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My First Blog Post
I am a Psychology major double minoring in Criminal Justice and Poli Sci. After I graduate I have plans to move to Washington, D.C., and lobby for prison reform and better access and funding towards mental health care in federal prisons. As a Psychology major I have been a part of two research projects, Take… Read more
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Scorned Women in Ancient Japanese Folklore
In the picture above, Yoshitoshi Tsukioka is depicting the ancient Japanese folklore of a woman scorned by her lover. As the story goes, Kiyohime was left by her monk lover, Anchin. After she came to the realization he was never coming back to her, she followed him to the river one day and transformed herself… Read more
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Post Modern Political/Protest Art Themes
From what you have now observed, you can see that Petr Pavlensky is a Russian contemporary artist that most would agree is pretty extreme in his acts. In the first picture, “Fixation”, Petr sewed his mouth shut. This was an act of solidarity for members of a Russian feminist protest group “Pussy Riot”. Three women… Read more
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