In Geller’s piece hegemonic bodyscapes which has its’ root in biomedicine creates what is thought to be heteronormative ideas about the roles of men and women. It is lent to boxing in different analyses of men and women into the contemporary dominant thought of what and how men and women do and should act in society, even applying these modern con…[Read more]

I visited Stonewall Inn on October 29, 2019 at around 4pm in the evening and I must say it was a unique experience for me since I had never been in a gay bar before. Stonewall Inn is a gay bar located at 53 Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, in Manhattan, New York City. It is an important historical landmark because it is the place (in 1969)…[Read more]

This week’s readings were interesting, all three readings had a connection they all analyzed the symbolic uses behind the use of certain kinds of ceramic eating and drinking vessels among other objects. In the article by Diana Wall the ceramics used by the upper and lower middle class were analyzed and provided information on how women formed t…[Read more]

This week’s readings were eye opening. It is extremely interesting, the things you can tell about a people from what they have left behind. The three readings were similar in the use of archaeology to uncover the past and building a story by bringing to light the customs of the people that once previously occupied the space that is being e…[Read more]

Reading/ lecture response
I was moved by the lecture given by Jaskrian Dhillon an associate professor of global studies and anthropology at The New School. The lecture was titled “Indigenous Resistance, Planetary Dystopia, and the Politics of Environmental Justice”. Dhillon brought up a few points that I believe definitely related to topics we hav…[Read more]

Both readings where interesting and I believe power is the common factor in both. I understand power as possessing control. One can have the power to influence or the power to manipulate, or the power to change or destroy through discipline or punishment. That power can be placed in the body as a form of control, self-control or self-policing.…[Read more]

Reading the piece by Kathleen A. O’Donnell, “Good Girls Gone Bad: The Consumption of Fetish Fashion and the Sexual Empowerment of Women”, felt very relevant with today’s society when it comes to how women feel when consuming this type of fashion. Along the lines of fetish fashion, women that may not even partake in any of the behaviors of what ma…[Read more]

I found both articles very interesting and was surprised at the conclusion of both situations. Both articles (Cipolla and Mullins) in my opinion, show the effects that colonialism has had on the people being colonized and the mechanisms that perpetuate a type of psychological conditioning that allows for an acceptance of hegemonic thoughts and the…[Read more]