James Dorough-Lewis, Jr.
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Eliciting New Public Narratives
One of aspect of these types of works that fascinates me is how they draw communities into conversations about art, identity, and public space- conversations that seem heightened by the temporality of the works themselves. I'm reminded of a documenta ... -
I recall shortly after the
I recall shortly after the repeal of DADT a flood of images in the press showing gay and lesbian service members greeting their significant others with a public kiss. While these were representations of homecomings, they seemed to have been presented in t ... -
Re: Gay Military
A Generational Shift
It's interesting to me the different experiences people had under DADT. Most of my military service took place under DADT, and while I knew that the Army had an option of discharging me for identifying as gay, I still served openly without any negati ... -
Uplifting Women, Not Denigrating Men
I absolutely agree that the issue of representation could be addressed by something as simple as constructing stories as we normally would and then switching the genders to affect change. As an example, you can see the experience of Michelle Nijhius when ... -
Thinking about a few other
Thinking about a few other issues you pointed out, Karen, reminded me of an article by Heari and Puechguirbal (http://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/other/irrc-877-haeri-puechguirbal.pdf) about how during times of violent conflict, women literally hold dow ...