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Category: Feminism
Thoughts on Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”
So I’m (re)reading Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” and wondering what the story would be like if Of-fred had been … More
No, You May Not Touch My Hair: Or Why Antonia Opiah’s Public Art Exhibit Misses the Mark
Antonia Opiah’s “You Can Touch My Hair” public art exhibit features Black women in Union Square, New York City, holding … More
Glass Ceilings, Grassroots, and Such: Why Top-Down Feminisms Don’t Work
When you shatter glass ceilings, does that mean you shower the grassroots with glass shards? I tweeted that in a … More
An Open Letter to Self-Identified Allies to [Marginalized Group]
Dear Self-Identified Ally, (1) Remember that your identity as an “ally” is contingent upon the maintenance of the status quo. … More
On The Anti-Trafficking Discourse and its Material Consequences
(cross-linked with my other blog) WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING? According to the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially … More
In Defense of a More Deliberately Corporeal Feminism
“The body is the inscribed surface of events.” – Michel Foucault If you haven’t yet, I recommend the previous blog … More
Rethinking the Ontological Basis of Feminisms
“Feminism made a mistake in trying to make “women” a discrete, ahistorical group with common characteristics.” – Judith Butler ”No … More
A Thought Exercise on Discursive Violences
Do you know what it is to be the Other? To be ascribed marginal status and identity on the basis … More
“I Wear The Mask”
WE wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— … More
Excerpts That I Cut Out of an Essay for Political Theory: On Ontology, Structure and Resistance
Ontology, Structure and Resistance: “Where there is power, there is resistance, and yet, or rather consequently, this resistance is never … More
Musings: Why the Framing of “FGM” is Problematic
(Note: By no means is this piece exhaustive. As the title says, it only intends to be a brief musing … More
Initial Impressions on the Sullivan Foundation Summit in Equatorial Guinea
In a statement released August 6, Mrs. Hope Sullivan-Masters sought to rebut the criticisms of her choice to host the … More
#PhDORBust: Tips for Students Preparing Graduate School Applications
This advice is mostly geared toward prospective graduate students who intend to get their PhDs. This advice may not be … More
Musings on the Prison Industrial Complex: Lawlessness & Disorder
“The ultimate expression of law is not order — it’s prison. There are hundreds upon hundreds of prisons, and thousands … More
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