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My first source, “Black Masculinity and Visual Culture,” looks at how black artists, from musicians to movie stars, work to reinvent black manhood under white supremacy. It also touches onContinue readingEnvironmental Scan for Citizen + Black Masculinity

“The rules of hair care are simple and finite. Any Cosmo girl would have known” (Legally Blonde). Elle Woods, from the film Legally Blonde, wins the case for her clientContinue readingDevaluing Women’s Contributions in Trifles and Legally Blonde

The pregnancy of Betsy and Lindsey posed an interesting challenge to me as a costume designer. The characters treat their pregnancy very differently, something I wanted to reflect in theContinue readingDressing Up the Baby Bump

Jimmy Santiago Baca’s “Green Chile” answers the New Mexican state question of “Red or Green?” in a tasty way. The chiles he explores symbolize more than just a unique NewContinue reading‘Red, Green, or Christmas?’ in “Green Chile” by Jimmy Santiago Baca

Love? It was more like dragonflies in the sun, 100 degrees at noon, the ends of their abdomens stuck together, I close my eyes when I remember. I hardly knewContinue readingLast Night Explication

In the short story “Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri, the narration gives us insight into the thoughts of Mr. Kapasi as he drives the Das family around in India.Continue readingObject in the Rear-view Mirror