The summer Brackenridge Fellowship has really helped clarify what paths I will be taking in my research/BPhil for my final year at Pitt. I’ve been able to focus on, and dedicate time to my work in a way that I would not be able to do if not for this funded summer opportunity. The weekly…
Author: Alex Aleco
Communicating My Research – Queer Armenian Archives
One of the most important goals I have for this project is to make it accessible for readers who are unfamiliar with the experiences, identities, and cultural structures that make up Queer Armenian diaspora life within the US. I don’t claim to fully represent the experiences of all others who share in these identities (“Queer,”…
Blog Post 2: My Cohort – Reaching In, Reaching Out – Alex Aleco
I was especially attracted to the Brackenridge fellowship because of its interdisciplinary ecosystem. I think it can be easy to stay in our respective research-interest bubbles, and mostly communicate our findings with scholars in similar fields. So, the way Brackenridge facilitates exchange across research fields for undergraduate researchers is something extremely important to explore. As…
Blog Post 1: Brackenridge Introduction – Alex Aleco
Hello everyone, I’m Alex Aleco (they/them), and a rising 4th year in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies department. I’m also a multimedia artist, and musician, and work with music and video as a way to engage in and process the theories and scholarly work I encounter as an undergrad. I have a particular investment…