Chelsey Brutlag
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs
UROP Fellowship: Women and Gender Summer Fellowship Program
Research Mentor(s): Nora Krinitsky, PhD
Residential College
Presentation Date: Monday, July 27, 2020 | Session 2 | Presenter: 1
Authors: Chelsey Brutlag, Nora Krinitsky
Abstract
Queer people are subjected to carceral state surveillance and violence in the free world and in prisons, jails, and detention centers. Queerness must be discussed in conversations surrounding policing, prison reform, and abolishment of these systems. This project aims to describe current and past context as they pertain to queer identities in prison. Using a focussed analysis of three art pieces from the Prison Creative Arts Project by an incarcerated queer man, it examines social and (un)lawful policing, power structures inside prison, and the intersectionality of queer identities. These pieces tell a story about one artist’s personal and artistic development. They also demonstrate how queerness exists in carceral spaces and how the larger systems of power play a part in expression and representation of these intersectional identities.
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Research Disciplines
Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
