Tag: 21st century
…in the Life and Works of Maud Sulter (1960-2008)
Celeste-Marie Bernier writes of Maud Sulter, whose photography challenged the historical narratives and exoticization of black women’s bodies.
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Speaking Out/Keeping Silent
Today’s comic by Sasha de Buyl-Pisco illustrates how a dangerous woman is often one who speaks out, though actually there is danger in keeping silent, too.
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“I am walking through the world with no breasts, & I don’t care if that makes you uncertain, if you can’t gender me,” declares Sasha Fisher in today’s post.
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Amanda Gouws examines the collective action led by young activists against rape and rape culture in South African universities.
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Changing universities from within…
Mary Bownes reflects on a long career in science and university leadership, contemplating whether being a ‘dangerous woman’ is to change an institution from within.
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“From afar, she shimmers. Her sari is pillar-box red…” Sim Bajwa writes of women perceived as dangerous for defying social and cultural expectations.
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…in conservative Asia
Valerie Wong gives us a wonderful tribute to her mother and aunts, who were proudly dangerous women growing up in conservative Asia.
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Redefining danger as a ‘softer but more durable quality’
“A mother with aspirations may be entirely natural but it’s also dangerous.” Natasha Rivett-Carnac reflects on balancing motherhood with professional life.
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Siobhan Shields traces the expectations and symbolism of women’s hair through her journeys of hair loss during chemotherapy.
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