Celine S. Introduction

            Hi, my name is Celine and I am from New Jersey. My parents are originally from Beirut, Lebanon, and I visit every summer. I am currently majoring in both Journalism and Politics and plan on transitioning into CAS. 

An intellectual experience that I had recently includes a research I conducted on the role that art plays in activism. I discovered a world of contemporary artists that are focused on unchaining a new, creative, and even controversial gateway to change in the social, economic, and political spheres. One artist includes Shirin Neshat, whose art is both emotionally moving and moving in regards to political activism. By portraying veiled women holding guns, she yearns to show the world that underneath their veils, Islamic women are defiant spirits that strive to be independent from men. Her central goal of ending oppression and destroying stereotypes does not only focus on Islamic women in the Middle East-- it also brings up questions regarding the dilemmas that revolve around Islamic women living in the United States. As a result of this research, I learned that art is a multi-purposed and versatile activity-- although it requires risks, activism through art will eventually lead to the satisfaction and reward of an enduring, influential statement.