On February 29th, 2024, I received an email with the subject line “Congratulations!” With my curious personality, I decided to immediately open this email to figure out why I would be congratulated. In opening this email, I found out that I was being awarded a Lorch Award (The Dr. I. Joan Lorch Award for Women...
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March 25, 2024March 25, 2024Movies
Applying gender/queer theory to the movie, Paris is Burning
Photo by Ingo Doerrie on Unsplash The concept of ‘realness’ is a term that is for and against gender norms at the same time. According to the film Paris is Burning, ‘realness’ means to be able to blend and “look like your straight counterpart” (18:43). But what is your straight counterpart? How does one fit...
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October 5, 2023October 5, 2023Books
You Exist Too Much: an analysis on gender and identity
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July 5, 2023July 2, 2023Features
Social Judgment Theory: An Analysis of Queer Representation in the Latitude of Acceptance
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