Women's & Gender Studies

The Role and Weaponization of Scientific 'Objectivity' in Gender Discourse and the Debate Over Transgender Rights

Esme I. Smithson Swain - The label of ‘science’ or ‘biology’ can become somewhat of a trump-card in excluding trans people from civil rights, because many scientific (and pseudo-scientific) opinions are weaponized during transgender rights debates. This paper will therefore... Keep Reading »

#ItsNotMyPeriod: Hashtag Activism's Challenge to Narratives of Menstrual Stigma

Jessie J. Liu - Perceptions of menstruation as a taboo subject have historically characterized Western and non-Western societies alike and persist today, both perpetuating harmful cultural understandings of women’s abilities and normalizing institutional practices that exacerbate... Keep Reading »

"Lesbianing together:" Images of Incarcerated Women in Orange is the New Black

Anna Curtis - Using content analysis, this article focuses on the portrayal of female prisoners in the first two seasons of the Netflix show Orange is the New Black (OITNB). There are two main findings. First, the word "lesbian" frequently signals homophobia rather than a self... Keep Reading »

Deconstructing and Renouncing the Conditioned Identities of Gender and Nationality in Modern Society

Anna . Militsi - This paper investigates the convoluted societal processes to which the individual is exposed from an early age in order to form and acquire their sense of identity, and aims at dismantling these very processes by exhibiting their flimsy and unsubstantiated underpinning... Keep Reading »

Flipping the Cultural Script: Papaya Soap and Skin Color Stratification in the Philippines

Aimiel Trisha W. Casillan - Centuries of subjugation under Spanish and American colonial rule have embedded an idealistic view of white beauty in the minds of Filipinos. It continues to be deeply rooted in Philippine culture due to the constant exposure of Filipina bodies to the advertisements... Keep Reading »
 
 

