DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/XNM5-ZZ05
Defense Date
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Sculpture + Extended Media
First Advisor
Gregory Volk
Second Advisor
Guadalupe Maravilla
Third Advisor
Kendall Buster
Fourth Advisor
Veladoras
Abstract
In my work, I explore the engineering of identity and socioeconomics that are programed into Black and Brown communities. I refer to this as “The Program”. The Program validates, breaks, codes, and critiques the system that divided us. The Program is identifying with the struggle of growing up in a system that is programmed to see you fail. So if you get caught up in that system it’s a natural death within the program. But you can break and make your own program. If you stick to the program.
The paper's use of language is coded. Text has been written in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. It includes Black and Brown American colloquialisms, Ebonics from the United States, Caliche slang from El Salvador, Chicano American slang Caló, and other Central American dichos, shibboleths, dichos y movidas.
Rights
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Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
5-22-2020
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