RaKim 'RahK' Lash, former assistant director for Multicultural Affairs at Ithaca College, recounted his experiences building community for Black cosplayers in pop culture spaces.
By Kate Nalepinski, Assistant Life and Culture Editor
• September 1, 2016
Quirky, obnoxious and unique. These traits create the “manic pixie dream girl” trope that Ithaca College senior Alyssa Rodriguez explored this summer in collaboration with Katharine Kittredge, professor in the Department of English. Rodriguez’s project is funded by her Emerson Humanities Collaboration Award, an annual IC award that provides students with financial support for scholarly projects.
In this weekly feature, I'll give a brief review of the week's stories that represent a step forward in social consciousness in pop culture, and the ones that represent a step back.
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