Also Sisters seek to develop strategies and collect useful documentation to help media creators, particularly, filmmakers, make fictional work where intersectionality is robust and prevents biases. To that end, our group will be practice centered, and will gain a deeper understanding of intersectionality by developing a research project, namely a screenplay. As practitioners, researchers, and educators we find extreme value in the power of research to inform teaching and vice versa, and because of that we are committed to involve students in the process of making this film.

For their initiative project, Also Sisters created The Stairwell, a feature length horror film; and hosted two events, "Intersectionality: An Approach to Building Authenticity and Representation in Film" & "Otherworldly Narratives: A Table Read Session for a Cosmic Horror Film." Read more in the Also Sisters TRIC report.

The overall goal of the Black Studies in Ballet Collective research project was to foster intersectional inquiry through research and dialogue among BIPOC academics who resource ongoing scholarship in the field, as well as have personal histories as ballet dancers and related artistic fields.

For their initiative project, the Black Studies in Ballet Collective convened a group of BIPOC scholars who were active in professional ballet and related arts. These artists-scholars initiated tasks to analyze the institutional history, repertoire, curriculum, and key figures who founded, led, and propelled the Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) for the purpose of producing an anthology for publication. This research collective grappled with the significance of this singularly anti-racist arts institution, founded in 1969, as a means of understanding potential futures for ballet as an inclusive performing art through an anthology and further research.

Learn more in the video documentary or read more in the Black Studies in Ballet Collective TRIC report.

The Disability Studies program conducted an exchange of ideas amongst scholars working on intersectional critical disability studies, particularly intersectional studies of disability and race/ethnicity, at two institutions: the University of Utah and the University of Texas-Austin.

Read more about the event, "Research at the Intersections: Disability, Race, Indigeneity, Ethnicity," here or watch the recording:

The Gender-Based Violence Consortium’s vision is to increase public recognition of and deepen public knowledge about this type of violence through research innovation and collaboration, creation of research communities, and enhanced educational efforts. Therefore, the University of Utah’s Gender-Based Violence Consortium brings together an interdisciplinary team of scholars representing multiple colleges across campus at the University of Utah. The Gender-Based Violence Consortium is an interprofessional collaboration, a campus scholarly network that embodies an academic commitment to sharing knowledge, supporting long-term collaborations through research hubs, creating programming, sharing teaching, and responding to gender-based violence in Utah.

The GBVC collaborated with artist Lilian Agar, Utah Domestic Violence Consortium and local organizations to organize several UnStoppable: Art & Play events and hosted a panel discussion for their signature initiative project.

Intersectional Perspectives on the History of the Transcontinental Railroad. Intersections centers voices and perspectives of contemporary artists/thinkers/advocates from communities that have historically been left out in the national narrative of the railway. By encouraging intersectional inquiry and dialogue, Intersections provides new understanding of the history of our railroads and its role in shaping this nation. One central component of this research is an opportunity for artists, thinkers, and activists to travel together by train, visiting towns and cities built by the railway. This experience was documented in the short film The Other Side of the Tracks. Additionally, this work was highlighted in an exhibit at Ogden Contemporary Arts, and featured in an event, "The Transcontinental Railroad and the Chinese Immigrant Experience."

Read more in The Other Side of the Tracks TRIC report.

The Utah Prison Education Project (UPEP) was launched in 2017, following a yearlong Praxis Lab sponsored by the University of Utah Honors College, titled “Education, Incarceration, and Justice.” Our mission is to assist incarcerated students and non-incarcerated volunteers to live lives of impact, both in prison and post-incarceration, by fostering academic excellence, leadership, and civic engagement. Committed to social transformation, UPEP advances educational equity through on-site higher education at the Utah State Prison, empirical research, and advocacy.

UPEP's initiative project included the launch of the undergraduate Justice Fellows program, a series of “Intersectional Inquiry Workshops” at the Utah State Prison, and several "Art Inside" exhibitions. Read more in the Utah Prison Education Project TRIC report.

The AIWS program has helped foster future Native leaders dedicated to serving their communities. By uplifting Native women’s legacies and positive impacts of Native-led initiatives, we affirm Native identities and futures, while advancing belonging and engagement. The collective creates spaces for indigenous women to learn, grow, launch, and connect. With a strong network and advocating for issues that matter, the collective is catalyzing transformative change in our communities.