Write in White Ink:
A Response to “#FreetheNipple?” by Patrick J. Welsh

When I shared on Facebook the piece on Scout Willis that PJ mentions, a woman friend of mine commented sarcastically on it, something like: ‘Thanks, Joy—I’ve seen my first nipple on Facebook.’ I took this to mean: ‘Thanks for continuing … Continue reading

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Trigger Warnings and Neoliberal Classrooms: an Ongoing Pedagogical Discussion

  “Trigger Warnings & Neoliberal Classrooms: Rethinking Pedagogy in Our Time of Precarity,” an interdisciplinary panel and discussion, will take place at the Stony Brook University Humanities Institute on Wednesday, February 18th at 4:00pm. We would like to begin the discussion here … Continue reading

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Black women’s bodies matter

Check out SUNY Professor Janell Hobson’s excellent piece on female pop star videos in the context of Ferguson. What are your thoughts? … Continue reading

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Boob Jobs and Feminism

In her article “I’m a Feminist and I Got Breast Implants” (full article here), beauty expert and journalist Grace Gold asks, “Why are women judged and even ostracized by both feminists and the greater public at large if they choose … Continue reading

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Women in Film and The Representation Test

Of the top 100 domestic U.S. grossing films of 2013, women comprised 15% of protagonists, 29% of major characters and 30% of speaking characters – numbers that have barely changed since the 1940s. Given these ridiculous numbers, we as spectators … Continue reading

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Safeguarding Feminist Safe Spaces (A Response to Ally Boghun’s “Feminism and Anxiety”)

Read Boghun’s piece here. From puberty until the age of fifty, a girl or woman is twice as likely to suffer from an anxiety disorder as a boy or man. In addition, women are more likely than men to have … Continue reading

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