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Before Being: Uncovering the Process of Presencing Through the Mother\u27s Sublimation
No full textIn my paper, I discuss the importance of difference regarding the process of presencing, and how being’s problematization of difference – as exhibited through ambivalence and anxiety – yields to the sublimation of the source of what gives being to itself. Through the relationships between mother and infant and human and nature, I show how meaning is acquired for being through a process of equalization, wherein the individual takes ownership over what it is in relation to, over what awards being. I identify the process of presencing, of acquiring a meaningful identity, as a process of equalization wherein the source of meaning – the mother, and nature – are effaced and forgotten in how they first awarded being to itself
THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSIDERING A STUDENT’S GENDER IDENTITY WHEN TEACHING STAGE COMBAT AND MOVEMENT TRAINING
Get PDFAn actor’s training is essential for the development of their craft. This training can be offered through schools, classes, or conservatories, cover interdisciplinary fields, and allow students to gain a solid foundation in their art. Among many components of acting training is movement training, which teaches students to recognize and relearn physical patterns in the body. Gender identity has been shown to affect people’s movement, postures, and physical habits through the process of socialization. This has not formally been taken into account during theatrical movement training. Stage combat, which is usually a component of theatrical movement training, requires its students and practitioners to adopt an aggressive and strong physicality while also remaining safe and connected with a partner or partners. More often than not, movement training and stage combat have not officially taken the gender identities of students into account when structuring classes. Both types of training require students to take on various and sometimes strong and assertive physicalities; people who have faced gender-based discrimination, harm, or violence may be slower to learn these physicalities because of the way socialization has physically affected them. Movement class teachers and curriculum developers need to formally take gendered, physical socialization of students into account and continue allowing its students to explore movement within stage combat in a way that counteracts gendered and physical socialization
Climate Theatre: Mobilizing Audiences Towards Activism
Get PDFWith greenhouse gas emissions rising and the climate changing at rapid rates, we are nearing a precipice where if we do not cut our emissions environmental disaster will set in. Everyone on this planet will experience the devastating effects. As theatre artists, we must consider our role in the future of climate activism. How can we, as artists, morally continue to create while the world confronts a precipice where life as we know it could become hazardous? In order to ignite activism and reimagine the world we are in, we must critically examine the pieces we create and ask: How can we mold our work to be climate centric and inspire drastic change? This thesis looks to the Environmental Justice Movement and the means they use to mobilize communities in order to determine the course of action theatre practitioners can take with their work. We will look to Roadside Theater and Augusto Boal to determine ways partnership may be created between audience and performer. Finally, Little Amal: In search of the waterfront and Emily Johnson’s body of work — with direct focus on Being Future Being — will be analyzed using three components proposed in this thesis. All this will determine methods theatre artists can use to ignite a desire within their audiences to imagine and actualize positive climate futures post-show
Shakespeare and latinidad
Get PDFThis interview with Seres Jaime Magana, the author of the Tragic Corrido of Romeo and Lupe was conducted with several goals in mind. Such as to understand his artistic process during the time he was writing the play, the staging of the performances, and his personal relationship with the subject matter of the script. Through this written article, and interview I hope that readers can gain insight on how a Latinx artist who was born in Mexico managed to write and direct a play that was performed where the story takes place, on the borderland’s region known as the Rio Grande Valley. for Latinx theater makers, perhaps they will be inspired to takes some ideas from this interview and implement them into their own work. I have a personal relationship with Seres. He has been my director and I have seen first-hand his talent and skill as a writer from an actor\u27s perspective. This was an opportunity for me to share a conversation with someone who I feel has a great amount of passion. Seres’s play is relevant to me, and it should also be relevant to non Latinx theater artist. I hope that anyone who does not identify as Latinx finds some enjoyment in my writing and conversation with Seres, and that it will inspire them to support Latinx theater in whatever way they can. If readers have no knowledge of the Rio Grande valley, they can take this information and apply it to their own communities by helping create change wherever it is needed
Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals’ Perspectives on Discussion of Fetal Sex Chromosomes in Obstetrics Care
No full textIn the past decade, non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) using cell-free fetal DNA has become ubiquitous as a screening tool for fetal aneuploidy and sex chromosomes. Provider discussions and public perceptions of sex and gender uniquely impact transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals, and existing NIPS guidelines lack recommendations regarding how to discuss sex and gender prenatally. The aim of this exploratory qualitative study was to examine TGD individuals’ opinions regarding fetal sex chromosome disclosure sessions. Twelve semi-structured virtual interviews were conducted with TGD individuals regarding their perspectives on the discussion of fetal sex chromosomes by healthcare providers within the prenatal setting. Interviews were coded and analyzed using a reflexive thematic approach, generating four major themes: 1) Current practices in prenatal care exclude gender diverse people; 2) Providers’ responsibility to de-gender discussions of sex chromosomes in prenatal care; 3) Providers’ responsibility to acknowledge gender diversity; and 4) Providers influence on societal perceptions of sex and gender. More guidance is needed from professional societies regarding best practices for healthcare provider discussions of sex chromosomes, sex, and gender. Participants recommended healthcare providers educate patients about sex chromosomes and their relevance to health while avoiding the conflation of sex and gender terms. Additionally, there is an acute need for trans-inclusive prenatal healthcare. Ultimately, healthcare providers and organizations are in a prime position to deconstruct rigid gender binaries and promote societal inclusion of TGD people
Elucidating Reason(s) Low Ses/Underrepresented Patients Who Qualify for Cancer Genetic Testing Decline Testing
No full textGenetic testing and counseling for hereditary cancer have become more commonly offered due to improved management and expanded guidelines. To strive towards equity in the utilization of genetic testing, consideration should be given towards those patients from underrepresented groups and those of low socioeconomic status (SES). In this study, 28 underrepresented and low SES patients who underwent genetic counseling and declined genetic testing demonstrated their understanding and feelings towards testing and provided reasons for declining. When assessing both external and internal barriers to genetic testing it was determined that 45% of patients declined testing due to external barriers (cost, time, and privacy concerns), 30% of patients declined due to internal psychosocial barriers, and 15% declined due to a lack of perceived utility of testing. This study highlights that there are opportunities to build trust with patients and to remove some external barriers such as cost and time
A Good Girl
No full textWhat does an American girl look like? How do we expect her to behave? Through my story of growing up in a home of addiction to attending elite schools and trying to make a career in the media, I aim to question the people and places that shaped my dysfunction and what part I play in the whole mess of this thing called my life.
This excerpt of a memoir is a critique of capitalism and an embrace of hypocrisy. It’s a story of female fear and rage. It’s the story of life turning out unlike you planned. Special appearances by: eating disorders, Stevie Nicks, and Child Protective Service