Cloth Culture
Don’t just wear your clothing, KNOW your clothing
I believe in KNOWING what you wear...Knowing the inspiration behind clothing can influence accessorizing or revamping, “style.”
This blog will cover all things "fashion" (hair, clothing, opinions of the models wearing the cloths and HOPEFULLY the vision of the designers.
Journey with me: Through my closet and clothing combination(s) (fashion choices). Through my travels in search of all things diverse (fashion, people and photography) AND through my life, love(s) and learning (friends and education).
My name is Shamime Shaw
I am a recent graduate of UC Los Angeles.
I love writing and my friends/family consider me a story teller. I also love helping people in any way I can. I seem shy. but once you get to know me I talk quite a bit!
A little bit more about me:
I am Half Indian(Asian) and Black.
I am Adopted.
When you “Google” me the following comes up:
Teen Editor for Mixed and Happy:
"Shamime is the editor of the Mixed and Happy teen section, Kloth Culture (Blogspot) and Daily Dose of Diversity. She is also a recent graduate of UCLA’s School of Arts and Architecture. She majored in World Arts and Cultures, and her academic interests include studies in critical race theory, art, culture, journalism and documentary photography. Shamime has worked with Venice Arts, Teen Magazine and Nickelodeon. This Fall Shamime will attend University of Southern California for a Masters in Journalism. She is half African-American and half Asian Indian, resulting in “crazy curly” hair, she says. Contact her at Simplyshamime@gmail.com"
My friend is a Freelance Photographer and Writer...her blog post about my fashion sense!
Teen Editor for Mixed and Happy:
"Shamime is the editor of the Mixed and Happy teen section, Kloth Culture (Blogspot) and Daily Dose of Diversity. She is also a recent graduate of UCLA’s School of Arts and Architecture. She majored in World Arts and Cultures, and her academic interests include studies in critical race theory, art, culture, journalism and documentary photography. Shamime has worked with Venice Arts, Teen Magazine and Nickelodeon. This Fall Shamime will attend University of Southern California for a Masters in Journalism. She is half African-American and half Asian Indian, resulting in “crazy curly” hair, she says. Contact her at Simplyshamime@gmail.com"
My friend is a Freelance Photographer and Writer...her blog post about my fashion sense!
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| Photo by Dylana Suarez |
Title: Veiled by Blackness: African American and Indian American Diasporic Communities.
Shamime is a senior in the department of World Arts and Cultures, with a concentration in Cultural Studies. She grew up in Sacramento and entered UCLA as a sophomore transfer student from California State University, Monterey Bay, where she majored in Biology, and minored in Visual Arts. Her research interests include identity development, race formation and miscegenation, the performativity of blackness in everyday life and the perception and reception of "blackness" in different cultures.
Abstract:
Shamime's undergraduate research explores the intersections of race, ethnicity and identity formation within African and Asian Indian diasporic communities. She analyzes the fears and negative connotations often paired with "blackness" in relation to perceived and internalized identity development within the above communities. Through oral history based ethnography and in-depth qualitative interviews and surveys, she examines the above intersections within the context of race theory and personal, communal or sociological growth. Her research is rooted in the theoretical ideas of Edward Said's "Orientalism" (1978) and W.W.B. Dubois' concept of "Double Consciousness." As a photographer, she documents the cultural contextualization of her research findings through photographs in combination with the scholarly written word.
Her research objective is to expose the unexamined strains of Indian American and African American interpersonal interactions and cultural histories (Hooks, Yearing). Shamime has a personal interest in this subject, as she is a biracial individual (Indian and African American). She will continue to answer her personal life long question: How do individuals weave their way through society and form their identity, while only "seeing" and discovering themselves through interactions with others?
World Arts and Cultures Course 120:
For our class we had to Blog about LGBTQ topics as a component of our grade.I wrote about Adoption.
For our class we had to Blog about LGBTQ topics as a component of our grade.I wrote about Adoption.
Presenting a photographic creative installation titled “First Impressions…Lasting Impact.” It addresses concepts of "biracialism," "multiracialism," race, identity, assumptions and perceptions through an abstract, intriguing, educational experience!
Since there is a rising interest in multiculturalism and my personal interest in African/African American culture I am focusing specifically on African/African American biracialism/multiracialism.
In short, I would like to thank my parents Ferd and Susan Shaw, my friends, and especially Professors Janna Shadduck-Hernandez, Angelia Leung and Victoria Marks for giving me the support and encouragement to explore my creative and artistic interests within The Department of World Arts and Cultures.
Aleph: UCLA’s only official journal publishing undergraduate research in the humanities, social sciences, and behavioral sciences. Aleph Editor '09:
Shamime Shaw is a third-year student in the School of Arts and Architecture majoring in World Arts and Cultures with a concentration in cultural studies. Prior to UCLA she attended California State University, Monterey Bay, majoring in Biology with a minor in Visual Arts.Her academic interests include studies in performance, art, culture, journalism, entertainment law and documentary filmmaking. In addition to being an avid golfer, she enjoys creative writing, photography, music, travel and the entertainment industry (law,writing, and photography). Following graduation, Shamime will pursue a M.A. Degree in Specialized Journalism (The Arts/Entertainment), followed by law school!"
Photo by Nathan
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