Those attending are invited to arrive at 7 p.m. to see an art show and enjoy refreshments. Admission to the hourlong show is free and it is open to the public.
According to organizers of the event, body shaming is a painful reality that affects the lives of people of every body type. Finger-pointing, ridicule, judgment and exclusion send powerful messages about whose body matters and whose is marked as different and not okay. But fighting back against those messages can be an empowering and liberating experience.
Body Shots IX will explore body shaming, telling stories about its impact, analyzing how it works, and calling out the shamers, claiming pride and confidence in our physical diversity. Performers will use a host of creative forms—prose, performance art, lecture, dance, video and painting—to unmask body shaming.
Body Shots is a unique collaborative effort involving community members and Marshall students and faculty from across disciplines exploring themes relating to gender and the body. This year’s participants are from art and design, English, history, sociology and anthropology, theatre and dance, among others.
The performance is being sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, Department of History, Sexuality Studies, Women’s Center and Women’s Studies.
For more information, contact Dr. Greta Rensenbrink, an associate professor in the history department, by e-mail at rensenbrink@marshall.edu, or by phone at 304-696-2955.