Nov. 8-10. Arts of Writing. Femicide, sex trafficking, violence, media, and Performance Art

This week we considered the ways in which artists such as screenwriters and performance artists represent femicide, sex trafficking, violence, and embodiment in media and Performance Art.  Their questions about gender, mysoginy, disparity, strength, weakness, and violence against the female body in television, film, and on areas of performance art such as body art and earth… Continue reading Nov. 8-10. Arts of Writing. Femicide, sex trafficking, violence, media, and Performance Art

Nov 1-3. Rapping Latinas

This week we considered contradictory angles of the work of raperas or rapping latinas and their ties (or lack thererof) to religion: repression of sexuality, divinity, ritual, congregation, being a mujer pública vs being a virgen, gender disparities, talking back, dealing with overwhelming masculinist presences. The links to music videos by Nira Clandestine, Macha Colón, and Becky… Continue reading Nov 1-3. Rapping Latinas