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December 28, 2014 - 19:09

Katie Hinchey

Disability, Identity, Culture

 

Painting Life As Is: Portraits by Parental Caregivers

            In our first day of class with Riva Lehrer she introduced us to the work of artist/parental caregivers, Tim Lowly and Vincent Desiderio. “Temma’s daughter is one of the most disabled people I have ever met. Her father Tim’s work is statement that you do not need to earn love to be adored. You do not have to produce personhood to deserve love.” Having personal caregiving experience this idea felt revolutionary and I connected deeply when I read more about Lowly and Desiderio’s life stories. These successful artists share similar stresses and feature their children in much of their art.

December 19, 2014 - 11:14

Katie Hinchey

Identity Matters 360

Dalke, Lindgren, and Nath

December 19th 2014

 

#AllBlackLivesMatter: The Creation of an Intersectional Movement

Introduction            

December 15, 2014 - 03:46

We (All) Belong Here

Kate Hinchey ’16, McBride

***Any text in quotations is the actual words/experience of a current or former McBride Scholar. These opinions are individualized and do not claim to represent the experience of all MBs***

 

This is not an inspirational story. This is not me telling you all about how I came to walk through the McBride Gateway for the first time. I’m sure you have heard those kinds of stories by now. These inspirational stories are what Bryn Mawr wants you to hear. They are stories of how Athena swooped down and rescued us. Stories of how these sad, broken women came to find a place of magic and “real knowledge” through the generosity and grace of the Bryn Mawr College Administration. Stories of how we “became strong women at Bryn Mawr” and how the world suddenly opened it’s arms when we walked through these doors.

 

November 28, 2014 - 07:15

Katie Hinchey

November 28, 2014

Disability Studies

 

Unpacking All Of Our Closets

Introduction

In this paper, I will be doing a close reading of several personal narratives that explore the intersectionality of mental illness and queer identity. As a self-identified lesbian who also suffers from depression and anxiety I have experienced many of the feelings portrayed in these narratives. I will use the texts “Compulsory Able-Bodiedness and Queer/Disabled Existence” by Robert McCruer and Ellen Samuel’s “My Body, My Closet: Invisible Disability and the Limits of Coming Out”  to analyze and challenge the experiences of these writers.

Personal Narratives

Postings

Pictures from Today
12/15/2014 - 14:10
Zine
12/09/2014 - 08:24
Tags: #lasthurrah
Intersectional Essay Proposal
12/07/2014 - 21:46
Tags: Disability
The Veil
12/04/2014 - 12:39
Tags: Feminism
Zine Making
12/02/2014 - 14:32
Tags: #lasthurrah
#12
11/23/2014 - 16:29
Tags: Feminism
Post 11
11/23/2014 - 16:16
Tags: Feminism
On Dying at Any Age
11/09/2014 - 20:53
Tags: Aging, Disability
HIV curing Cancer
10/21/2014 - 12:12
Tags: Aging, Disability
Portraits of Care
10/08/2014 - 13:59

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Reflections

December 18, 2014 - 23:23

Reflecting on this 360 has been an almost daily part of my life since the semester started. I came into this course cluster with many preconceived notions about myself, the professors, the course content, and how it would all play out. Most of the ideas I had constructed were not immediately proved wrong and therefore this semester has involved a constant exercise in adjustment. I knew that the courses would feel very personal for me but I had confidence in my ability to operate as an academic within our dynamic. As a sociology major I spend a lot of my time deconstructing oppression and dissecting cultural structures, often these structures play out in my personal life as well. I did not expect to be so triggered by classroom discussions, texts, and group dynamics.