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Abstract

This project explores the idea of “Doing Gender,” a term coined by sociologists Candace West and Don Zimmerman. The photographic series is comprised of diptychs in which I photographed people performing a feminine gender performance, as well as a masculine one. By exploring gender in this way and capturing it on camera, I have illustrated ways in which gender is a learned performance. This paper details the methods used to create this project, as well as its intentions as an analysis of gender performance.

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Amanda, feminine.jpg (208 kB)
Amanda, feminine
Amanda, masculine.jpg (167 kB)
Amanda, masculine
Dan, feminine.jpg (305 kB)
Dan, feminine
Dan, masculine.jpg (303 kB)
Dan, masculine
Danielle, feminine.jpg (286 kB)
Danielle, feminine
Danielle, masculine.jpg (253 kB)
Danielle, masculine
Jess, feminine.jpg (223 kB)
Jess, feminine
Jess, masculine.jpg (204 kB)
Jess, masculine
Josh, feminine.jpg (231 kB)
Josh, feminine
Josh, masculine.jpg (289 kB)
Josh, masculine
Kaitlin, feminine.jpg (163 kB)
Kaitlin, feminine
Kaitlin, masculine.jpg (220 kB)
Kaitlin, masculine
Marissa, feminine.jpg (163 kB)
Marissa, feminine
Marissa, masculine.jpg (186 kB)
Marissa, masculine
Matt, feminine.jpg (228 kB)
Matt, feminine
Matt, masculine.jpg (219 kB)
Matt, masculine
Spencer, feminine.jpg (178 kB)
Spencer, feminine
Spencer, masculine.jpg (161 kB)
Spencer, masculine

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