Author Ivan Arizpe

In thinking about the effect of gender in, on, and around the body, how do we account for, understand, and potentially change the ways in which gender shapes health outcomes- specifically those pertinent to mental health? Through the lens of… Continue Reading →

In one of our first class discussions, we addressed Judith Butler’s concept of gender performativity as way of understanding how human bodies become legible as gendered bodies through discursive practices (such as language, gestures, appearance, fashion, etc) that (re)iterate the… Continue Reading →

Last week on Twitter, I came across news on my feed about actress Gabrielle Union’s departure from “America’s Got Talent”. Never having watched the show, I was not aware of her leave and especially not in the context of its… Continue Reading →