Category: Gender Studies
We Should All Be Feminists
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a powerful and articulate essay that was adapted from the author’s December 2012 TEDx Talk. It serves as both a personal investigation and interpretation of what it means to be a woman today, but…
The Pervasive Problem of Gender-Biased Language
On Monday, two pages that I follow, Exploring Masculinities and The Sociological Cinema, shared a recent article written for The Atlantic, titled “Females’ Eggs May Actively Select Certain Sperm: New evidence challenges the oldest law of genetics.” The argument comes from one Joe Nadeau…
Jane Austen and the Subversion of Sexist Tropes (#AustenInAugustRBR)
Caro is a 20-something Lit student with a tendency to ignore the world in favor of books and coffee, prone to having far too many projects going on at once, and destined to become a drunken cat lady. She blogs about books over at…
Thoughts: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 24 A Streetcar Named Desire is my first experience with Tennessee Williams. Going into this work, I knew very little about it and I knew very little about the writer. …
Review: Claiming One by E.J. Runyon
Claiming One by R.J. Runyon Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 23 Full Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher, Inspired Quill, with whom I have a working relationship; however, I was not in any way involved in the…
Thoughts: A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Wolf Final Verdict: Perfection YTD: 22 I finished reading Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own two days ago, and I have been thinking about it ever since. I imagine that I will be thinking about it…
