Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0271 - Woman Power & Art in the Ameri

Knowledge is often described as penetrative and ideas as seminal. This course is a challenge to patriarchal frameworks of bodies, histories, and, ideas. It poses this challenge through the woman power discourses of both the global south as well as those of people of color in the United States. Transnational, transgender, and transgenerational love letters and critiques will help us consider the tensions at work between allies in the destabilized discourses of the "female" (a term itself that will be put into question) body. A virtual community, facilitated by Skype and in person meetings with vaginal artists and pedagoges, will inform our discussions. Using tools from queer theory, Latin American and Latinx studies, women's, gender, and sexuality studies, critical race studies, as well as media and visual culture studies; the course considers practices often based in the humorous, low-tech, and clever. Topics addressed include la chingada, the menstrual taboo, femicidios and the ni una menos movement, abortion, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and vaginal cosmetic surgery. Theoretical frameworks include readings such as the "Manifesto de la invaginacion," as well as others on raunch aesthetics, bottomhood, and cannibalism. These readings will inform discussion of works of performance art, Latin dance, conceptual practices, casta paintings, public actions, music videos, and fine art. If interested in the course, please email the professor (asalas@hampshire.edu) and indicate the college at which you study, your year in your studies, and your previous study of queer theory, Latin American and Latinx studies, women's, gender, and sexuality studies, critical race studies, as well as media and visual culture studies. The relevancy of your project to the course, creation of an inclusive Five College community, as well as how early you submit information will be considered. Restricted to Div.2 and Div. 3 students. Div. 1 students by special permission only. If interested in the course, please email Faculty Assistant Senna Lauer (ssl16@hampshire.edu) and cc Professor Salas (asalas@hampshire.edu). In your email indicate the college at which you study, your year in your studies, and your previous study of queer theory, Latin American and Latinx studies, women's, gender, and sexuality studies, critical race studies, as well as media and visual culture studies. The relevancy of your project to the course, creation of an inclusive Five College community, as well as how early you submit information will be considered.

Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research In this course students are expected to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.