College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-16 18:28:29
Major
Communication
Honors Course
COMM:485
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2023
Abstract
For my project, I decided to make a documentary focusing on the experiences of queer, University of Akron students appropriately called, “The Queer Performance.” As a member of the LGBTQ+ community myself, it was particularly important to me to document the unique challenges that queer students have to face. One specific challenge that rings true for me is putting on many different personas in different situations, and I wanted to see how this compared and contrasted with other members of the community. According to Goffman’s Dramaturgical Theory, everyone puts on an act when they are around people, but each of these acts are still part of one’s true self. Going off of this I wanted to see where students felt they were putting up more of an act, and where they felt they did not have to act as much. Overall, I wanted to highlight a group that has done so much for me as a community and welcomed me with open arms.
Research Sponsor
Juan Eduardo Contreras
First Reader
Dr. Amber L. Ferris
Second Reader
Dr. Kara Kvaran
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Kathleen D. Clark
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Coldsnow, Owen, "The Queer Performance" (2023). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1745.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1745
Included in
Film Production Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Commons