Week 1 - Guardado, Carlos

Hey everyone! My name is Carlos Guardado, I'm a 1st-year Political Science Major and Public Affairs Minor. I have pondered the thought of double-majoring with English since I absolutely love to write. This is my second quarter at UCLA, and I can say with 100% sure confidence that I love it. I have a vast interest in civil litigation and the stream of legal processes and procedures that come along with it. I have a strong desire for working at a law firm and offering legal insight to clients, within my respective sector of work and study. Some of my hobbies include playing chess and reading. As for the course, I've always viewed artivism as having a strong presence and influence in a number of political and social movements toward change. I've never necessarily been an artsy person, but I've always felt as though I should fully commit and try it on for size. I have always expressed myself either through a literary form such as writing or through a more verbal medium, such as speech and some poetry. 

Personally, I enjoyed dissecting "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" by Linda Nochlin in class, seeing as I really enjoyed getting into the topic of discussion dealing with the importance of definitions and meanings. Modern terminology has a history that traces back decades and centuries, and it is important to know the implications of the language we use. I am also very intrigued by the fights against racial and gender inequality that exist in our society, and the steps activists/artivists have taken to ensure that we create tangible change in every neighborhood possible. To me, art is everywhere, it is limitless and unrestricted, and that freedom, that liberty, is where the true beauty of it resides.