Scholar Profiles
Cynthia Wallace
2003 - 2004 University Scholar
Mentor: John Freeman
College of Journalism and Communications
"I applied to the USP to avail myself of an opportunity to explore my interest in gender roles and photography. I hope to learn more about the different ways women are portrayed in photography and literature."
Cynthia is a senior majoring in both English and journalism. Her academic interests include photography, literature and women’s studies, and her research focuses on the portrayal of gender roles. She is the former president of the UF chapter of the National Press Photographer’s Association and is the current president of the Pagan Student Union.
Research Description:
Defining Women
My project is a portrait series that explores our culture's idea of women. Each of the portraits will be shot with 35mm format, black-and-white film in approximately the same lighting situation with the same equipment. I plan to photograph women of all ages, races, sizes, shapes and backgrounds to get a diversity of women's experience with gender roles. Additionally, I will ask each of the women about their ideas on womanhood-- specifically, what it means to them to be female. I believe that each woman's personal experience will drastically change how she feels, exposing the fact that there is more to being female than a narrowly defined stereotype.
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