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Body, Cell, and Ambiguity
Get PDFThe subject of my research project is exploring the relationship between body, cell and the concept of ambiguity. My first idea about this project came from several abandoned molds in the ceramic studio. During the class, I was required to cut and rejoin different parts of work made from the molds, and created a new ceramic project. I accidently found the mold called nursing pig, which had a shape similar to the human body. The breast part looked very feminine, but the strong muscle curves and thick hair of the pig made the body looked masculine at the same time. This ambiguity between male and female body encouraged me to rethink the definition of human body. Therefore, for this project, I would like to keep working on the mold “nursing pig”, focusing on the breast part to form a web that made with breasts.
In this project, I used different materials. At first, I chose to use mainly plaster to cast the breast shape, because I want to mimic the marble texture of human figure in Greek and Roman sculpture. However, working through the project I realized that when more and more breast models lined up together, the entire work created a new concept “cell structure”. When cutting only parts of the shape out of a body, the consisting breasts became a single unit to achieve a bigger content. Therefore, thinking of the idea “cell structure”, I started to work with resin due to its transparency. To use resin, I bought the product from Smooth-on to cast a new mold. My first test failed because I didn’t secure the breast model on the base. As a result, I lost it completely inside the rubber mold, and became hard to take it out without cutting through the mold. Also, I experimented several times to find the best way to release the breast model from the rubber mold. With the online tutorial, I learned that applying a layer of light mist coating before the release oil would help to release. Interestingly, after making around 5 resin casting, I found I actually like the plaster better. I like the hard look of the plaster mold, which worked well with the masculine look of the shape, and formed a contrast with the feminine breast shape, which reinforce the concept “ambiguity”. Also, the white texture reminded me of the white wall in the studio, which would match well for later installation. In this way, the wall would act like a entire body, and the small breast model would became a part of the body structure. Therefore, for the final work, I decided to use plaster for the casting. For the installation, I also had to experiment with different materials. After many hours of testing wires and threads, I chose to use threads to form the connection between each model, which reinforced the idea of cell structure.
I enjoyed experimenting materials through the project. Working with both plaster and rubber molds enabled me to better understanding the property of different materials. A rubber mold, for example, is flexible that can withstand stress compared to a plaster mold. Moreover, it does not require to wet mold before the casting. I also had a great fun with resin casting. The transparency of resin provides more capability for creation. Even though I chose to use plaster as the final media for this project, I would like to continue work with resin for later projects. Because of this project, I would have change to doing experiments to work and test materials that I never used before. I learnt to choose right materials that work better for me. And this is the most important part of this study
The Role of Weight-Based Rejection Sensitivity in the Association between Social Anxiety and Binge Eating
Get PDFThe factors that influence the established association between social anxiety and binge eating have received limited research attention. Because previous research demonstrates an association between weight stigma and disordered eating behaviors like binge eating, one factor that potentially explains this association is weight-based rejection sensitivity, the tendency to anxiously anticipate social rejection on the basis of one’s weight. While previous research has established that anticipating rejection due to one’s appearance mediates the association between social anxiety and binge eating, it remains to be seen whether this association can be accounted for by sensitivity to rejection more broadly. In order to examine this question, 409 undergraduate students from the University of Iowa completed an online questionnaire containing measures of social anxiety, binge eating, weight-based rejection sensitivity, and general rejection sensitivity. Results demonstrated that weight-based rejection sensitivity was a significant mediator of the association between social anxiety and binge eating even when general rejection sensitivity was included as a covariate. Gender significantly moderated the direct effect of social anxiety on binge eating and the indirect effect of social anxiety on binge eating through weight-based rejection sensitivity such that the direct and indirect effects were only significant for female participants. These findings suggest that weight-based rejection sensitivity may partially explain why women with heightened social anxiety report increased binge eating while other factors may contribute to the association between social anxiety and binge eating for men
“A drunken cunt hath no porter”: Medieval Histories of Intoxication and Consent
Get PDFThis essay traces medieval representations of intoxication and consent and links them to contemporary cases, including Brock Turner’s 2016 rape trial and the 2017 slew of lawsuits filed against Baylor University. Through an examination of medieval texts from a range of genres, including the Biblical stories of Lot and Noah, the Digby Mary Magdalene play, proverbs, Geoffrey Chaucer’s Wife of Bath’s Prologue, the 1292 legal case of Isabella Plomet, and Robert Mannyng’s Handlyng Synne, this essay explores past views of gender, perpetrators, culpability, alcohol, and consent. It argues that victim-blaming those who have been assaulted while intoxicated has a long history, and that cultural recognition of their harm has a history that is equally long
Jane Austen’s Appetite for Stewardship, Hospitality, and Paternalism: Food in Pride and Prejudice
Get PDFA consideration of food and the appetite it satiates in Jane Austen’s most popular novel Pride and Prejudice must combine two hegemonies of her time: clerical teachings on biblical dominion and hospitality combined in the idealistic country estate of Pemberley. This paper examines Christian stewardship and biblical hospitality as disseminated by clergy when Austen was writing and applies them to demonstrate Austen’s ideal position on the appetite for food as embodied in Darcy, Elizabeth, and Pemberley, contrasted with the flawed appetites demonstrated by Mr. Hurst, Mrs. Bennet, and Lady Catherine de Bourgh
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