PROPOSAL
- 3 questions that address your research topic (these can be new questions or one’s from your taxonomy…as long as they are relevant).
- If I am going to explore gender expectations such the expectation of women to wear/desire makeup, what can I learn about gender coding and how it’s marketed in the commercial world?
- If I am going to examine gendered objects, what can I learn from individuals who don’t abide by gender roles in terms of accessories? If I am going to examine how different accessories such as earrings and rings are heavily gendered, what can I learn about these objects’ histories that will give me more insight into the development of these roles?
- How is gender constructed during childhood and reinforced later in life?
- If I am going to research gender stereotypes/ toxic masculinity, what can I learn about the role of the patriarchy in our society in how they were formed?
- External resources such as visual images from other artists you find relevant and inspiring.
- In and Out- Louise Bourgeois
- https://hyperallergic.com/409920/how-contemporary-artists-are-embracing-the-ambiguities-of-gender/
- Cave of Secrets,” an installation by Liz Collins
- Images from visual “popular” culture that you think support your thesis.
- Cultural artifacts (this could be multiple images from your taxonomy or new visual information found on a museum website, etc.).
- Relevant data collected from your research in seminar (this can be quotes or links to articles or websites, etc.) which support or reinforce your project idea.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/arts/design/arts-gender-new-museum-transgender.html
- https://hyperallergic.com/409920/how-contemporary-artists-are-embracing-the-ambiguities-of-gender/
- Leaper, Campbell. 2000. “The Social Construction and Socialization of Gender During Development.” In Toward a Feminist Developmental Psychology, edited by Patricia Miller, 139-151. New York: Routledge, 2000.
- Any research on mediums and materials you have or plan to do/conduct. For instance, if you plan on making a sound installation, what do you anticipate you will need to research? (microphones, digital recording devices, etc.)
- Video using found footage
- Prelinger archives
- Sculpture/installation about clothing and gender coding
- Research installation work
- Sculpture using clothing/iron/embroidery
- Researching more iron on/screen printing tactics
- Researching embroidery
- Gendered clothing and textile examples
- Video using found footage
- Create 3 mock-up sketches of your idea (or ideas) in your journal/sketchbook (can be done digitally) and include them in this LP post.
Research topic-
Gender is solely a social construct which is formed during childhood then reinforced through society and media.