On the State of Our Disunion + 3 Tips for Self-Care
I’m not going to sugarcoat-it has been a frustrating and scary week to be a person of color in America.
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Profiles in Art: Jasmine, Joy, and Dana from Unravel: A Fashion Podcast
This week on Profiles, we have the privilege of sitting down with fashion historians and the hosts of Unravel: A Fashion Podcast. We talked to them about their paths into fashion academia, how the art world should change, and how we can get there.
Conscious Consumption: 7 Months of Supporting POC Media
I decided that in 2017 I was going to do something I’d never done before and center my media consumption experience entirely around people of color. How is it going?
Minds at Work: The Secret Lives of the Schuyler Sisters
Lin-Manuel Miranda was first introduced to the Schuyler sisters while on vacation.
Helpless: Why Aren’t We Talking about Gender in Hamilton?
“We are living in the age of Hamilton,” admitted Annette Gordon-Reed at a recent book talk. Reed’s comment is surprising: she’s a leading scholar on Thomas Jefferson, Hamilton’s rival. But her praise is not; nowadays, everyone loves Hamilton.
More than ‘Just’ Lipstick: Why Contemporary Make-up and Fashion deserve Your Academic Attention
Lights, runways, glamour-these are the words that typically come to mind when one thinks about ‘Fashion Week’. But what about appropriation, racism and privilege? Because those are just as prevalent but much less talked about.
Domination, Alterity, and Appropriation in the Ancient World: A Comparison of Two Relief Sculptures
From the 800s BCE through the 600s BCE, the ancient world experienced the rise of the Neo-Assyrian empire, which expanded from its centers at Nimrud and Nineveh (Iraq) along the Tigris and Euphrates west to the Syro-Phoenician coastline (modern day Lebanon and Syria) and east to modern-day Iran. As a military power house, the Assyrians […]Read Post ›
The Female Gaze 