Museums and other cultural institutions have been required to adapt to social-distancing COVID protocols in the last year. However, they still remain a very important place of learning, digitally or in person. In the wake of the ongoing #BlackLivesMatter and #StopAAPIHate movements of the last year, we want to highlight a few museums dedicated to […]Read Post ›
Trigger Warning: this post discusses a recent mass shooting event, racism, and misogyny.
Written by Kathryn Cooperman. Edited by Tiffany Chan and Katie Constantine. Cover image per USC News. In celebration of Black History Month, we would like to highlight four organizations that promote the work of Black artists. These groups are disrupting systemic racism in the art world and uplifting Black artists so that the arts can […]Read Post ›
As we all know, a highly-anticipated election is coming up this Tuesday. This election in particular is extremely nerve-wracking as it decides the fate of the USA for the next four years. At last, there is a hope that we can usher in new leadership, and with that, a restoration of justice, and a potential […]Read Post ›
We all have something to learn from these educators of color.
Written by Kathryn Cooperman. Edited by Tiffany Chan, Catherine Harlow, and Morgan Moore. Contemporary black artist Kehinde Wiley (1977- ) is turning the European canon of art on its head. He creates works based on famous historical European paintings that feature black figures from the present day. The artist empowers his subjects by bestowing them […]Read Post ›
When we first started writing, we did so with the mindset that we should use the skills we honed in our humanities classes in undergrad to help the world see why we love(d) the quirky academic topics that we do. For me at least, this is no longer the case.
The Help was trending on Netflix this past week. Many believed this sudden rise in views was due to the recent protests and thus increase in communication about race. A number of people took issue with this being the movie of choice, saying it perpetuates the white savior trope, a storyline where a white character […]Read Post ›
Edited by Katie Constantine, Catherine Harlow, and Morgan Moore Cover image by Obi Onyeador Like many of you, I have been following the new cycle closely (almost compulsively) over the last week. First and foremost– I’d like to extend my condolences to the family of George Floyd and to the communities affected over the last […]Read Post ›
Written and edited by Katie Constantine & Tiffany Chan All images property of Netflix On the last day of AAPI Heritage month this year, Netflix released Always Be My Maybe, co-written and starring Ali Wong, directed by Nahnatchka Khan. The film tells the story of former childhood sweethearts, taking inspiration from the iconic 1990s Nora […]Read Post ›
