bodyspace...
      Exploring
      Bodies
      in
      Time
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Women's
      Studies
      pro-
     
     
      gram,
      in
      coordination
      with
      the
      on-campus
     
     
      Women's
      Centre,
      are
      in
      the
      process
      of
     
     
      organizing
      an
      exhibition
      that
      will
      explore
     
     
      the
      question
      of
      how
      everyday
      spaces
      con-
     
     
      struct
      and
      regulate
      people's
      bodies.
     
    

    
     
      This
      exploration
      will
      focus
      on
     
     
      challenging
      social
      assumptions
      made
     
     
      about
      bodies
      and
      aims
      to
      encourage
      the
     
     
      development
      of
      an
      understanding
      that
      the
     
     
      relationships
      between
      bodies
      and
      spaces
     
     
      are
      always
      negotiated,
      multiple,
      complex,
     
     
      and
      relational.
     
    

    
     
      Students,
      faculty
      and
      staff
      are
     
     
      invited
      to
      submit
      entries
      to
      the
      exhibition
     
     
      and
      present
      their
      individual
      ideas
      about
     
     
      how
      people
      manipulate
      their
      bodies
      in
     
     
      spaces
      to
      either
      conform
      or
      resist
      social
     
     
      expectations.
     
    

    
     
      People
      interested
      in
      participating
     
     
      in
      this
      venture
      are
      encouraged
      to
      think
     
     
      about
      space
      in
      the
      broadest
      sense
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      word
      —
      from
      all
      kinds
      of
      physical
      spaces—
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      both
      indoors
      and
      outdoors,
      inner
      spaces,
     
     
      personal
      spaces,
      cyberspace....to
      things
     
     
      like
      the
      style
      and
      size
      of
      furniture,
      modes
     
     
      of
      transportation,
      machines,
      oes
      and
     
     
      even
      posture.
     
    

    
     
      As
      we
      have
      seen
      throughout
      his-
     
     
      tory,
      from
      the
      18th-century's
      exposed
      and
     
     
      padded
      calves
      of
      men
      and
      suffocating
     
     
      women's
      corsets,
      to
      the
      continued
      practice
     
     
      of
      foot
      binding,
      people
      have
      repeatedly
     
     
      indulged
      in
      sometimes
      torturous
      manipula-
     
     
      tions
      of
      their
      (or
      other's)
      bodies
      in
      order
      to
     
     
      conform
      to
      more
      ‘appropriate’
      or
      at
      least
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Top
      5
      reasons
      MALES
      should
      go
      to
      "The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Vagina
      Monologues":
     
     
      1)
      You
      girlfriend/
      mother/
      friend/
      mistress/
     
    
   
   
    
     
      professor/
      etc...
      is
      in
      it.
     
    

    
     
      2)
      You
      will
      learn
      something
      (chanted
      are
     
     
      you
      don't
      know
      as
      much
      as
      you
      think
      you
     
     
      do).
     
    

    
     
      3)
      It
      shows
      that
      you
      are
      secure
      with
      your
     
     
      masculinity
      and
      in
      touch
      your
      feminine
     
     
      side
      at
      the
      same
      time.
     
    

    
     
      4)
      You
      might
      pick-up
      (did
      we
      mention
      the
     
     
      cast
      is
      100%
      female,
      plus
      there
      will
      be
      a
     
     
      large
      majority
      of
      females
      in
      the
      audience).
     
     
      5)
      You
      can
      score
      major
      brownie
      points
     
    
   
   
    
     
      page
      10
     
    
   
   
    
     
      more
      ‘attractive'
      spaces.
     
     
      Along
      with
      conformity,
      society
     
    

    
     
      has
      also
      witnessed
      people
      'reclaiming'
     
     
      space
      and
      allowing
      their
      bodies
      to
      occupy
     
     
      more
      comfortable
      and
      personal
      spaces.
     
     
      This
      may
      also
      be
      observed
      in
      such
     
     
      things
      as
      how
      people
      chose
      to
     
     
      dress,
      sit,
      move,
      behave,
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      even
      where
      they're
      allowed
      or
      are
      comfort-
     
     
      able
      to
      be.
      .
     
    

    
     
      Even
      in
      environments
      such
      as
      the
     
     
      university
      classroom,
      the
      bodies
      of
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      are
      seen
      being
      repeatedly
      manipulat-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ___
      ed
      by
      seating
      and
      structure,
      often
      making
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ,
      them
      behave
      more
      passively
      than
     
     
      they
      would
      otherwise.
     
    

    
     
      ”
      The
      personal
      interpretation
      of
     
    

    
     
      bodyspace
      may
      be
      hidden
      or
      obvi-
     
    

    
     
      ous,
      safe
      or
      dangerous,
      at
      home
      or
      in
     
    

    
     
      public.
      These
      spaces
      may
      have
      changed
     
    

    
     
      over
      the
      course
      of
      time
      or
      been
      outgrown
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      completely;
      they
      may
      or
      may
      not
      also
     
    
   
   
    
     
      include
      the
      issue
      of
      power.
      These
      issues
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
      H
      well
      as
      the
      difference
      between
      peoples'
     
    
   
   
    
     
      size,
      shape,
      gender,
      color,
      age,
      sexuality
     
     
      etc.,
      all
      contribute
      to
      social
      ideas
      concern-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      bodyspace.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Your
      job
      as
      an
      exhibitioner
      will
     
