Smoke & Mirrors
When delving into the minefield of gender role, a subject to rouse many a heated argument, an area that obviously arises is the progress made by the female of the species since the days of it being...
View ArticleThe journey so far – assessment post
After exploring several areas of interest, with particular focus on identity – from spiritual identity to how various factors contribute to ‘who we are’, I found myself consistently drawn to, and...
View ArticleEducate, don’t alienate
The 1970’s was an interesting decade in terms of social change and gender conflict, with the emergence of designers such as Vivienne Westwood pushing the boundaries in the name of feminism, the sex...
View Article‘One is not born, but rather becomes a woman’
Recently I have been expanding the areas in which I search for information, consulting journals and books as well as my usual newspaper analysis. Of late, I have been reading ‘Gender’ by Leanne...
View ArticleConstellation review 2015/16
At the completion of my dissertation and the constellation module I find myself reflecting on the challenging yet rewarding process, which, unlike the previous two years, took a different format to the...
View ArticleThe year goes off with a bang!
2016 has so far proved to be productive, with my project growing as I continue to work. As well as being involved with an external exhibition – the ‘Creative Exchange’, which, as well as being a...
View ArticleWomen: Like men, only cheaper
When dealing with the topic of gender it has become evident of the inevitability that the topic of sexuality will also be raised. However, whilst I feel It’s important for me to cover this due to its...
View Article‘Trans women aren’t real women’
October 2015 – the month the famous feminist Germaine Greer uttered the sentence that would create a backlash on a scale she quite possibly hadn’t pre-empted: ‘Transgender women are not women’...
View ArticleDo as I say, not as I do
On Wednesday 9th March BBC Radio 4 broadcast an episode of ‘Out of the Ordinary’ titled ‘The Red pill’ addressing a movement I’ve mentioned on several occasions – MGTOW. The programme indeed made for...
View ArticleThat’s all folks!
As the academic year wanes I find myself looking back on Level 6 with both fondness and also sadness. As we begin to say our goodbyes to the course that has consumed our lives for the past three years,...
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