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Gender Studies
2022, Vol. 14 No. 10
The Role and Weaponization of Scientific 'Objectivity' in Gender Discourse and the Debate Over Transgender Rights
By Esme I. Smithson Swain
The label of ‘science’ or ‘biology’ can become somewhat of a trump-card in excluding trans people from civil rights, because many scientific (and pseudo-scientific) opinions are weaponized during transgender rights debates... Read Article »
Gender Transgender Transphobia Biological Sex Neuroscientific Gender Interdisciplinary Studies
Feminism
2022, Vol. 14 No. 09
#ItsNotMyPeriod: Hashtag Activism's Challenge to Narratives of Menstrual Stigma
By Jessie J. Liu
Perceptions of menstruation as a taboo subject have historically characterized Western and non-Western societies alike and persist today, both perpetuating harmful cultural understandings of women’s abilities and normalizing institutional... Read Article »
Menstruation Feminism Hashtag Activism Social Media Social Justice Women's Health Social Stigma Neoliberalism Gender
Feminism
2022, Vol. 14 No. 04
The Past is Female: Exploring the Socio-Sexual Liberation of Historical Women in Carol Ann Duffy's The World's Wife
By Nandini Sood
British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy’s The World’s Wife presents a fresh outlook on myths and fairy tales, by retelling them through sociosexually liberated women. The poems feature many themes such as murder, sexuality and childhood... Read Article »
Feminism British Poetry Mythology Sexual Liberation Hedonic Theory
Gender And Sexuality
2022, Vol. 14 No. 03
"Lesbianing together:" Images of Incarcerated Women in Orange is the New Black
By Anna Curtis
Using content analysis, this article focuses on the portrayal of female prisoners in the first two seasons of the Netflix show Orange is the New Black (OITNB). There are two main findings. First, the word "lesbian" frequently signals homophobia... Read Article »
Media Narratives Gender And Sexuality LGBTQ Television
Human Rights
2021, Vol. 13 No. 12
Structural Violence in the Queer Community: A Comparative Analysis of International Human Rights Protections for LBTIQ+ People
By Misty Farquhar
This paper discusses the structural violence experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, or queer (LGBTIQ+) people and people with disabilities (PWD), and reviews the international human rights protections available to each group through... Read Article »
Human Rights LGBT Rights Disability Protections Structural Violence Discrimination
China
2021, Vol. 13 No. 03
Sisters in Solidarity: The Fight for Feminism in Modern Day China
By Ashley Tan
Feminism has grown to be a complex, multifaceted topic of conversation in China. It has witnessed a series of peaks and troughs that have both advanced and regressed the women’s movement since Mao’s era. This paper aims to evaluate the... Read Article »
China Feminism Communism Gender Equality Mao Zedong Xi Jinping
Biopolitics
2020, Vol. 12 No. 11
Deconstructing and Renouncing the Conditioned Identities of Gender and Nationality in Modern Society
By Anna . Militsi
This paper investigates the convoluted societal processes to which the individual is exposed from an early age in order to form and acquire their sense of identity, and aims at dismantling these very processes by exhibiting their flimsy and unsubstantiated... Read Article »
Gender Nationalism Biopolitics Patriotism Vulnerability Social Construction Identity
Irish Literature
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Resurrecting the Bog Queen: Exploring the Gender Politics of Ireland's Bogs in Postcolonial and Nationalist Literature
By Rosie Ryan
Bogs are one of Ireland’s most notable and mysterious landscapes. As explored in the work of Seamus Heaney, the bog’s capacity to preserve memory across generations makes it a melancholic terrain that is uniquely suited to explorations... Read Article »
Irish Literature Women's Studies Nationalism Colonialism British Imperialism Gender Politics
Colorism
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Flipping the Cultural Script: Papaya Soap and Skin Color Stratification in the Philippines
By Aimiel Trisha W. Casillan
Centuries of subjugation under Spanish and American colonial rule have embedded an idealistic view of white beauty in the minds of Filipinos. It continues to be deeply rooted in Philippine culture due to the constant exposure of Filipina bodies... Read Article »
Women's Studies Colorism Philippines Filipino History Racism Decolonization Advertising Neocolonialism
Women's Studies
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
The Sanctity and Disgust of the Female Body in Rosemary's Baby
By Leina Hsu
This paper explores the woman’s body as a site of sanctity and disgust in the film Rosemary’s Baby. The character of Rosemary Woodhouse is depicted as a pure, virtuous, and feminine figure. She is positioned against other corrupted,... Read Article »
Cinema American Cinema Women's Studies Roman Polanski Female Body
Child Development
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Affective Gender Communication: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Toddler Behavior
By Suzannah R. Gifford
Conversations about the gender expression of young children are often characterized by confusion, as parents, educators, and even child psychologists have a hard time determining where exactly children’s strong gendered beliefs and behaviors... Read Article »
Affect Attachment Gender Child Development Toddlers Behavioral Psychology
Human Rights
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Abu Ghraib, Homonationalism, and the Rationalization of Modern Torture
By Emma D. Rosner
Drawing on Jasbir Puar’s analysis of homonationalism in the post-9/11 United States, I investigate the Orientalist and Islamophobic discourses present in liberal and LGBTQ news articles and human rights reports responding to the release of... Read Article »
Torture Abu Ghraib Homonationalism Human Rights
Feminst Theory
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Terry Richardson and the Celebration of "Porn Chic:" A Critique of Fashion Photography
By Yasmeen Sabet
In On Photography, Susan Sontag derides photography for generating a sense of false objectivity. Focusing on the moral implications of taking a photograph, she explores the relationship between artist and subject, exposing photography as a medium... Read Article »
Fashion Art Photography Sexual Violence Feminist Theory Fashion Photography
Feminism
2020, Vol. 12 No. 07
Toxic Royalty: Feminism and the Rhetoric of Beauty in Disney Princess Films
By Stephanie X. Hu
At Disneyland’s Magic Kingdom, light cascades across the night sky before spiraling down through the stars. The castle that towers within the dark shines bright amongst the fireworks’ sparkling ceruleans and violets. Once the night show... Read Article »
Feminism Disney Rhetorical Analysis Gender Roles Film Gender Studies
Gender Studies
2020, Vol. 12 No. 07
The Process and Barriers to Legal Gender Transition: A Case Study Analyzing the Yogyakarta Principles
By Christian Borkey
Trans people experience a wide range of social and legal disadvantages, including an inconsistent, patchwork system - where one exists at all - to attain legal recognition of their gender. In the absence of such legal recognition, transgender people... Read Article »
Transgender Legal Gender Transition Yogyakarta Principles Gender Studies
 
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