Articles Tagged With #storytellingmatters
THE ETHICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF STORYTELLING: HOW NARRATIVES SHAPE OUR VALUES AND IDENTITIES
Storytelling has been an integral part of human culture for centuries, serving as a means to transmit knowledge, beliefs, and values from one generation to another. It has played a significant role...
TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND NONBINARY REPRESENTATION: EXPLORING IDENTITY THROUGH MEDIA AND CULTURE
Representation, storytelling, and visibility are important aspects for transgender, queer, and non-binary communities to express their identities and experiences through media and culture. These...
QUEER COMMUNITIES HAVE USED STORYTELLING, ACTIVISM, AND ART TO RESIST ERASURE AND MARGINALIZATION FOR CENTURIES
Queer communities have used storytelling, activism, and art to resist erasure and marginalization for centuries. In this essay, I will explore how these forms of resistance have been employed...
STONEWALL RIOTS: A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF PAST PERSECUTION SHEDS LIGHT ON MODERN LGBT RIGHTS
Documentation and storytelling about past persecutions of LGBT individuals have become increasingly important in shaping modern social policy. Documenting these events is necessary for understanding...
SEX, INTIMACY AND RELATIONSHIPS IN QUEER ARCHIVES: HISTORICAL OBSTRUCTION TO CONSERVING ALL STORIES?
The lack of certain narratives in queer archives may reflect historical oppression because it could indicate that those stories were suppressed or censored due to their LGBTQ+ themes.
It could...
RESHAPING SOCIAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS LGBTQ IDENTITIES THROUGH NARRATIVE STORYTELLING
There has been an increasing interest in exploring the ways that narratives and storytelling can be used to reshape social attitudes towards LGBTQ identities. Narrative theory argues that stories...
HOW QUEERNESS ARCHIVES AND STORYTELLING CAN UNCOVER FORGOTTEN HISTORY
Queerness refers to people who identify themselves outside the traditional gender binary. This article will explore how archives and storytelling practices can help uncover forgotten or hidden...
EXPLORING GENDER AND SEXUALITY THROUGH THEATER AND PERFORMANCE ARTS: AMPLIFYING QUEER EXPERIENCES
Theater and performance arts have been used throughout history to express various aspects of human experience, including those that are often considered taboo or marginalized. In recent years, there...
UNCOVERING THE COMPLEXITIES OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN FILMMAKING
Ethical Responsibility
Filmmaking is an art form that has the power to influence the way society views and treats marginalized communities. As such, it comes with great responsibility to represent...