Vividcon 2010 Vidshows

• I Blame the Patriarchy
  VJs: sweetestdrain and fan_eunice
  Description: Patriarchy is not a he, a them or an us; it's a system we all participate in. This show will construct a view of "The Man" through vids that explicitly critique or otherwise highlight issues of individual and institutional systems of oppression enforced by our patriarchal society. Women fight to have a voice, misogynist narratives must be revised and reconstructed, sons begin to follow in their fathers' violent footsteps, economic disadvantage destroys futures, and wars erupt on foreign soil. We blame the patriarchy.

• Identity
  VJ: renenet
  Description: What makes a person who they are? From where does one's sense of self derive? Is it how you see yourself? How others see you? How vulnerable is identity to loss or damage? This vidshow will explore identities found, lost, questioned, affirmed, stolen, battered, bruised, constructed and deconstructed.

• Newbies Rock
  VJ: Laura Shapiro
  Description: In 2007, this vidshow featured early work by shati, cherryice, jarrow, hollywoodgrrl, greensilver...don't you want to see who we'll find this time?

• O Canada
  VJs: millylicious and Deathisyourart
  Description: Celebrating the best of what Canada has to offer; its shows, movies, stars and so much more. This vidshow would aim to put the spotlight on Canada being its Canadian self, exploring what makes it tick (hint: some of it involves sticks and a puck), what makes it awesome and what makes it unique.

• Race and Representation in Vidding (paired with panel)
  VJs: talitha78 and Deepa D.
  Description: Visual markers of racial, ethnic and cultural identity are inscribed on the bodies vidders use to tell their stories. What are the political and social implications of the choices that vidders make? What narratives of resistance and subversion can be told, and what stereotypes and oppressions get perpetuated? How do the racial and cultural dynamics within fandom affect vidding and its creators? How can we analyse vids through anti-racist, anti-orientalist, post-colonial, and subaltern studies lenses?
   
  From a vidder's technical standpoint: what are the editorial and creative issues you need to take into consideration when vidding characters of color? What implication does music and song choice have? Is there a different approach when you're vidding a character not of your own cultural/ethnic background, and what guidelines or mental reminders have proven useful to you?

• Sexuality
  VJ: Cassandra
  Description: Like it says on the label, a show made up of vids about sex.

• Unusual Point of View
  VJ: Greensilver
  Description: And now, for a different perspective.

• We're Here, We're Queer
  VJ: such heights
  Description: Celebrating characters whose identities are more than just subtext, this show will look at the many differing ways that LGBT/queer/trans* characters are represented in TV and film, and how fans interact with and reinterpret those representations. Expect fandoms big and small, and as many genres as we can squeeze into the slot.

• History
  VJ: Sandy Herrold
  Description: coming soon