Videos by Mary Louisa Cappelli, MFA, JD, PhD
Political Protest Graffiti is an increasingly visible form of rhetoric that provides a democratiz... more Political Protest Graffiti is an increasingly visible form of rhetoric that provides a democratizing space to enable its disenfranchised peoples to articulate their own narratives. As a form of visual activism, the George Floyd Protest Graffiti acts to historically document the tragic sentiment of the collective protest demonstration and testify to political and racial struggles in America.
I graffiti di protesta politica sono una forma di retorica sempre più visibile che fornisce uno spazio di democratizzazione per consentire ai suoi popoli senza diritti di voto di articolare le proprie narrazioni. Come forma di attivismo visivo, il George Floyd Protest Graffiti agisce per documentare storicamente il tragico sentimento della manifestazione di protesta collettiva e testimoniare le lotte politiche e razziali in America. 2 views
Honduran migration to the U.S. Southern border is complicated by a deeply rooted American commerc... more Honduran migration to the U.S. Southern border is complicated by a deeply rooted American commercial, political, and military presence in Honduras. Today’s humanitarian crisis can be traced to a historical trajectory of American and foreign exploitation of resources and political corruption. This is a video summary/teaser of the research.
La migración hondureña a la frontera sur de los Estados Unidos se complica por una presencia comercial, política y militar estadounidense profundamente arraigada en Honduras. La crisis humanitaria de hoy se remonta a una trayectoria histórica de explotación de recursos estadounidense y extranjera y corrupción política. Este es un resumen en video de la investigación.
La migrazione dell'Honduras al confine meridionale degli Stati Uniti è complicata da una presenza americana commerciale, politica e militare profondamente radicata in Honduras. La crisi umanitaria odierna può essere ricondotta a una traiettoria storica di sfruttamento delle risorse. In this research, I examine how the Rexiste Collective of droncita artists and ac- tivists interr... more In this research, I examine how the Rexiste Collective of droncita artists and ac- tivists interrogates Mexico’s violent culture of corruption and how Rexiste calls into collective memory the events leading to the disappearance of the Ayotzinapa students. 2 views
Droncita is an emerging art form that combines the ethical and subversive aesthetics of graffiti ... more Droncita is an emerging art form that combines the ethical and subversive aesthetics of graffiti street art to physical spaces high above the ground to offer new models of spectatorship, testimony, participation, and political agency. First deployed after the disap- pearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa teacher training college, Droncita represents a discursive space to revision art and humanity. This qualitative re- search demonstrates how surveillance technologies have been refocused and redeployed as an aesthetic genre of political activism and performance to challenge dominant discourses on militarized power. 2 views
Papers by Mary Louisa Cappelli, MFA, JD, PhD
Philosophy study, Oct 28, 2015
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Disrupting Spaces: Homelessness and Political Agency in Venice, California, 2024
Visual occupation of homelessness in public places disrupts traditional notions of community and ... more Visual occupation of homelessness in public places disrupts traditional notions of community and space and testifies to the power of personal and political agency of unhoused individuals. This case study examines the public display of homelessness and daily social encounters with encampments in Venice, California. Using photographic images to analyze the social articulation of resistance, agency, and performance, the study contends that homeless performance in public spaces directly resists societal norms and regulations, challenging community expectations. The spectacle and performance of homelessness serve as a subversive political discourse, confronting the audience with the harsh realities of American capitalism. By capturing the performative aspects of homelessness, I demonstrate how these visible acts serve as political statements, evoking a range of emotional responses and prompting a reevaluation of societal attitudes towards poverty and homelessness
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The narrative discourse of country music from 2016 to 2021 constructs a worldview clinging onto a... more The narrative discourse of country music from 2016 to 2021 constructs a worldview clinging onto a nostalgic sense of community and moral values despite a world torn asunder by Covid 19, politics, race, gender, and religion. Country music during these tumultuous times offers listeners a moral community and a sense of unchanging place and shared meaning. In this article. I examine the construction of moral communities in contemporary country music by unpacking the structure of small-town values and sensibilities, including the vestigial Puritan religious attachments to the Judeo-Christian bible and loyal attachments to a poetic sense of place and community. I argue that a close narrative analysis of Top Billboard Country Music's lyrics reveals how these hometown values are framed to construct a world of collective effervescence.
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In light of the unprecedented number of travelers flocking to the small island of Cuba since the ... more In light of the unprecedented number of travelers flocking to the small island of Cuba since the 2015 lifting of certain travel and financial restrictions, Christian Garcia’s debut novel Dreaming i...
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Capitalizing on the frivolous activities of affluent housewives who occupy the million dollar dol... more Capitalizing on the frivolous activities of affluent housewives who occupy the million dollar dollhouses of America’s landscape, The Real Housewives reality television series provides a compelling case to chronicle a fabricated world of sexualized excess, where housewives perform within the consumer imperative of media’s libidinal economy. Within these discursive media spaces, female communities are superficially constructed casting personalities similar to Henrik Ibsen’s Nora Helmer—housewives driven by shades of female hysteria. In this essay, I explore the myriad ways The Real Housewives’ media franchise fashions notions of “housewife” and how women subvert and resist this construction for yet another patriarchal construction of sexualized post-feminist consumer. I argue that these artificial performances of sexual desirability and liberatory feminism act as a substitute for gendered justice and political and social transformation. Keywords: Henrik Ibsen, Feminism, Post feminism, Gender Studies, Gender Performativity, American Television, Reality Television.
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Videos by Mary Louisa Cappelli, MFA, JD, PhD
I graffiti di protesta politica sono una forma di retorica sempre più visibile che fornisce uno spazio di democratizzazione per consentire ai suoi popoli senza diritti di voto di articolare le proprie narrazioni. Come forma di attivismo visivo, il George Floyd Protest Graffiti agisce per documentare storicamente il tragico sentimento della manifestazione di protesta collettiva e testimoniare le lotte politiche e razziali in America.
La migración hondureña a la frontera sur de los Estados Unidos se complica por una presencia comercial, política y militar estadounidense profundamente arraigada en Honduras. La crisis humanitaria de hoy se remonta a una trayectoria histórica de explotación de recursos estadounidense y extranjera y corrupción política. Este es un resumen en video de la investigación.
La migrazione dell'Honduras al confine meridionale degli Stati Uniti è complicata da una presenza americana commerciale, politica e militare profondamente radicata in Honduras. La crisi umanitaria odierna può essere ricondotta a una traiettoria storica di sfruttamento delle risorse.
Papers by Mary Louisa Cappelli, MFA, JD, PhD
I graffiti di protesta politica sono una forma di retorica sempre più visibile che fornisce uno spazio di democratizzazione per consentire ai suoi popoli senza diritti di voto di articolare le proprie narrazioni. Come forma di attivismo visivo, il George Floyd Protest Graffiti agisce per documentare storicamente il tragico sentimento della manifestazione di protesta collettiva e testimoniare le lotte politiche e razziali in America.
La migración hondureña a la frontera sur de los Estados Unidos se complica por una presencia comercial, política y militar estadounidense profundamente arraigada en Honduras. La crisis humanitaria de hoy se remonta a una trayectoria histórica de explotación de recursos estadounidense y extranjera y corrupción política. Este es un resumen en video de la investigación.
La migrazione dell'Honduras al confine meridionale degli Stati Uniti è complicata da una presenza americana commerciale, politica e militare profondamente radicata in Honduras. La crisi umanitaria odierna può essere ricondotta a una traiettoria storica di sfruttamento delle risorse.