Verbatim Investigation
We created The Kavanaugh Files as a series of investigations that use gender flipped verbatim performance to contribute to the ongoing dialogue about how gender affects our day-to-day interactions and our larger political, cultural, and social worlds.
I am no one’s pawn
As you watch, consider the following questions:
- What happens to your perception and understanding of Blasey Ford’s remarks when the gender of the speaker is flipped?
- How does the flipped gender of the speaker affect your experience of the emotions on display throughout the remarks?
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Verbatim Performance Lab
“This is not a cognitive interview”
As you watch, consider the following questions:
- What happens to your perception and understanding of the exchanges between Blasey Ford and Mitchell when Mitchell’s gender is flipped?
- How does the flipped gender affect how you experience the line of questioning and the responses to the questioning?
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Verbatim Performance Lab
“A hint, a whiff”
As you watch, consider the following questions:
- What happens to your perception and understanding of Kavanaugh’s remarks when the gender of the speaker is flipped?
- How does the flipped gender of the speaker affect your experience of the emotions on display throughout the remarks?
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Verbatim Performance Lab
“This is hell”
As you watch, consider the following questions:
- What happens to your perception and understanding of Graham’s remarks when the gender of the speaker is flipped?
- How does the flipped gender of the speaker affect your experience of the emotions on display throughout the remarks?
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Verbatim Performance Lab
“Drinking is one thing”
As you watch, consider the following questions:
- What happens to your perception and understanding of the exchanges between Klobuchar and Kavanaugh when their genders are flipped?
- How do the flipped genders affect your opinions of the initial exchange and the apology that follows?
Verbatim Performance Lab
Watch our open discussion about The Kavanaugh Files on Constitution Day 2019
The Kavanaugh Files was also presented in a live performance by Geva Theatre Center as part of their Hornet’s Nest series on May 20, 2019. Following the performance, audience members participated in a facilitated dialogue with VPL director Joe Salvatore, Geva’s Literary Director / Resident Dramaturg Jenni Werner, VPL associate director Keith R. Huff, and performers Heleya de Barros, Daryl Embry, Analisa Gutierrez, Suzy Jane Hunt, Scott Michael Morales, and Robert Thaxton-Stevenson.
This project was created with funding support from a Faculty Challenge Grant awarded by the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
