Milwaukee Rep
Milwaukee Rep
Milwaukee Rep
Community Conversations Ep. 11: Power & Money & Sideshows
39 minutes Posted Mar 6, 2019 at 7:38 pm.
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Lloyd Suh’s The Chinese Lady centers on a woman whose culture and identity was put on display as a sideshow. The historic practice of exhibiting marginalized people as a spectacle has had deep impact on prevailing stereotypes and stigmas in American culture. Hear from a panel of local speakers as they explore the residual impacts of the sideshow on marginalized communities today.
Panelists include:
• Dr. Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, Assistant Professor of Film Studies and English at UW-Milwaukee
• Dr. Simon Howard, Professor of Psychology at Marquette University
• Patty Chones, Recreation Therapist at Adaptive Community Approach Program
• Amanda Lojeski, The ACAP Playmakers