Spiegeloog 440: Performance

Bacchus: Performance, the inevitable mediator between the self and the world

Is there more to our identity beyond the one we perform? Or are we just pure act? I always struggled with how I presented myself…

Sandra HernándezNovember 14, 2025

Spiegeloog 440: Performance

Kill First, Waltz Later

Anti-war media, such as Waltz with Bashir, are important to highlight PTSD and moral injury among soldiers. But does the media from the perspective of…

Zhen CongNovember 10, 2025

People Spiegeloog 440: Performance

BDSM and the (Neuro-)Spicy Art of Intimacy

Much of human life is staged in the theatre of social performance. Where belonging means learning how to dance the choreography of power, how to…

Isabella HanaNovember 7, 2025

Crescendo Spiegeloog 440: Performance

Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl”: The Rise and Fall of a Pop Princess

Taylor Swift and I go way back. Well, on my part anyway. Growing up as a girl in the early 2000s meant that much of…

Jules KotowiczNovember 3, 2025

People Spiegeloog 440: Performance

What ‘’Self’’ Is Expressed in Art?

Art is often said to be the gateway to self expression. But what is truly being expressed? The artist’s identity - or the public’s thoughts…

Nora KeloglanianOctober 31, 2025

Culture Spiegeloog 440: Performance

I, Tonya: A Psychological Analysis

In 1994, American Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding made news headlines all around the world after an assault on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan. Tonya was…