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Representation of Black Women in Comics Matters
Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 4/18/22 Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 4/18/22

Representation of Black Women in Comics Matters

By Christie Sylvester

Intentionally or not, the Black female characters that do emerge will often fall into the pit traps that are stereotypes.

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An Ethical Approach to Personalized Ads
Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 3/21/22 Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 3/21/22

An Ethical Approach to Personalized Ads

By Nadya Khan

Rather than focusing their mission on sales, the priority should be what they can do for the consumer, and what makes their product or service better than their competitors.

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WAP: Wigs, Actors and Plays
Literature, Music, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 12/22/21 Literature, Music, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 12/22/21

WAP: Wigs, Actors and Plays

By Kezia Velista

While the song “WAP” has garnered widespread attention for its sexual lyricism and exuberant choreography, one can imagine that the initial reception of Fantomina also roused scandalous intrigue.

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Let's Make A Diya-fference!
Life, Society, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 11/7/21 Life, Society, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 11/7/21

Let's Make A Diya-fference!

By Devrani Brahmanand

Equality should be able to thrive throughout NYC to allow people from different backgrounds to feel accepted.

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Unlearning Arabian Nights
Literature, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 9/20/21 Literature, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 9/20/21

Unlearning Arabian Nights

By Mohammad Neaz

Orientalism is instilled not only throughout “The Arabian Nights” but also throughout various art forms in Western popular culture.

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FX's Pose and the Importance of Representation in Media
Society, Berlfein Contest Winner, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 11/26/19 Society, Berlfein Contest Winner, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 11/26/19

FX's Pose and the Importance of Representation in Media

By Cedeem Gumbs

FX’s Pose is helping bridge gaps in the LGBTQ+ community.

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Analysis of Jay-Z's "The Story of OJ"
Society, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 11/15/19 Society, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 11/15/19

Analysis of Jay-Z's "The Story of OJ"

By Ellisa White

Jay-Z is a good man speaking well.

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One Big Joke
Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 5/3/19 Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 5/3/19

One Big Joke

by Benjamin Wallin

A cowboy, a zither, and The Third Man.

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Coming to Pieces, Somewhere
Arts and Culture Benjamin Wallin 2/21/19 Arts and Culture Benjamin Wallin 2/21/19

Coming to Pieces, Somewhere

by Benjamin Wallin

Playing yourself as the world deconstructs and crumbles.

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Under My Thumb
Society, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 10/25/18 Society, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 10/25/18

Under My Thumb

by Chelsea Booth

“Women who love music have to fight harder than men do in order to convince people (including other women) that our musical taste or opinions are informed and have substantial value.”

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Fomo at the MOMA: A Collective Experience
Society, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 5/11/17 Society, Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 5/11/17

Fomo at the MOMA: A Collective Experience

by Sarah Park

How does the MOMA frame modern art viewing? 

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Separating the art and the artist
Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 5/2/17 Arts and Culture Refract Magazine 5/2/17

Separating the art and the artist

by Michael Roach

How do we deal with problematic artists, especially when the problem is that they were anti-Semitic?

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