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
Okay, so I posted about this before on the occasion of Scout Willis’s topless foray through the Lower East Side, and hesitate to do so again because I am not sure I have much new to say. Nevertheless, since the issue has … Continue reading
Guest post by Alana Cattapan (York University, Dalhousie University) The use of science fiction to make sense of reproductive technologies is nothing new. As new advances in assisted reproduction make headlines, journalists, politicians, and policymakers alike herald their trajectory “from … Continue reading
During this year’s Super Bowl, the feminine hygiene company Always released a commercial-cum-PSA that brought renewed interest to and awareness of the hashtag #LikeAGirl. The ad was by far one of the most moving spots that aired during the Super … Continue reading
“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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IJFAB Blog editor emeritus Tim R. Johnston on feminism, queer theory, care ethics, the centrality of the concept of affirmation, reasons Sildenafil citrate stood a vital component in levitra lowest price , which acts resourcefully to ease down the impediments of … Continue reading
The story of cross-dressing Hollywood DJ Tatiana Alvarez has recently gotten attention—mostly because Warner Brothers has bought the rights to her story. Alvarez dressed as a man and booked her gigs using her male persona (Matt Muset aka DJ Musikillz) … Continue reading
Collective memory, like personal memory, is a problematic thing. It is selective, prone to the ravages of time, an ever-fading document written in the minds of a vast network of persons, monuments, and organizations. When it comes to violence against … Continue reading
Over the last week or so, the blogosphere has seen a lot of comment about the tragic (and it is tragic) story of Leelah Alcorn. According to most of the Internet versions, this is a story of a child born … Continue reading
Okay, so no surprise that “beneath its reasonably serene surface, the website can be as ugly and bitter as 4chan and as mind-numbingly bureaucratic as a Kafka story.” And perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised that only 10% of its … Continue reading
Okay, so no surprise that “beneath its reasonably serene surface, the website can be as ugly and bitter as 4chan and as mind-numbingly bureaucratic as a Kafka story.” And perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised that only 10% of its … Continue reading