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Bridging the gap between art and activism

Started by Shana A, April 03, 2008, 06:33:03 AM

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April 03, 2008, 06:33:03 AM
Bridging the gap between art and activism

By Whitney Pow, Daily Fine Arts Editor on 4/3/08

http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2008/04/03/TheBSide/Bridging.The.Gap.Between.Art.And.Activism-3300686.shtml

Julia Serano, a transgender activist, will perform her spoken word poetry tonight at the Aut Bar at 8 p.m.

What do you think of when you think of gender? Female and male? Skirts and slacks? Uggs and Axe? Common conception draws a solid line between the "feminine" and the "masculine." But what happens when you don't fit into either category?

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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