This article is an autoethnographic account of the intricacies surrounding relational dissolution. In tracing moments of a fouryear relationship, the author critically and reflexively examines his identity as a gay Bear, acknowledging how his culturally stigmatized hairy and husky body challenged his ability to love. Emphasizing the demanding and unending negotiations of body image, the narratives herein reveal how losing weight allowed the author to re-story the potential of his body, marking a shift in sexual desire for himself and other men. While this article paints a relationship's end, it also captures a beginningof what it means to seek a communicatively, emotionally, and physically fulfilling intimacy.
for investing their time and talents in making this performance possible. They would also like to thank Jillian Tullis-Owen for allowing them to include photographs she took during the original performance as well as Michael LeVan for technical assistance with the film's Web site. This article is dedicated to Carolyn Ellis and Art Bochner, whose works and lives inspire us to re-imagine our possibilities as researchers, teachers, and scholars.
This essay examines a staged production of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland reimagined through the lens of childhood sexual assault. Primarily, it serves as a pedagogical case study of theoretical and practical approaches for conceptualizing, staging, and reflecting on performance as activism. Incorporating the director’s/author’s own voice, alongside that of the cast, it creates the possibility for understanding sexual assault and theatrical creation with greater nuance and urgency, while also illustrating the work of directing in the same light as critical performative pedagogy.
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