proposal notes

Proposal points


- the liminal
- the institutions
- the racial
- the gender
- performance identity
o surivival or passing
o priviledge and play
o occupying social spheres
o confounding authenticity,,./;l
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- the anthropology of self
- the white woman, the black man, and drag
- femininity / masculinity / inbetweening
- Chicago as liminal space (between east and west canons)
- vcs as liminal (what is critical about the visual : ambiconti)
- tricksterisms.
- Subliminal political
- The force of innocence (lacking ulterior motives)
- Documentating the process (de-secreting)
- Researching themes that arise.
- Process as force of form – project as investigative reaching, rather than aiming towards a goal.
- Allowing for openness. Encouraging it.
- As process is a living/dyimg/rebirthing thing – seeing and taking and moving with this as a series of steps toward else. In one sense – video
o ‘remaking’ paris is burning. Camera turned on the filmer too. All involved
o reality tv? Myspace?
o Hip hop – etc – cultural interstices

- research topics (legitimizing) (and articulating the trope of academic legitimacy)
o the fascination.
o The other
o Etc (al the above)

- border states. Just a little bit of the personal (contextualize it)
- why I am a part of each institution and yet apart from each.
- Ulterior motives / stated motivations
o To draw attention to the segregated racial state of this specific space (these) – Chicago spaces.
o Under that – a diversion into histories
o This is (primarily) racial. (next – personally) about performing others and others for personal gain (individuation? Socialization). Then – gender crossing.
• obviously – backing the performative, the fashion. Style, adornment, costume and consumption.

- and then – the process of organization. Collaboration. The learning process. The reason for grad school. Resources, networks, and how performance plays into the process of organizing performance.
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