Tag: UK
‘When a young woman becomes a danger to herself through no fault of her own, she needs to not feel ashamed.’ Irenosen Okojie on mental health stigma & care.
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In the lead up to the US Presidential election, Meryl Kenny looks at gender in politics, from ‘dangerous’ and ‘nasty’ women to the glass ceiling above them.
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‘A married woman doing her own, independent thing is threatening to the social fabric.’ Wendy Pillar recounts being a ‘dangerous woman’ on holiday.
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‘Dangerous’ didn’t always mean what it does today… Isabel Davis reveals what it meant to be a ‘dangerous woman’ in the Middle Ages. You’ll be surprised!
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‘A woman, once dangerous, is everlasting.’ Today’s take on the project question comes from Edinburgh writer Heather Pearson.
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Lúthien’s challenge to Middle-earth
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth is criticised for its lack of female characters. Here, Anahit Behrooz demonstrates there is at least one notable exception.
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What does it mean to be a dangerous woman? Depending on the time and the place, it could be the act of riding a bicycle, explains Lena Wånggren.
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Jo Clifford wonders at how dangerous she is perceived to be, particularly in response to her writing and performing a play which imagines Jesus coming back to earth in the present day as a trans woman.
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Norns, Games and Aesthetics of Emergence
What do Norse myth, Macbeth’s witches, visual art, digital games and gender roles have in common? Today’s post from Tanya Krzywinska explores the links.
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