At James Madison University, a gender dialogue course is offered in which 6 females and 6 males are asked to participate to promote dialogue between the two sexes. I was able to attend the final presentations for this class, and I thought the premise of the class, the topics of the presentation, and the banter […]
Read More The DialogueUnless you’ve been living in a cave or the Midwest, you’ve noticed spring (weather) is finally here! Yes, the beautiful time of year when the birds are back, flowers are blooming, and the thaw of winter is behind us. With the return of the sun comes the return of outdoor recreational reading. There’s nothing I […]
Read More Book Recommendation: The Guy’s Guide to FeminismSitting in the beautiful spring sun, a girl from my dorm and I were enjoying the welcomed breeze of fresh mountain air. We were on the subject of our perspective futures, brought up by the fact that our first year in college was drawing to a close and we were both considering switching majors. Emily […]
Read More Social Constraints: Emily’s StoryTRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of rape/ sexual assault. Due to the recent publicity of the Steubenville rape case (and the horrific way it has been handled in the media), I have decided to write a blog series about rape culture to better explain how it is upsetting yet unsurprising that this rape happened, and that it […]
Read More Rape Culture and the Way Women Dress“I was always interested in social change but never actually did anything about it.” ~ Ben Rattray I’m returning for one last installment of the Millennium trilogy posts. Again without spoilers, I will explore author Stieg Larsson’s explosive series with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. In the final installment, we find Lisbeth Salander […]
Read More The Millennium Trilogy: The Man Who’s Fight Lives OnIf you’re on the West Coast and it’s still March 3rd, celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1913 Women’s Suffrage Parade! If you’re like me and like sweet vintage photography (I’m talkin’ hi-res, restored black and whites people!), or if you like bad-ass women of American history, check out The Atlantic’s collection in commemoration of […]
Read More Quick Hit: 1913 Suffrage ParadeImagineherstory says she knows so many women who don’t seem to care, or want to talk about current legislation affecting women. For them it’s “just not cool” or “uninteresting” or have the mentality that since it’s not affecting them right now they don’t need to pay attention to it, but how much will women have to […]
Read More Sunday Links Round-UpFire is contradicting in almost every sense. While it brings warmth and comfort, it can also be destructive and deadly. Historically, fire was a sign for life and sustenance. Being so difficult to capture in its early discovery, fire was often sacred and used in ceremonies to appease Gods of all religions. Today fire is […]
Read More The Millennium Trilogy: Firing Up the UpheavalA man and his son are in a car accident. They are taken to the nearest hospital. The emergency room doctor says, “I can’t operate on this child. This is my son.” Who is the surgeon?
Read More Wage War: It’s time we waged war on the wage warThe conception of this post was one part luck and seven parts desperation. Last week I experienced for the first time in my life, an extreme case of writer’s block. Having gone through seven drafts of ideas, each of poor enough quality or caliber to warrant dismissal, I was at my wits end. With hours […]
Read More The Millennium Legacy: Dragon Tattoos and Social Taboos
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