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Item Body, flesh, skin, canvas : black/queer/women and tattoos as diasporic art, reclamation, and performance(2017-05) Kitt, Chantaneice Montaya; Smith, Cherise, 1969-Body, Flesh, Skin Canvas: Black/Queer/Women and Tattoos as Diasporic Art, Reclamation, and Performance concerns black/queer/women’s participation in tattoo culture in the United States. Considering the relationship between Tattoo, Diaspora, Gender and Sexuality, and Performance studies, Body, Flesh and Skin Canvas works to reveal the critical possibilities that emerge from centering the narratives of black/queer/women who participate in tattoo practices. Through the study of the first noted black tattoo artist Jacci Gresham, artist-activist-scholar Karmenife, and my own autoethnographic accounts, I intend to explore the various ways tattoo culture has been used as a method towards, and expression of reclamation, self-possession, and self-fashioning for a group that has historically been relegated to the margins of a heteropatriachial, white supremacist society. Using black feminist theory, visual analysis, and performance studies methods, I interrogate the ways black/queer/women are signifying on the practice of tattooing through fleshly concepts of diaspora. Ultimately, this paper shows how black/queer/women’s participation in tattoo culture generates a potent discussion on how one can utilize the body, skin, and flesh as an artistic surface and canvas, that has the power to express, heal, and reaffirm individual and communal identity.Item Institutionalizing terror : militarization and migration in Central America’s forever wars(2021-05-03) Avineri, Ilan Palacios; Garrard, Virginia, 1957-On November 25th, 2018, Reuters published a harrowing image of a Honduran refugee named Maria Meza rushing her two daughters away from tear gas fired by the United States Border Patrol. The photograph depicted the mother intensely clutching her children’s arms as they desperately fled from the metal fence demarcating the US-Mexico border. Upon reaching shelter, a journalist asked Meza what she would do if the border remained closed. She replied that she would pray to “God that here in Tijuana, or in another country [that] they open doors to us, to allow me to survive with my children.” Over the following days, US media situated Meza’s story within a broader political discussion about whether the nation has a moral obligation to assist refugees from Central America. Few commentators, however, asked if the US played any role in engendering their displacement; even less considered if historical knowledge could lend insight in the face of such human suffering and help to shape policy responses. By contrast, this report examines the Central American refugee crisis as a historically contingent phenomenon. The paper begins with the region’s Cold War past, spotlighting the US-backed militarization of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras during the 1970s and 80s. It details how, amidst escalating civil conflict, right-wing regimes across the region incorporated their armed forces into everyday life while engaging in extreme acts of terror and violence. It then spotlights how, during the purported “democratic opening” of the 1990s, the presence of militarized institutions persisted. The paper showcases how these organizations consistently failed to address social problems, spurring emigration from the region. It concludes by analyzing US policy proposals aimed at addressing the root causes of migration from Central America. Ultimately, the report argues that, given the US’ record of disrupting Central American communities, the country should consider a migration policy that extends legal status to refugees as a form of reparations (in addition to defunding the region’s security forces).Item The writ woman : portrayals of tattooed women in Japanese society(2016-12) Pagan, Yalimar; Stalker, Nancy K., 1962-; Cather-Fischer, KirstenTattoos, or irezumi, in Japanese culture are closely associated with the Japanese crime group known as the yakuza. It is these negative associations that have made it difficult for anyone with tattoos in Japan to be viewed positively, especially women. This paper hopes to alleviate some of this stigma by providing more research and information on tattoos in Japanese society, This paper looks at the historical significance of tattoos and their diffusion among different groups of Japanese society. Popular representations of the tattooed female body are also analyzed and how the “type” of tattooed female portrayed is dependent upon the gender of the author. Male authored works tend to focus on the tattooed female as overly sexual with a troubled past. Female authored works more accurately represent the female’s motivations for getting tattooed and that women feel liberated by them. Interviews of present day tattooed women show that many women now see tattoos as fashionable and that the younger generation is letting go of the negative perceptions associated with tattoos.Item The writ woman : portrayals of tattooed women in Japanese society(2016-12) Pagan, Yalimar; Stalker, Nancy K., 1962-; Cather-Fischer, KirstenTattoos, or irezumi, in Japanese culture are closely associated with the Japanese crime group known as the yakuza. It is these negative associations that have made it difficult for anyone with tattoos in Japan to be viewed positively, especially women. This paper hopes to alleviate some of this stigma by providing more research and information on tattoos in Japanese society, This paper looks at the historical significance of tattoos and their diffusion among different groups of Japanese society. Popular representations of the tattooed female body are also analyzed and how the “type” of tattooed female portrayed is dependent upon the gender of the author. Male authored works tend to focus on the tattooed female as overly sexual with a troubled past. Female authored works more accurately represent the female’s motivations for getting tattooed and that women feel liberated by them. Interviews of present day tattooed women show that many women now see tattoos as fashionable and that the younger generation is letting go of the negative perceptions associated with tattoos.