Written By Shoshana Iny Edited By Anya Labelle For some individuals, getting involved in a revolutionary movement is as simple as raising a hand. Historically, this has not been the case for Black women. Although men have frequently assumed front-facing leadership roles in Black civil rights movements, women have also sought opportunities to resist oppressive regimes (Irons, 1998). Despite scholarly literature frequently overlooking Black women’s … Continue reading Black Women’s Contributions to South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Movement

Written By Shoshana Iny Edited By Elisabeth Ferris Trigger warning: sexual violence Sudanese women are disproportionately impacted by the ongoing civil war in their country. Prior to the current civil war, gender inequalities were already rampant in Sudanese society, with the country being “shaped by entrenched patriarchal cultural norms that promote[d] male dominance and female subordination” (UN Women, 2024, p. 3). However, since the onset … Continue reading The Education Plummet: A Catalyst for Rights Violations Amongst Sudan’s Young Women

Written By Sasha Lootvoet Edited By Julia Winterhalder Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici trailblazed, while Madonna, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian followed; each of these women are important figures who contributed to the establishment of corsets as a long-lasting trend in women’s fashion. This garment made either of metal, whalebone, or plastic, functions as a true reflection of beauty standards for women across different geotemporal … Continue reading Historical and Theoretical Exploration of the Corset: Transcending its Confines Through Modern Interpretation

Written By Emma Lowry Edited By Hannah MacDonald A memorable scene from the film Jennifer’s Body (2009), directed by Karyn Kusama, shows Jennifer caught in her best friend Needy’s kitchen, vomiting up a tar-like substance after she couldn’t keep down a rotisserie chicken; Jennifer is drenched in the blood of the boy she cannibalized, dripping from her fangs down to her white puffer jacket, mini … Continue reading Queerness, Femininity, and Monstrosity: How Jennifer’s Body (2009) Reimagines Revenge Using the Abject and the Power of Camp Horror

Written By Azyadée Bleicher Edited By Hannah MacDonald To be a woman is to perform…to be a woman is to perform… to be a woman is to perform. This sentence has plagued my mind: seven words that resonate so profoundly and so clearly illustrate what women are confronted with by simply existing in our society. Women perform in all senses of the word—even performing within … Continue reading “To be a woman is to perform.” – Simone de Beauvoir

Written By Sam Rabie Edited By Carmen Faria Trigger warning: sexual violence A group of friends is chatting; they talk about school, that annoying prof, plans for the upcoming weekend, and of course, their prospects. One of them leans in and points toward the neighboring table. “What do you think of that guy? I see him all the time at the gym,” she whispers. The … Continue reading “Society is in Bed With You,” The Politics of Desire

Written By Colin Parker Griffiths Edited By Hannah MacDonald Introduction  During the nineteenth century, a significant trend among male European artists was the creation of Orientalist paintings. This catalog of paintings greatly contributed to the European social imagination of the “East,” and worked to cultivate a shared perception of Islamic regimes as exotic and inferior. Orientalist art was thus used to manipulate the Western consciousness … Continue reading How Orientalist Art Serves as a Colonial Method of Control: Representations of Muslim Women in Ingres’ La Grande Odalisque (1814)

Written By Morgan Delva Edited By Carmen Faria Introduction There is no doubt that Drake is the most commercially successful hip-hop artist of the past decade. He has dominated the Billboard charts with every one of his albums or single releases over the past decade (BillBoard, 2024) and is in the top five highest-selling rappers of all time (Lane, 2023). Drake’s extreme popularity has put … Continue reading “I’m Really Living this Hip-Hop Life”: How Drake Embodies the Continuation of Misogyny in Hip-Hop

Written By Sean Martin Edited By Elizabeth Ferris Since its theatrical release in September, Coralie Fargeat’s body horror odyssey The Substance (2024) starring Demi Moore (Elisabeth) and Margaret Qualley (Sue) has polarized audiences and critics alike. Its unflinching approach and piercing satire on body norms, cosmetic surgery, the entertainment industry, celebrities, and aging have sparked a horde of conversations praising the film for its bold … Continue reading Revisiting Horror’s Key Women in the Wake of The Substance

Written By Sam Rabie Continue reading The War of Want: A Battle on Two Fronts