To visually represent my gender identity, I collaged images from novels, music, television shows, and movies because they are the biggest influences on how I perform my gender identity. My identity as a whole was most influenced by my mother being highly encouraging of my intelligence and irreverence (“it’s good to be weird), so media that emphasized those traits in women was what I identify with most. Being a collage of female representations in various media that influenced the expression of my gender identity, it speaks to the cultural constructedness of gender. Continue reading “Gender, Collaged” →