Puabi’s Lyres: Feminine Musicianship by Kate O'MaraPosted on April 30, 2020 Excavations of the Royal Cemetery at Ur disrupt male-dominated narratives of how the lyre originated and gained importance. Interdisciplinary SeminarResearchantiquity gender music
Suffering for Sale by Madison LynnPosted on April 29, 2020 On the immorality of heroin-chic fashion advertisements in the 1990s CriticismInterdisciplinary Seminar20th century advertising ethics of representation fashion history of fashion photography visual culture
Immersive Mock Hajj by Raadiya ShardowPosted on April 23, 2020 A virtual reality tour of the Islamic pilgrimage responds to a critical lack of diversity in VR experiences Interdisciplinary SeminarResearchdigital media islam religion representation virtual tour
Crafting a Marriage Story by Ellie RyanPosted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 I found comfort in "Marriage Story" because it felt like what I wished my family's story could have been. Advanced Writing CourseCreative Nonfictioncoming of age divorce family film relationships
“¿Y qué es eso, no vas a comer mi comida?” by Pilar CerónPosted on April 20, 2020 Instagram as a Tool for Food Justice in Queer Communities of Color CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminaractivism family food identity lgbtq race social media
Pleasure and Pain, Not Pain Then Pleasure by Lauren Stockmon BrownPosted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 On confrontations with race and the “unknown” in cinema. CriticismInterdisciplinary Seminarfilm James Baldwin race visual culture
Disability Art at MoMA by Nikole MyersPosted on April 16, 2020 MoMA's recent expansion served as an apt occasion to evaluate how the collection reflects strides in public knowledge of disability culture. CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminar20th century disability studies museums outsider art visual art
Ah-Ma’s Friday by Daniel TanPosted on April 14, 2020May 11, 2020 Who was Ah-ma? Before America? Before Manila? Interdisciplinary SeminarPortfoliocollage cooking diaspora family food immigration New York City zine
Learning about Sex by Christina Schuler da Costa FerroPosted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Or, We Already Know How This Story Ends Advanced Writing CourseCreative Nonfictioncoming of age consent gender relationships Sex sexuality trauma violence
Double Identity by Dariely De La CruzPosted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 An audio journey between Manhattan and the Bronx. Arts WorkshopAudiocommunity family identity New York City south bronx virtual tour
Is It Always Best to Look? by Beverly JosephPosted on April 9, 2020 Whether representations of violence can help to rectify the unjust treatment of the oppressed is a familiar topic of debate, but our discussions focus too much on the intention of the creator and not enough on the effect on viewers. CriticismInterdisciplinary Seminarethics of representation film James Baldwin narrative race representation violence
The Bodies of Young Dancers by Shuhan XiePosted on April 8, 2020 Formal-Aesthetic and Ethical Implications of Underage Dancers in Contemporary Choreography CriticismInterdisciplinary Seminaraesthetics body Childhood dance ethics media performance popular culture sexuality
Black Children, as Told to Them by the TV Screen by Kaylee WarrenPosted on April 6, 2020July 13, 2020 How does the lack of equal and unbiased representation in television marketed for children affect their sense of self and self-worth? Interdisciplinary SeminarResearchChildhood colorism identity media popular culture race representation self-image subjectivity television
An Interview with LUSI by Armaan AhmedPosted on April 3, 2020March 10, 2022 Conversations with a volcano AudioInterdisciplinary SeminarInterview21st century humor indonesia natural disaster podcasts science volcanoes
Grape Street: After Nas by Alexander HmittiPosted on April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 I’m isolated with so many around, / I try to hit your line but static is the only sound. First-Year Writing SeminarPoetrycommunity epistolary hip hop identity music New York City popular culture