinian rituals to add significance, meaning and permanence to them. The four rituals are making maamoul, applying orange and mashmoom perfume oil to …
A Girl Is A Girl Is A Girl, Paige Lizbeth Morris
A Girl Is A Girl Is A Girl, Paige Lizbeth Morris
Theses and Dissertations
It is well known that Western society uses men’s visual pleasure as a means to determine womxn’s value; her success is dependent on her compliance with culturally determined beauty standards. This process turns womxn into commodities and reinforces notions of gender complementarity, perpetuating a lifetime of servitude to patriarchal ideologies. It reminds the non-male that she is incomplete, insufficient, insignificant, and so easily dismissable. It forces her to be dependent, to shut up, to sit down, and to enjoy it.
In an effort to reject these presumed histories and narrow connotations of womxn, I have analyzed my gender performance in …