Nazar: Beauty and Monstrosity under the Gaze of Power

November 9, 2021, ZSR Auditorium

The Department for the Study of Religions and The Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies come together to present Saba Taj. Described by the HuffPost as “socially conscious queer Muslim woman of color in America,” Saba Taj is a Durham, NC based visual artist. Taj will be conducting three in-class workshops, Hybrid Selves: Illustrating Intersectionality through Collage, where students will use strategies of collage and juxtaposition to create artworks that represent their intersectional selves. The visit will culminate in a public lecture entitled Nazar: Beauty and Monstrosity under The Gaze of Power, where Taj will share her own works inspired by Islamic stories, sci-fi, and revolution which explore representation, the gaze, queerness, and the body.

Collaborators: WFU Department for the Study of Religions, WFU Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Art