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  WEEK 12  This week, we read Judith Butlers, “Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory” the paper discussed how gender and sex are separate things and how gender is more of an ever changing social idea, than something set in stone. Think of what was considered a woman 60 years ago compared to today. Women of the past were expected to stay at home and be the baby makers. The women of today can be that, if that's their choice, as our current society in our country sees women as more independent people. However, the other end of the spectrum is never considered. What is a man? How have men changed though out history? And why does the change in gender strangely scare some people? The man in the picture below is an excellent example as he was assigned a woman at birth, yet became a gangster in the 50's. His name is Dante Tex Gill.    Gill, similar to many trans men, is a difficult subject to research. Their his...
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Apply and Reflect Week 14

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Week 14

 This week we read Darby Englishs, "How to See a Work of Art in Total Darkness" from 2007. The work is about how people only view black art as just that "black" art and ignore some of the underlying messages that may speak to other classes or people. People expect art that does nothing but represent a minority when that art is made by a minority. People ignore the cultural and class themes as to them, in a weird way, minorities are seen as entertainment. As people long for black art, that represents black peoples struggles as a whole race, what they don't realize is that black peoples experiences are not all the same and that being black means different things to different people. One person cannot represent a race, just as one piece cannot. However, researching certain issues can show systemic problems within the community. These issues may be seen through their art, though these issues do not make them their race. In the same vein, there are people that take a...
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Week 13 Apply and Reflect

 This week, we discussed how art made by those in the minority often gets neglected by those in the majority. This leads to many people in the minority having to create their own representation, though this is often the better choice in my opinion. I would much rather read from someone who experienced the same things I have, than someone who heard about some of the things my community went through. Its also easy to tell when someone who experienced some of those things is writing versus when someone outside the community is writing the story. One of the best examples of this is "Magical Boy!" by The Kao. It's a light hearted comedy about a boy who comes from a long line of magical girl evil fighters. Many of the characters are minorities and it's all handled very well. At least from the lgbtq aspect of things, I'm unsure how well the characters of color are representative of their respective communities, as I'm white.   There are more popular pieces of media t...
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