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My name is JL Wright (they\/them) and I am scholar working on my dissertation in Cultural Studies at the University of Arkansas. I currently have a bachelor’s and master’s in interdisciplinary studies with focuses on anthropology, rhetoric and writing, gender studies, theater, and film studies. I have worked as a rhetoric and composition professor at the University of Arkansas for 5 years.  I am currently qualified to teach anthropology and rhetoric and writing, soon I plan to add cultural studies to that list. Ultimately, i would like to work in the gender studies area. Along with my scholarship, I am a professional writer and playwright, videographer, and game designer.<\/p>\n

I am a three year AmeriCorps VISTA<\/a> alumni who served with 4-H<\/a>, the VA Hospital<\/a>, and the Girl Scouts<\/a>. This garnered me a lot of experience and certifications in volunteer management, youth programming, public healthcare programming and facilitation, senior services, and afterschool programming. I a registered CDSMP<\/a> facilitator (Chronic Disease Self Management Program) and a mandated reporter. I also helped design the walking program for the Little Rock School District’s Love Your School <\/em>program. I am an Aflatoun facilitator and along with UALR Children International we started one of the first Aflatoun<\/a> programs in the U.S. <\/p>\n

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I have also been a professional chef, a former computer hardware and network technician, martial arts instructor, and artist who works with CGI, scroll saws, needlepoint, various other arts and crafts, and makeup. I can sew and use a surger, and I can build an electric bike from scratch.  This has nothing to do with my scholarship, I just like bragging about how awesome I am. I am also a self-proclaimed hottie. <\/p>\n

And yes, that is a Mr. T cabbage patch doll made by my aunt.<\/p>\n

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Links to some of my Stuff<\/h2>\n

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G.U.I.T.A.R.<\/h2>\n

Group of United Idiots That Are Roleplayers. <\/p>\n

We started a gender-fluid, equality-driven gaming group, inclusive of all sexualities, races, ethnicities, religions, nationalities, and hidden or visible challenges.<\/h4>\n
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In 2020 during the pandemic we began GUITAR<\/a> as a way of connecting with other people outside of our quarantined homes through virtual tabletop gaming (VTT). I began GUITAR as a means of providing a safe gaming environment for non-binary, trans, and lgb players. Challenges and disability became another focus, along with race and ethnicity. Before we knew it, we were running an all-inclusive gaming group. We began with a single game with five other people. There are now over 120 members. <\/p>\n

GUITAR has also grown into an creative collective. A lot of us are creatives in our daily lives, and when we all bring something to the table we can produce incredible content. We currently make maps in-house, design character tokens, re-code the interactive character sheets, create macros and API scripts, write our own stories, and we even have a house band. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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TMI Too Much Information about me My name is JL Wright (they\/them) and I am scholar working on my dissertation in Cultural Studies at the University of Arkansas. I currently have a bachelor’s and master’s in interdisciplinary studies with focuses on anthropology,<\/p>\n

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