Fashioning the Body: Versions of the Citizen, the Self, and the Subject

Me:

I am interested in gender, critical theory, experimental and/or academic writing, historical research, textile arts, and bodily interaction with works of art. I will be investigating the impact of gender on art/craft and audience interaction. My project will involve creating visual art that is also tactile-- possibly even art that is primarily tactile (I am playing with the idea of having the viewer feel it before they can see it). I would also like to do some critical reading and writing... perhaps more Foucault and Butler, maybe some Antonio Gramsci.

You:

I would like to be surrounded by folks that are disciplined yet flexible, who are willing to engage with some possibly difficult critical texts with me (I understand these things much better after I talk about them). As my interests are less media based, I'll probably get along better with those who are interested in research and writing, critical theory, gender, art's place in society, visual and performance art.