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(Fall 2022) Guide to Educational Resources About CPCs
A little over two pages of linked informational resources assembled by Middlebury activists, including everything from an interactive New York Times Article co-authored by Middlebury GSFS professor Carly Thomsen to a database of CPCs throughout the…
Pictures of Attempted Performance at Rites of Spring
These are pictures of the Stares on Stairs group outside of the alpaca farm that was hosting Rites of Spring [An invite-only party held every spring by Middlebury’s secret societies/fraternities]. The group attempted to perform at this event and were…
Stares And Stairs Blog Post: "Upcoming Exhibit: The Little Things"
This blog post describes a collaborative exhibit called "The Little Things" that Stares on Stairs later planned to show at M Gallery. This post described the exhibit's goal of bringing awareness to the parts of a survivor's experience that often go…
Stares And Stairs Blog Post: "What’s wrong with Rites of Spring"
This blog post reflects on the dynamics of power, class, race, gender, heteronormativity, and sexual violence present in the culture of Middlebury's "secret" fraternities and how this dynamic manifests in their annual invite-only dance, Rites of…
Stares And Stairs Blog Post: "REMINDER"
February 25, 2017
Stares And Stairs Blog Post: "So Many Stares: looking back at our first installation"
This blog post reflects upon the experience of the first ever Stares and Stairs instillation as well as the various supportive, kind, defensive, and violent reactions of students . Stares and Stairs posted this to their website on April 20, 2016.
Stares And Stairs Blog Post: "Photos from Past Performances"
This blog post includes photos from multiple instillations, and depicts the way that performers were dressed, spread out on the stairs, and paired with "bodyguards." Stares and Stairs posted this to their website on April 11, 2016.
Stares And Stairs Blog Post: "The Atwater Staircase: Performance Activism"
This was the first blog post Stares and Stairs posted to their website on February 2, 2016. This post lays out the origin and goals of the group.
Stares and Stairs Official Website
Want to understand the goals behind Stares and Stairs and the experience of performing? Want to hear about the reactions of students walking by? This is a link to the Stares and Stairs website. This website includes performer accounts and…
Stares and Stairs Facebook Page
This is a link to the Stares and Stairs Facebook page. The group used this page to share information, photos, and reflections about their performances.