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Medievalpoc: People of Color in European Art History
Addressing Misconceptions about European History with Art and Research
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Educational Materials and Lesson Plans
I will expand the print shop to include educational materials for download. Posters, handouts and powerpoints will be developed and made available for various lesson plans in accordance with generally accepted/required history and art history curricula.
Print Shop Expansion
I will be able to expand the availability of the print shop items to include clothing, printed educational materials, some licensed images as well as increasing the selection of images available. There will be a focus on people of color in European history with images, information/biographical text, with an appealing and aesthetically pleasing design.
Medievalpoc Goes Full Time
I will be able to devote all my time to running the Medievalpoc social media accounts, the print shop, as well as being able to take some time to begin work on a Medievalpoc book. I will pitch the book to publishers, and if necessary I will crowd fund the printing, licensing, and distribution costs of a hard copy print book, as well as making PDF downloads avaible when it is completed.
About
"Power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person. Show a people as one thing, only one thing, over and over again, and that is what they become.”
-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The focus of Medievalpoc is to showcase works of art from European history that feature People of Color. All too often, these works go unseen in museums, Art History classes, online galleries, and other venues due to the retroactive whitewashing of Medieval Europe, Scandinavia, and Asia. Sometimes it’s just about really looking at artworks you’ve seen many times before, with a fresh perspective.
My purpose in creating Medievalpoc is to address common misconceptions that People of Color did not exist in Europe before the Enlightenment, and to emphasize the cognitive dissonance in the way this is reflected in media produced today.I hope to provide a vehicle for correcting assumptions that works of fantasy based in “re-imagined” worlds of Medieval or Renaissance Europe that omit the contributions and presence of People of Color are made with “historical accuracy” in mind. In fact, the opposite is often the case.
-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The focus of Medievalpoc is to showcase works of art from European history that feature People of Color. All too often, these works go unseen in museums, Art History classes, online galleries, and other venues due to the retroactive whitewashing of Medieval Europe, Scandinavia, and Asia. Sometimes it’s just about really looking at artworks you’ve seen many times before, with a fresh perspective.
My purpose in creating Medievalpoc is to address common misconceptions that People of Color did not exist in Europe before the Enlightenment, and to emphasize the cognitive dissonance in the way this is reflected in media produced today.I hope to provide a vehicle for correcting assumptions that works of fantasy based in “re-imagined” worlds of Medieval or Renaissance Europe that omit the contributions and presence of People of Color are made with “historical accuracy” in mind. In fact, the opposite is often the case.
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Medievalpoc is a collection of art, history, and academic resources accessible to anyone. Ph.D. candidates, history educators, fantasy authors, fans of historical media and cultural studies, as well as those who are just interested in learning something different have found new and exciting information at Medievalpoc. These artworks and documentation are readily available on multiple social media platforms, including Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, and Medievalpoc.org. The goal of Medievalpoc is not to hoard information, but to share it as widely as possible and incite discussion in social as well as activist and educational communities.
The traditional relationship between creators and their patrons have long been a part of human history. With the advent of social media, the opportunity to not only share these creations with a massive audience, but to actively engage with and become a part of the creative process, is both unprecedented and old as humankind.
Patronage will provide the opportunity to not only bring Medievalpoc to a wider audience online, but the ability to travel for appearances at academic and literary conventions, speak at functions, and facilitate activist work in face-to-face environments. Patronage means more access to databases, art collections, and academic resources for the creation of Medievalpoc. In addition, your patronage can pave the way for exciting new projects across various media, like print, film, and interactive online content--projects Patrons can see in the making.
Patrons of Medievalpoc will have a unique access to the creation of Medievalpoc, the research and writing process, as well as interviews, discussions, theory writing, rough drafts and brainstorming. Patrons can give feedback on projects as they happen. Creator Goals will be added and enhanced as new projects take shape and become realized through the unique processes that shape discussions at Medievalpoc. With patronage, Medievalpoc will be better able to expand its platforms and run more smoothly across social media sites, with improved synchronization and accessibility.
I look forward to forging a new era of Patron and Creator with my readers in my goal of bringing Art and History to life in a new way-a History in which we can see ourselves.
The traditional relationship between creators and their patrons have long been a part of human history. With the advent of social media, the opportunity to not only share these creations with a massive audience, but to actively engage with and become a part of the creative process, is both unprecedented and old as humankind.
Patronage will provide the opportunity to not only bring Medievalpoc to a wider audience online, but the ability to travel for appearances at academic and literary conventions, speak at functions, and facilitate activist work in face-to-face environments. Patronage means more access to databases, art collections, and academic resources for the creation of Medievalpoc. In addition, your patronage can pave the way for exciting new projects across various media, like print, film, and interactive online content--projects Patrons can see in the making.
Patrons of Medievalpoc will have a unique access to the creation of Medievalpoc, the research and writing process, as well as interviews, discussions, theory writing, rough drafts and brainstorming. Patrons can give feedback on projects as they happen. Creator Goals will be added and enhanced as new projects take shape and become realized through the unique processes that shape discussions at Medievalpoc. With patronage, Medievalpoc will be better able to expand its platforms and run more smoothly across social media sites, with improved synchronization and accessibility.
I look forward to forging a new era of Patron and Creator with my readers in my goal of bringing Art and History to life in a new way-a History in which we can see ourselves.