Decolonizing Gender and Media

Dive into a deep analysis of gender in our society, how performance aids and intersects and how to decolonize our minds from our historic oppressive representation and systems of consumption.

Through the lens of social/media and theory, we engage with these questions:

• How do trans/genderqueer people engage with sex work at the intersections of gender, media, and the self?
• How do the socialized structures of gender harm, enrich, or/and seek to destroy our personhood within the context of trans identities?

This 90-minute class will start at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT on Wednesday, October 16.

Required Materials: Read one or both of the pieces below. Both will be discussed, compared, and contrasted.

• "The Problem with the Negro as a Problem for Gender" - Marquis Bey (very dense)
• "Beyond the Gender Binary" - Alok Vaid-Menon (easy read)

Meet the trainer: JNK Enzo (they/them) is a non-binary, queer, trans-anti-disciplinary artist that works in the mediums of performance, film/video, painting, photography, literature, digital technologies, and new media arts. Recently published in Restless Violet’s magazine, Enzo’s THE GREEN LADY explores themes of religion, identity, and belonging through a critically queer lens. Enzo has been seen as Mr. Wypipo in IN THE VALLEY OF COMING FORTH, Nina in SUNSET BABY, Henrietta Iscariot in THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT, and Glinda in THE WIZ; recently directing, choreographing, and dancing in the choreopoem WORDS OF THE PROPHETS at The Cell Theater and directing THE REST OF US at HB Studio.

Enzo's international works are on flesh-for-capital, sustainability, and disability in PH-@-L3$H (flesh), which was shown at Artes Mota Galiza, & Galleria Geraldes da Silva in Porto, Portugal, Sept.2022: & what t**y won’t do is…aka mygreenhome which was shown at Art Bazaar at Pragovka Gallery in Prague, Czech Republic, July 2022. Through sustainability and accessibility, combating poverty, famine, and climate change in the Czech Republic, Enzo built a photovoltaic hydroponic garden to provide free produce for a community. Enzo holds an MFA in PIMA, BA in Theater, and BA in Film Production from Brooklyn College. IG: @og.enzo / jnkenzo.com.

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