Religion and Women

Funny but True

Woman have been subjected to patriarchal views and influences in many aspects of life, even the so-called divine ones. Yes, it is evident that religion is androcentric at times. My focus upon this matter is through the religion of Islam and through the religion of Buddhism. I delve into the misogynist aspects of the religion and point of certain characteristics which could be focal points for feminists to construct their arguments against patriarchal establishments.


a few key points:

1- Koran's interpretations.



2- Muhammad's family.



3- "Muslimwoman" and Feminist writers.



4- Buddhist's apparent indifference.



5- Yet, being a woman is more unfortunate and they're treated unequally.

Portrayal of Latinas in Television

http://somoslatinas.tumblr.com/

An interesting thing I've come to discover is that a lot of the men and women that I work with do not currently have or have ever had a connection or relationship with other Latinos. They then later base the things they say about Latinos due to what they think they know because they have seen or heard about it in it in films and television.

Therefore, this brought me to my project and my interest in learning more about how my culture is being represented and how other Latinas feel about this representation. As a Latina that was once confused by the message that the media provided me with I feel concerned for other young Latinas and I want to help open their eyes. I hope to show the way we're being portrayed as well as how and why this isn't correct and at the same time get their opinions on how we can improve this image.

Don't Clip The Clit

Female genital mutilation also known as female circumcision is an procedure most commonly practiced in over 28 countries throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Arabian peninsula. This procedure involves removing partial of the clitoris or sealing the vagina as a cultural belief that it purifies girls and stops premarital sex. It can cause death and has many immediate complications as well ass problems in the long run, not to mention unbearable pain. Although it has been internationally recognized as a violation of the human rights of girls and women, it is still being performed. This has to come to a halt and cultures should be aware that this is completely wrong.

References

New York Times Article -Sara Corbett

http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/femalegenitalmutilation/index.html

Youtube Documentary- TNPevents

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDJyZIPvExY

United Nations Population Fund

http://unfpa.org/gender/practices1.htm

Women in Music Technology

So For my Final Project I did a zine, which I can only Display a couple of pages online right now seeing as my computer is having difficulties uploading it. But I basically wanted to research the amount of participation of women in the field of technology, when it deals about music production. There isn't many women who are participants when it comes to being a sound technician, or even a lighting technician for a live show. I thought this would an interesting topic and so here is a little bit of what I have.

http://simplebooklet.com/publish.php#wpKey=jHubP8F4yCIAyDefnHSyWf#page=0

JUNGLE BOX: A ZINE ABOUT MAKING STUFF

This zine was born in 1998 as I watched two co-workers commandeer our company's mail room resources to create their personal local art and culture zine. As a young woman, the allure of expressing myself in such an uncensored, uninhibited and blantantly rebellious way was tantalizing. At the time I didn't think I had enough to say; that, lacking the badassness of the mailroom guys I couldn't, maybe even shouldn't, make a zine. Now that I've had my fill of things I dont want to see and am not interested in, including zines by badass young men, I finally have.

CHECK IT OUT: ZINE

CONTACT ME IF YOU WANT ONE:

sheenaqueenofthejunglebox@gmail.com

Progress Charged Guilty

We live in the day and age, in which technology is key in a modern society. However, is all progress good? Can it be both good and bad? I believe graphics editing programs like Photoshop are both good and bad. In my essay I explore how modern technology effects advertisement, and how advanced use of such technology can bring harm, both psychological and physical.

Essay

Digital enhancement

Yellow Girls

A short adaptation from YELL-Oh Girls! (forward by Vickie Nam)

I wrote a 6 page script, and realized if anyone was going to watch it, there had to be major cuts. I plan on making it a podcast, but from doing this I learned that my English kinda stinks too. -Sooo maybe just a picture essay.

Production notes aside, I really identified with this anthology- and brought up to many Asian American groups. I have yet to hear a girl not say "Whoaa, that's my story...". -I really want to fine tune some more things, for the sake of a deadline, I have this- but I honestly do want to show this to my little cousins and nieces who tell me to stop talking when I try to speak in Chinese because they say the language sounds funny.

It's my personal goal to see to that we can have more Asian American figures that all can recognize. Being under represented causes much misinterpretations and misconceptions about individuals.

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Women in DIY Punk

In my (very) short video, I discuss the history of women in punk rock and DIY. I explore the beginnings of the genre with Patti Smith and Debbie Harry, then how the Riot Grrrl movement appropriated the music through DIY music in order to promote feminist ideals. Finally, I examined modern females in punk today.

Here are some of these bands:

Bridge and Tunnel

The Measure [SA]

Lemuria

Slingshot Dakota

Laura Stevenson and the Cans

RVIVR

PS Elliot

Punch (Professor, show this to Davin)

Heartsounds

Cheeky

Little Lungs

WITCHES

Pop Stars and Body Image

For my project, I wrote a paper about the effects of idolizing pop stars on young girls' body images. I was inspired to write this paper because of my own experience fawning over pop stars like Britney Spears as an adolescent. Several studies (that I cite in this paper) show that watching music videos has an adverse effect on girls’ body dissatisfaction. It is for this reason (among others) that I think media literacy should be included in school curriculums. In my research, I found many articles calling for a need to include media literacy in school, but few U.S. schools have actually been able to do so.

Pop Stars and Body Image PDF

Pop Stars and Body Image PowerPoint