TRAINA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Real Women, formerly known as Ladies’ Night, is an annual event hosted by the Office of Intercultural Affairs that aims to bring attention to the role of women in society. This year’s event focuses on the way women are portrayed in the media, and the heightened standards of femininity that are impossible to achieve. We seek to challenge such concepts by highlighting the beauty and diversity of women through a nude portrait exhibit of Clark students. Our hope is for people to see past what society and the media deems as “imperfections” and look at how all those elements are what make up a real woman. We believe that part of what makes women beautiful and unique is the diversity and range and even the blemishes and scars women are often taught to hide.
This event was not an attempt to define what makes a “real woman”, but rather to break through the societal constraints and broaden perspectives.
Special thanks to Sue and Megumi, and their amazing models, for designing beautiful posters!
The photography exhibit was coordinated by Ariana Foster, and the photographs were taken by Caitlin O’Brien. In addition to the exhibit, we also screened a movie – “Miss Representation”!
Like drawing back a curtain to let bring light stream in, Miss Representation (90 min; TV-14 DL) uncovers glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, that make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself. (source)
No comments:
Post a Comment