Patricia G
- Research Program Mentor

PhD candidate at University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

Expertise

Art History, Feminist theory, Decolonial theory

Bio

Patrícia double majored in Art History and Global Gender Studies at the SUNY Buffalo. She went on to earn her Masters of Arts in Performance Studies from NYU and in Fall 2018 Patrícia gained acceptance to the PhD program in Performance Studies here at Berkeley. Patricia is a first-generation American from a Brazilian family who largely grew-up in upstate New York. Her research explores cultural geographies and performance theory for the interrelationship between identity and place, something she considers a “geo-corporeality.” In order to do this, she turns to the artistic practice of black and brown women of the Americas, primarily in Brazil. Their use of performance, place-making, and relationship to everyday geographies of racial and gendered struggle suggests an alternative way of conceiving activism, disruptions, entanglements, political identity and curation. Patrícia is a native speaker of Portuguese and proficient in Spanish.

Project ideas

Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.

Visual Analysis Paper

This project will preview a research paper that you might have to do in college. Pick a favorite work of art, film, or video work. We will work on skills of visual analysis - looking closely at the work of art for what it means. You will pick a point of view, a thesis. You will find supporting evidence both in the work and in supporting theory and other works of art too. You will gain skills in writing and editing, as well as an in-depth knowledge of your chosen research topic.

Credentials

Work experience

UC Berkeley College of Letters & Sciences (2020 - Current)

L&S Graduate Mentor

Education

State University of New York College at Buffalo

BA Bachelor of Arts (2016)

Art History and Gender Studies

New York University

MA Master of Arts (2017)

Performance Studies

University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

PhD Doctor of Philosophy candidate