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ready for riso - cover and excerpt from comic episodes for my final exam at kunsthochschule kassel, it’s a comic about actualized mythical beings in a comic world. not the newest idea, but freshly delivered thru a lot of stories about a group of friends.

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I thought that this last plenary was suitable in its timing and structure. The mentors had done a mock presidential debate with spoofs on the names of real presidential candidates (i.e: Bed Snooze, Donald Clump, Milary Minton). The moderator would pose topics of discussion and the candidates would respond to said topics in manners and views typical to the people they represented. After the candidates gave their responses, members of the audience would have a chance to speak about their experiences or thoughts. Gender and sexuality was probably the most popular discussion point, as it related to everyone in the room. This was a great way to end Knowledge & Power by calling on both experience and things that we learned over the semester.

Bobbie Ridgely is the Director of A Future with Hope, which is a non-profit organization for Hurricane Sandy recovery. Before working in Recovery work, she had a full time job working in Telecommunications. When her daughter was born, Ridgely decided to leave work take care of her infant. She said that taking time off of work with a good salary was scary.  A few years later, she moved to a project manager position in another company, where she gained budgeting experience. When she was working at this job, she managed/directed a group of men that were older than her; however, she does not think of that in terms of separating genders and being different. Ridgely said that perseverance and passion are indicators of success. She gave a great networking tip that seems especially doable for those with anxiety, like myself: start small and make it a goal to speak to at least 2 people at each event, gradually increasing each time. Her advice was that “it is okay if your job does not ‘touch your soul,’ but to stay involved with groups or people that do.”

The DRC event that I decided to write about is the Global Village Final Plenary. In this event the different groups of global village such as the Asian House, French House, Women's House etc. each showcased a poster sharing information. From these posters I remember learning about what the 'Slutwalk' was and that some Uruguayan children receiving laptops. My favorite part had to be hearing from the three students who went to different countries to help make a difference. Two of the girls went to Mexico and the third went to the Dominican Republic. The beauty is that they bonded globally with these people and learned off one another.    

In our Plenary we watched a documentary about Intersex people. Watching documentaries are usually always delightful especially this one because I did not know a lot about it. I learned about Intersex people in Knowledge and Power this semester and my formed opinion about their life was proven wrong. Little did I know that all the intersex individuals from the documentary were against sex change. I now know it is more complex than just physically making their genital area "more normal" to society. Intersex people want it known that they are normal and just as good as anyone else. A lot of those who had the procedure done to look like one specific gender had some complications. Overall I found the video very knowledgeable and moving.  

For the plenary held by the mentors I must say I was impressed. We were introduced to a false political debate with Miliary Minton, Jernie Flanders, Ronald Clump, and Bed Snooze. It was entertaining to see the mentors perform as these political candidates and bring up the various topic we discussed over the course of the semester in Knowledge and Power. The topic of gender/rape/abortion/migration/race brought about many interesting beliefs/experiences from other students in other Knowledge and Power classes. Overall it was a performance well done and a great way to end the semester!  

This is one statement that really popped out to me, “the assumption that any decision young women make is wrong or uninformed.” This is very familiar to me. Women are mentally pushed to the influences of the media. I love how they point out what is the reason behind the actions of sexualizing ourselves. In addition, it correctly mentions how many base their self worth on appearance. Its unfortunate to see people not notice their value and feel they need to be something they are not. Even those in magazines or photos are edited to make them not look like their true selves.