Written By Josephine Metcalf Edited By Colin Parker Griffiths The armed forces of a nation are perhaps the most unique state institutions compared to other branches of a governmental system. Having almost exclusive access to weaponry is not the only reason for this distinction. Masculinity, as a guiding concept of gendered behavior and as a social value is utilized not only as a tool within … Continue reading Militarized Masculinity: It’s Ideology, Purpose, Role, and Repercussion in Informing the Military Institution

Written By Haley Clarke-Cousineau Edited By Aiya Hyslop-Healy Girl Core is a hybrid nonfiction essay imitating a young woman’s experience scrolling through Instagram reels on any given day. It explores the issues of having so much varying content tailored and presented to you in the span of less than six minutes. More specifically, it presents the sometimes overt, sometimes inconspicuous misogyny that permeates social media, … Continue reading Girl Core

Written By Blaise Riley Edited By Lauren Bullock Romance permeates the oxygen we breathe, tarnishes the book pages we read, and paints the lyrics of our favourite songs. In modern society, romantic love is everywhere, bringing its own rigid set of societal pressures and values to everyone’s table. As such, aromantic individuals,  which the Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (i.e., AUREA)  (2021) defines … Continue reading Demogorgons, Minecraft Roleplay Servers, and Aromantic Cultures 

Written By Andrea Oraka Edited By Kaileigh-Anne Grnak and Lauren Bullock Note: This piece is an excerpt from a longer piece with several chapters written by the author, however given the uniqueness of the piece and its relevancy to this month’s theme we decided to feature only the introductory chapter given the journal’s writing constraints. The future and the possibilities promised by science fiction media … Continue reading The Curious Case of the Sex Robot – A descriptive and speculative feminist analysis of the “future” of sex technology

Written by Sasha Lootvoet Edited By Colin Parker Griffiths More than 7 billion people in the world today will order around Alexa—Amazon’s virtual assistant that is proudly labeled as “non-gendered AI” by its creators. Alexa will be ordered to cancel their noon appointment, send an email to their boss, create their shopping list, or even read a story to their children. Some will even direct … Continue reading Alexa is a Woman: Sexist Biases in AI and a Call for Diversity in Tech Innovation

Written By Jessica Taylor Edited By Colin Parker Griffiths  Introduction  The increasing popularity of ChatGPT in academic spaces has led to the phenomenon of the ‘ChatGPT Essay.’ Essay writing using artificial intelligence (AI) now poses a threat to teachers who become Turing detectors upon grading assignments, and to the process of essay writing in general (Marche, 2022). As I was curious about how the ChatGPT … Continue reading Exploring Misogyny in the ‘ChatGPT Essay’

Written By Giuliana Luz Grabina  Edited By Kaileigh-Anne Grnak Content warning: This article contains discussions of digital sexual abuse. This past week, Twitter users’ feeds were flooded with disturbing, non-consensual sexual deepfakes of Taylor Swift. In response, X (formely known as Twitter) asserted that it was “actively removing” the images and taking “appropriate actions” against the account involved in spreading them, leading to the prompt … Continue reading Beyond the Screens: Deepfakes and Sexual Violence