Assignment 2
Hello! I wasn't able to use Knovio due to my super slow internet connection :( but anyway, here is my video about intersectionality, performativity, and critical interculturality, this is the link too, just in case https://youtu.be/R9mFQFKpCUg :
Hello Carolina, I have watched your video, and I really like the visuals! I consider you have organized the contents very nicely. From your presentation, I want to highlight how you considered movement a semiotic resource and explained your position in detail. I also consider Briel’s use of her body to be meaningful for her performativity of gender. From the beginning of the video you can see how she speaks softly, showing mannerisms traditionally attributed to femininity. That aspect is interesting for me because somehow, I felt those semiotic resources along with her make up, clothing and dancing have become her tool to build her self. She is very tightly embodied In those resources, and that supports her claim of acknowledgement and respect. I know it seems stereotypical but as the readings stated, throughout history, we have always looked for difference not commonalities, so, I consider that for society acknowledging Briel as a woman becomes easier due to her strong performativity of stereotypical femininity.
ReplyDeleteI also consider of great value your pedagogical reflection regarding the role of teachers to help students understand, respect and value differences. Our contexts are so diverse that differences are usually the first we see, but after some looks, we probably will be able to value commonalities. The way I see it, our performative selves are like the reflection of light through glass, overlapping in many colors and shining differently in others. So, thank you for your advocacy to speak about intersectional identity.
Hi Lorena, thanks for your comment! I like the metaphor of the reflection of light through glass, it's somehow the way we reach our students.
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ReplyDeleteHi Carolina, thanks for your video. I especially liked two ideas. First, you nailed it in making the larger point that independence is an ability (not a deficit). I like it because “pity” is redirected to competence, and we see how repeated practice (such as dancing, daily routines, or makeup work) muscles ability into action. This is important for us and our students: It’s a model for how to read visible disability without the stereotypes, and to ask skill-focused, rather than “inspirational,” questions. I would add that this reframing is also a result of how the work is presented; semiotic choices, such as close-ups, steady framing, and a tidy setup, direct the audience to concentrate on technique rather than assumptions.
Second, the focus on gender identity and how it’s conveyed through movement and appearance was handled nicely and respectfully. I like the position because it situates performative action in everyday acts: gestures, styling, voice are all semiotic resources, not just a mere “aesthetics”. To push your argument further, you might add a couple of layers that shape recognition: (a) the transnational, linguistic (adoption to U.S., English fluency, and platform proficiency) and (b) platform semiotics (captions, editing rhythm) that guide the audience’s observation toward professional judgment rather than pity-justifying.
Hi Jhonny, thanks for your comment! You're right, the way she presents things make us focus on the things she can do rather than on the ones she can't.
DeleteI agree with Jhonny. there are so many semiotic resources at play when she performs her identity as influencer. we cannot omit the technical, visual texts have particular semiotic tools, strategies and designs (framework, lightning, backgrounds, transitions etc..)that contribute to creating specific representations. Briel has learned to draw on al of them to shape her performative self.
DeleteHey Carolina. Great video - very cool and great style! First off, I really like that you chose to focus on two different intersectional dimensions (ability and gender identity). These two dimensions are very important to see how Briel was able to move through her own personal culture and identity as well as in the world's culture. The quotes you used really help to highlight your ideas. Also, when you talk about her gender identity, you make an important distinction between gender identity and sexual orientation, of which I had not thought of before. I agree with you when you say that her gender identity is an important factor in Briel's own personal identity.
ReplyDeleteIt is important for us to remember that our identity is temporary; that we are able to change and re-identify ourselves when and how we want. Identity is a very personal concept and we decide on who we are, who we want to be, and how people see us. It can be tricky though, because we may see ourselves while the outside world may see us as something else. Also, the concept of nomadic subjectivity is fascinating because we are able to change and move through different identities over time and through different contexts. You did a great job of connecting these ideas to Briel's example.
Finally, I want to comment on your ideas of the semiotic resources that Briel uses to communicate and perform herself. Again, the two different examples you used (movement and physical appearance) really help to highlight the meanings she wants to make, which are acts that define her identity and her performativity. The way that she puts on makeup and moves around in her videos is an important construction of her identity.
Thanks, Carolina!
Hi Drew, thank you for your comment! True, reading about identity I also thought a lot about how we feel and what we project versus how other people see us and perceive us.
DeleteHello Carolina, thank you for your Youtube video. Here are some comments about it. https://voca.ro/1cu691NVKU4y
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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