Patricia G
- Research Program Mentor
PhD candidate at University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
Expertise
Art History, Feminist theory, Decolonial theory
Bio
Patrícia double majored in Art History and Global Gender Studies at the SUNY Buffalo. She went on to earn her Masters of Arts in Performance Studies from NYU and in Fall 2018 Patrícia gained acceptance to the PhD program in Performance Studies here at Berkeley. Patricia is a first-generation American from a Brazilian family who largely grew-up in upstate New York. Her research explores cultural geographies and performance theory for the interrelationship between identity and place, something she considers a “geo-corporeality.” In order to do this, she turns to the artistic practice of black and brown women of the Americas, primarily in Brazil. Their use of performance, place-making, and relationship to everyday geographies of racial and gendered struggle suggests an alternative way of conceiving activism, disruptions, entanglements, political identity and curation. Patrícia is a native speaker of Portuguese and proficient in Spanish.Project ideas
Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.
Visual Analysis Paper
This project will preview a research paper that you might have to do in college. Pick a favorite work of art, film, or video work. We will work on skills of visual analysis - looking closely at the work of art for what it means. You will pick a point of view, a thesis. You will find supporting evidence both in the work and in supporting theory and other works of art too. You will gain skills in writing and editing, as well as an in-depth knowledge of your chosen research topic.
Credentials
Work experience
UC Berkeley College of Letters & Sciences (2020 - Current)
L&S Graduate MentorEducation
State University of New York College at Buffalo
BA Bachelor of Arts (2016)
Art History and Gender StudiesNew York University
MA Master of Arts (2017)
Performance StudiesUniversity of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
PhD Doctor of Philosophy candidate
Performance Studies