The fantasy of women’s collective historical identity
I was just reading Joan W. Scott’s ‘Fantasy Echo: History and the Construction of Identity,’ which was published in Critical …
Tag Archives: gender
My Transsexual Summer, and what goes into diverse representations
My Transsexual Summer recently aired around these parts, a year after it was aired by the UK’s Channel Four. It’s …
The Forty-Sixth Down Under Feminists Carnival
Hello and welcome to the forty-sixth edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival! I last hosted DUFC #12, so I’m …
Reclaiming nurturing, creating, and the feminine
Misogyny entails dismissing that which has traditionally been associated with women as frivolous and meaningless. And one of the risks …
You’re never to blame for someone doing wrong to you
I’ve spent the last couple of days absolutely kicking myself. Not literally, that would be something to see. At the …
The representational politics of hair
I’m thinking about the ways in which (non-white) women represent ourselves. And, again, I’m thinking about my hair. I love …
Linksplosion! Inverting thinking edition
Laura Woodhouse at The F-Word reports that universal free childcare in the UK would bring in more money from working …
The Humbling of a Pretty Girl
One of the biggest news stories right now is on Lauren Scruggs, a twenty-three year old US woman who suffered …
On claiming to be a stupid man who doesn’t know anything
There’s something I hear a lot from men when gender inequality issues are being spoken about. They’ll leave off from …
‘A Motive More Human’: The Alice Mitchell Case, Part Five
Part One: Introduction Part Two: Agency Part Three: Pathologisation Part Four: Backlash Part Five: Conclusion Responses to Mitchell’s sexual and …
‘A Motive More Human’: The Alice Mitchell Case, Part Four
Part One: Introduction Part Two: Agency Part Three: Pathologisation Part Four: Backlash Part 5: Conclusion Alice Mitchell might have been …
‘A Motive More Human’: The Alice Mitchell Case, Part Three
Part One: Introduction Part Two: Agency Part Three: Pathologisation Part 4: Backlash Part 5: Conclusion How do you shove back …
‘A Motive More Human’: The Alice Mitchell Case, Part One
Part One: Introduction Part Two: Agency Part Three: Pathologisation Part 4: Backlash Part 5: Conclusion Alice Mitchell was a white …
On representing one’s race
Following on from The best thing a woman can hope for. On a larger scale, now. I think about famous …
The best thing a woman can hope for
I’m thinking about the idea of being a “good” “representative” or “ideal” of one’s race, or ethnicity, or culture. Why …
