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Hi guys, this is my final project. I chose to create a visual representation of all of the body positive campaigns there are on social media. In my statement (which I have attached in pdf form), I discuss the […]

During this semester I have learned a great amount about feminism, society, and gender/ race roles. There was so much material that was discussed and almost every reading left an impact on me in some way. I […]

The Toni Morrison book I have chosen for this week is called “Tar Baby”. The book is a love story. Jadine and Son are two lovers who become romantically involved fate has brought them together. They met by […]

Material feminism is defined as talking about gender as an expectation put in place by society. Also, along with society, culture, technology, and everything that surrounds and affects humans everyday of […]

Judith Butler is talking about how humans are defined by their gender and their gender roles. An individuals’ culture plays a large role in the way gender roles are defined and how gender is assigned. H […]

Culture wars are when people in their own cultures split up due to their differences. Differing ideas about certain topics, issues, or goals can cause cultural wars. Culture wars set feminists back and […]

Pg.3- “In this parodic rendering of pre-stonewall stereotypes of lesbians, she performs her disidentificatory desire for this one topic representation.” What I think the author means by this quote in the con […]

“Sometimes in the face of my own/our own limitations, in the face of such world-wide suffering, I doubt even the significance of books.”

This quote from the passage is relevant to the larger text because it […]

To use Hypothesis the first step is to join the private class group. The link is on the class site. Second, you must create an account so that you can annotate our class texts. Third, to annotate, select the […]

First, I want to reflect on the interview I had with my grandma. I questioned my grandma because she is 88 years old and she was born in Kiev, Ukraine. At the time my grandma lived in Ukraine it was still a […]

Hi everyone, hope you are safe and healthy. I have been adjusting to this lockdown slowly and at my own pace. I understand that this is a worldwide crisis and everyone has made adjustments to their lives. […]

If society was more diverse and harmonious, feminism and anti-activism would succeed and the world was more egalitarian that would be the Utopian scenario. Females would be working in jobs that are more viewed to […]

I am interested in exploring issues in the portrayal of woman in media as they are related to women, gender, and sexuality studies, especially the work of Geena Davis  and her #strengthhasnogendercampaign during […]