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Iconoclastic Approach: White Female Artists and Their Representation of Women of Colour

In this piece, Aelia analyzes three paintings: Amaral’s The Negress, Malfatti’s Tropical and Heward’s Hester. Using a feminist and iconoclastic lens, Aelia reveals the role of white women artists in perpetuating the racist and sexist rules that reduced and marginalized women of colour in the institution of French art critics. I enjoyed editing this piece because the intra-gendered relationship between white women artists and their women subjects is often neglected, along with the harm that white women artists have caused to their women of colour subjects.

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“This Is How We Conceptualize Human Beings”: Accountability, Growth, and Allyship in Kendrick Lamar’s “Auntie Diaries”

Written by: Avi Caplan, Edited by: Audrey Gottschild. This piece explores the homophobic and transphobic environment of Kendrick Lamar’s childhood as presented in his track “Auntie Diaries” on the double LP of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Through contextualization, summarization of the song’s narrative, and analysis of critical lyrical moments, Caplan does a fantastic job of explaining Lamar’s vulnerability and growth. I enjoyed this piece, as it brought light to an unexposed area of homophobia and transphobia and discussed the progress that this popular rapper has made within this environment. Continue reading “This Is How We Conceptualize Human Beings”: Accountability, Growth, and Allyship in Kendrick Lamar’s “Auntie Diaries”

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Black Female Rappers Are Reclaiming Hypersexuality… Or Are They?

Intersectional feminist analysis is crucial, which is why staff writer Sydney Otoki chose this piece on the reclamation of sexuality by Black female rap artists. This article delves into the origins of racist mythology pertaining to the Black female body and its sexuality, and how these myths impact the present day. Continue reading Black Female Rappers Are Reclaiming Hypersexuality… Or Are They?

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Complicity in Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex 

Online submission by Audrey Gottschild, edited by Miranda Kexin Hu

In Simone de Beauvoir’s famous work, The Second Sex, she describes how women are complicit to the oppressed condition they find themselves to be in; being positioned as the “Other” and developing their identities in relation to men. I enjoyed editing this piece because it provides a close examination of women’s complicity, which is a key concept in reading and understanding The Second Sex. Continue reading Complicity in Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex 

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Women and the Canadian Opioid Crisis: A Gendered Analysis 

Written by Katie Pallett-Wiesel, edited by Charlie Gagnon

The opioid epidemic is out of control in Canada, and women in this crisis have been overlooked, pushed to the side. This piece urges people to critically examine how gender roles negatively affect women in the opioid crisis. Continue reading Women and the Canadian Opioid Crisis: A Gendered Analysis 

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Sex-Positivity Today: Different Forms and Their Shortcomings

Written by Carly Rabie, Edited by Tala MacDonald

Sex-Positivity Today: Different Forms and Their Shortcomings is an opinion piece that combines first hand experience and scholarly research to critically examine the sex positivity movement. This piece presents a fresh perspective on how we view sex, and challenges us to reexamine our conceptions of acceptance. Continue reading Sex-Positivity Today: Different Forms and Their Shortcomings

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LITTÉRATURE ET PHILOSOPHIE ENTRE SÉDUCTION ET HYPERSEXUALISATION : VIVRE AVEC ET AU-DELÀ DE SON CORPS

Cet article explore le corps féminin et sa dualité comme outil de puissance et d’objectification. Grâce à son analyse de Nana d’Émile Zola, l’auteure présente l’utilisation des charmes, de la séduction, de la sexualité et du corps de la femme comme moyen de renverser les rapports de force entre les genres. Elle discute également du phénomène d’hypersexualisation du corps féminin. Étudiante en histoire de l’art, je m’intéresse particulièrement à l’analyse des images en tant qu’informatrices et productrices du discours sociétal. J’ai aimé éditer cet article, car il propose une excellente étude des discours circulant sur le corps de la femme et de sa place au sein de nos sociétés occidentales tout en apportant des pistes de solutions au débat. Continue reading LITTÉRATURE ET PHILOSOPHIE ENTRE SÉDUCTION ET HYPERSEXUALISATION : VIVRE AVEC ET AU-DELÀ DE SON CORPS

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Effective Feminist Commentary Within Films?: An Analysis of Don’t Worry Darling (2022)

Written by Alycia Poirier, Edited by Naomi Decker

As an English literature major, I am fascinated by the cultural impact of media. I selected this analysis of the feminist commentary in Don’t Worry Darling (2022) because I am interested in seeing how political movements are adjusted for different platforms (i.e., how feminism translates to a Blockbuster film). Continue reading Effective Feminist Commentary Within Films?: An Analysis of Don’t Worry Darling (2022)

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