Tag: intersectionality
How Duke’s Interdisciplinary Dance MFA Is Delivering
An update on the inaugural class of Duke University’s two-year MFA in Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis.
Did We Fail Marlon Riggs?
In April 1994, the Associated Press published a story on how HIV+ patients were starting to live longer. A study out of San Francisco...
Duke University to Offer the Dance MFA We Need Right Now
Where success will be measured by positive social change, not just reviews.
Calling ‘Doctor Atomic’: In Santa Fe, Peter Sellars Revisits the Bomb
An interview with the world’s undisputed leader of disruptive opera directing.
Offred Won’t Save You: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Was Never About That
Viewers and critics want Offred to be a freedom fighter, serving neither the character nor the plot.
‘Beauty Mark’: The First Film of the #MeToo Movement
A woman must find a way to seize the upper hand from the man who stole her innocence.
Why ‘Inclusion Rider’ Also Needs to Mean ‘Time’s Up’
Hey Netflix, you awake? If you really cared about diversity, you'd listen to Frances McDormand.
My Feminism Will Not Be Intersectional
Is an intersectional approach to identity ultimately helpful to the fight to preserve liberal democracy?
How “Mudbound” Smartly Deconstructs the Mammy Myth
No more whitewashing the history of forced black domestic labor under slavery.
Huaywasi: How Artisans Are Changing the Fashion Industry
An interview with the Program Director of Huaywasi, a fair-trade artisan project.
How I Learned the Art of Healing in the Face of...
The ripples of colonialism are still affecting minds today.
Social Justice Warriors Will Leave the World an Uglier Place
Art commentary from social justice warriors favors virtue signaling over aesthetics.
3 Movements That Prove There is a Demand for More Diverse...
In recent years, there has been a call for more diverse characters in novels.
‘Black Radical Women’ Revolutionize Art at Brooklyn Museum
40 artists reveal the complexity, urgency and power of Black Radical Women.
A Pastor Responds to the Controversy of “Fabulous Story”
Rev. J. Manny Santiago on queer theology and why religion needs humor and satire.
Liberty, Equality, Atrocity: Paris in a Time of Terror
The French state has committed its own share of crimes against its Arabic citizens.
Solving the Challenge of Gender Equity in the Arts
The next iteration of the Marbury Project needs your help.
We Need All Four Arts Of Social Justice Bending
We must recognize and appreciate what each type of activist brings to changing the world.
Genres Ripe for Women of Color Protagonists
Maybe one day we'll see a woman of color in the "Star Trek" captain's chair.