    
   
   
    
     
      B
      be
      to
      question
      where
      and
      how
      your
      body
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fits
      into
      various
      spaces,
      where
      and
      how
      it
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      does
      not,
      and
      what
      you
      (or
      others)
      do
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      don't
      do
      to
      resist
      or
      negotiate
      space.
      Your
     
     
      personal
      exploration
      of
      bodyspace
      may
      be
     
     
      expressed
      through
      a
      number
      of
      different
     
     
      avenues
      including
      visual
      arts
      (such
      as
     
     
      sculptures,
      photos,
      paintings,
      collages,
      or,
     
     
      cartoons),
      poetry
      or
      prose,
      music
      and
     
     
      dance
      performances,
      or
      any
      combination
     
     
      of
      these
      forms
      of
      expression.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Women's
      Studies
     
     
      program
      along
      with
      the
      Women's
      Centre
     
     
      will
      be
      sponsoring
      some
      of
      the
      cost
      of
      sup-
     
     
      plies
      which
      will
      be
      available
      to
      use
      at
      the
     
     
      Women's
      Centre
      during
      designated
      hours.
     
     
      These
      hours
      will
      be
      Monday
      to
      Friday
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Can't
      Mention
      the
      V
      Word
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      many
      individuals
      of
      the
      opposite
      sex.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      article
      is
      not
      meant
      to
     
     
      preach,
      to
      push,
      nor
      to
      force
      any
      beliefs
      or
     
     
      idealisms
      onto
      anyone.
      It
      is
      simply
      to
      say
     
     
      that
      "The
      Vagina
      Monologues"
      are
      not
     
     
      only
      for
      women.
      Yes,
      the
      cast
      is
      100%
     
     
      female
      but
      hopefully
      the
      audience
      will
     
     
      have
      more
      Y-chromosome
      representation
     
     
      than
      that.
      We
      don't
      mean
      to
      pick
      on
      just
     
     
      guys
      here
      either.
     
    

    
     
      The
      title
      of
      the
      play
      seems
      to
      get
     
     
      some
      people
      of
      both
      genders
      rather
      agitat-
     
     
      ed.
      There
      are
      probably
      many
      men
      and
     
     
      women
      out
      there
      who
      cringe
      at
      the
      word
     
     
      vagina.
      It's
      surprising
      that
      in
      this
      age
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Christina
      Aguilera's
      "Dirrty"
      and
      Britney
     
     
      Spears'
      "Slave
      4
      U"
      that
      a
      little
      word
      like
     
     
      vagina
      still
      has
      some
      shock
      value.
      The
     
     
      more
      we
      say
      it,
      the
      less
      taboo
      it
      becomes.
     
     
      So
      shout
      it
      from
      the
      roof
      tops,
      come
      see
     
     
      the
      play
      and
      remember
      to
      always
      look
      both
     
     
      ways
      before
      crossing
      the
      street.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "The
      Vagina
      Monologues"
      are
      to
      be
      per-
     
     
      formed
      Thursday,
      Februaty
      13th-
      Saturday,
     
     
      February
      15th
      at
      7:30pm
      in
      the
      Duffy
     
     
      Amphitheatre.
      Tickets
      are
      $5.00
      with
      pro-
     
     
      ceeds
      going
      to
      Grandmother's
      House,
      the
     
     
      Native
      Council
      of
      PEI
      Shelter
      for
      Women
     
     
      and
      Children.
      To
      reserve
      tickets
      please
      call
     
     
      628-4332,
      Monday-Friday.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      Space...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      6pm
      —
      9pm,
      and
      most
      afternoons
      during
     
    

    
     
      the
      weeks
      of
      February
      3
      to
      February
      14.
     
     
      Please
      call
      ahead
      to
      confirm
      (people
      may
     
     
      also
      work
      on
      their
      projects
      from
      home
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Construction
      of
      individual
      proj-
     
     
      ects
      should
      be
      completed
      and
      submitted
      to
     
     
      the
      Women's
      Centre
      by
      March
      7
      and
      may
     
     
      be
      signed
      or
      anonymous
      (although
      organ-
     
     
      izers
      must
      be
      given
      a
      contact
      name
      and
     
     
      phone
      number).
      Oh,
      and
      yes,
      men
      are
      wel-
     
     
      come
      at
      the
      Women's
      Centre.
     
    

    
     
      This
      exhibition
      promises
      to
      be
     
     
      both
      interesting
      and
      entertaining,
      and
      will
     
     
      include
      a
      variety
      of
      bodyspace
      expressions
     
     
      which
      will
      shock,
      surprise,
      delight
      and
     
     
      amuse
      the
      senses.
      Take
      the
      time
      to
      have
     
     
      your
      voice
      heard
      and
      your
      unique
      form
      of
     
     
      expression
      proclaimed!
     
    

    
     
      Keep
      your
      eye
      out
      for
      posters
     
     
      around
      campus
      detailing
      the
      event
      start
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      date
      (scheduled
      to
      begin
      sometime
      during
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      last
      week
      of
      March)
      or
      contact
      Ann
     
     
      Braithwaite
      at
      abraithwaite@upei.ca,
      ph:
     
     
      658-4312,
      or
      Ruth
      Freeman
      at
     
     
      rfreeman@upei.ca,
      ph:
      658-4332
      for
      more
     
     
      information.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      From
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