2011-12 « Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Gender

Linden Lewis – “Fanon, De-alienation, and the African American Man” – March 24, 2011

This paper seeks to bring together the theoretical and philosophical discourse of Frantz Fanon’s work on Black Skin/White Masks, with the actions of the affirmation of blackness in the Sanitation Workers’ Strike in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. The objective is to read the sanitation strike as being consistent with Fanon’s goal of serving to help the black man free himself of the arsenal of complexes that had developed in the context of the Jim Crow south. The paper is an attempt to view the sanitation strike in Fanonian terms of de-alienation of the black man. For Fanon, the issue of […]

Philippe Dubois – “Meat & Masculinity: Sexual Identity at the Table” – March 24, 2011

While assertive displays of masculinity abound on movie screens and football fields, this presentation argues that masculinity is performed first and foremost at the dinner table. With forks and knives in hands, meat consumption has long been regarded as a powerful signifier for maleness. In this talk, Professor Philippe Dubois reevaluates a certain number of myths around the desire for animal flesh, and proposes a vision of masculinity for the 21st century at the intersection of food, sex, and gender politics.

Bethany Collier: “Merchant, Clown, or Princess?: The Chinese in Contemporary Balinese Performance” – April 5, 2011

The island of Bali in Indonesia is renowned for its elaborate religious ceremonies and vibrant artistic life. While various “foreign” influences on Balinese arts have long been lauded, a complex, troubling history has prohibited a focus on the presence of Chinese elements in the arts. Drastic changes in the Indonesian political landscape, however, now allow for greater freedom of expression for ethnic Chinese, and also enable artists and cultural critics to engage openly with Chinese-influenced elements in regional cultures. By viewing how some Balinese artists have responded to this opportunity, my talk explores the impact of local and national ideologies on performed representations of ethnicity, […]

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Archive for the 2011-12 Category

Linden Lewis – “Fanon, De-alienation, and the African American Man” – March 24, 2011

Philippe Dubois – “Meat & Masculinity: Sexual Identity at the Table” – March 24, 2011

Bethany Collier: “Merchant, Clown, or Princess?: The Chinese in Contemporary Balinese Performance” – April 5, 2011

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