https://thatuniversitylife.tumblr.com/
I created this blog to document my experiences throughout university. It was interesting to see how the concepts we learned about in class related to events that occurred in my day to day life. I enjoyed working on this blog, because it allowed me to see how my presence in the world is perceived.
–Daniela Felipe
Here is a poem I wrote centered around a Latinx queer teenager who is coming to terms with their sexuality and identity while figuring out how to move forward. I drew from my own personal experiences, as well as the different issues we discussed this semester.
“I always knew I was different
Not really sure what to make of it
Boys were never just friends
And girls just never got me going
You’d think that once you figure this out
That all your problems will fade away
Like a deep cleanse of your soul
But it only breeds more uncertainty
How will I tell my family?
Should I tell my family?
Silence is like living two lives
But silence is all I’ve ever known
I feel like I am deceiving those closest to me
Like I am a stranger and they don’t even know it
My grandparents always ask me, “y tu novia?”
And I have to say I haven’t met the right one
Knowing that the answer will never change
I always knew I was different
But I never knew how badly I’d want to be the same”
-Spencer Bennett <3
I created this piece to enrapture the existence and daily struggles of living as an Afro-latina. I have really enjoyed learning about how race, specifically blackness, is perceived in Latinx countries. The words in the silhouette represent the realities that many of these women face on a day-to-day basis whether it is blatant or insidious. I apologize for the doodles… that happened in a way less interesting setting than this class.
–Michaela Poitevien
I created a blog post about the racial fetishization of women of color, specifically afro-latinas, and my personal experiences as an Asian-american woman. This was inspired by two articles that we read Marquillas Cigarreras Cubanas and Look! blackness in Brazil.
https://amishapatel395.wixsite.com/website/post/racial-fetishization-of-women-of-color
-Amisha Patel
