Research Proposal.

Catherine Walker

Originally, my proposal for the arts and women semester project was to research the rise of Feminist artist who advocated for social changes for women through their art then and now. I recognized that this was a very broad subject matter, lots of information available and much to cover. Now, I have decided to put a booklet together that will cover some aspects of  how Patriarchy, Male Gaze, have affected Afro Women overtime. This topic has drawn my attention because artist such as Judy Chicago, Yoko Ono, Faith Ringgold, Betty Saar the Gorillas Girls, Bell Hooks  and many more has addressed this issue of  racism, sexism, classicism, inequality, which has been detrimental to women all over the globe, especially black women.

Although, they are a few out of thousands that has been instrumental with using their art to demonstrate gender inequality, they were inspired by other artist as well. Females in the art world have struggled for centuries to prove that they are visible just like their male counterparts.

My research and sources has come from predominantly through the internet, library books and from my experiences in the social environment.