An Interdisciplinary Public Humanities Project by Emory College Students

Category: Mixed Media

Distorting Mulan

Chujie QuiMay 8, 2022

Another Story of Cultural Imperialism This drawing is about how the 2020 Disney film Mulan contributes to what philosopher Iris Marion-Young defines as one face of structural-systemic oppression, namely, cultural imperialism through its distorted representation of Chinese culture. Disney is...

Issue #2 Mixed Media

Stop AAPI Hate

Ulia AhnMay 8, 2022

I had just arrived in Atlanta for a delayed start to my spring semester on Zoom, on March 16th, when the infamous Atlanta spa shootings took place. This incident was a physical manifestation of hate toward and racially targeted attacks...

Issue #2 Mixed Media

“That Asian Girl” – A Modern Cultural Imperialism Story

Amie LyMay 8, 2022

While my classmates were known as “Class Clown” or “Most Popular,” my white peers reduced my unspoken class superlative to “that Asian girl.” I knew when people talked about me, my race preceded my name, and the stereotypes I tried...

Issue #2 Mixed Media

Oppression as a Five-Headed Monster

Terra WilbanksApr 27, 2022

A five headed monster, Oppression, with each head representing one of Iris Marion-Young’s “Five Faces of Oppression,” or the five mechanisms through which people are oppressed. Powerlessness, which refers to the oppression of those who lack autonomy and agency, is a...

Issue #2 Mixed Media

Reflections on “Whiteness as Property”

Olive TaylorApr 23, 2022

by Olive Taylor In 1689, the renowned philosopher John Locke discussed his thinking on property-ultimately highlighting that the creation of property poses moral problems as a result of the shift from the common possession of the earth to disproportionate and...