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Eye of the BeholdHer

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Language is powerful. The words we use define our perceptions. They label what we see and paint a picture for those with whom we are communicating. Words serve as heuristic when assigning value to an object, experience, or person. My thesis, Eye of the BeholdHer, focuses on the language used…

Language is powerful. The words we use define our perceptions. They label what we see and paint a picture for those with whom we are communicating. Words serve as heuristic when assigning value to an object, experience, or person. My thesis, Eye of the BeholdHer, focuses on the language used in American pop-culture to describe women. I comment on the dehumanization of women through the use of animal names used to describe personality, appearance, and genitalia, as well as the way the English language implies domestication and inferiority of women through the use of the certain words. Examples include, but are not limited to: bitch , chick, pussy, beaver, cougar, catty, heifer, old bat, mousy, foxy, and vixen. Eye of the Behold(her) reflects upon my observations and calls for social change. Eye of the BeholdHer is a call for action. It is time to make conscious word choices and realize the impact words have on shaping our society. It is time for us to empowHer through words.
ContributorsGibly, Sophia (Author) / Maxwell, Kathryn (Thesis director) / Ellsworth, Angela (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Psychology (Contributor) / School of Art (Contributor)
Created2014-05

The Cyberfem Experience: An Examination of Our World Through Intersectional Technofeminist Satire and Comedy

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Amanda Federico’s Honors Thesis Creative Project, The Cyberfem Experience, is a 38-minute technofeminist satire comedy show comprised of ten original sketches told within a synthesized multimedia format. The show opens a conversation on modern feminist issues by imagining and staging possible situations affecting women and other marginalized groups that may…

Amanda Federico’s Honors Thesis Creative Project, The Cyberfem Experience, is a 38-minute technofeminist satire comedy show comprised of ten original sketches told within a synthesized multimedia format. The show opens a conversation on modern feminist issues by imagining and staging possible situations affecting women and other marginalized groups that may arise in time from the current state of our technology, cyberspace, and political climate. The Cyberfem Experience wields the approachable avenue of comedy to explore and demonstrate how technology might be utilized–within the industry, online communities, or through the design of technology itself–to perpetuate biases, harmful sexual fantasies, dangerous subgroup ideologies, and enforce roles/conditions of women in a patriarchal society.
ContributorsFederico, Amanda (Author) / Moran, Stacey (Thesis director) / Ellsworth, Angela (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2023-05