Masculinities

Coronavirus, at this point in time, has affected every person’s life in some way or another. However, the way in which it affects our individual lives is not equal. While some of my friends enjoy time off from school at… Continue Reading →

COVID- 19 has provided an excellent opportunity to watch a Netflix series I would not normally watch. On March 20, 2020, the Netflix limited documentary series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness is a 7-part docuseries about Joe Exotic who… Continue Reading →

Throughout this global pandemic, there have been multiple reports released that say men face a greater risk of dying from COVID-19 than women. I remember a classmate previously addressing this topic for an “In the News” discussion in class, back… Continue Reading →

There’s a new kind of dog dad in town: one who talks about his feelings. In Bristol, England, a man created a dog-walking club for men to get together and talk about their emotions. After struggling with anxiety and depression… Continue Reading →

  “We don’t (and possibly never did) need the modern and harmful idea of chivalry in our society.” What’s written above was going to my thesis for my initial blog post on chivalry, a topic I believed would be cute,… Continue Reading →

To say we are in the midst of a public health crisis may be an understatement — and I’m not just referring to the Coronavirus currently holding Rice University class schedules hostage. I find myself more concerned with the effects… Continue Reading →

http://www.terrylowry.com/?page_id=1003 I, like many Americans, voted this week. And in the weeks leading up to the election I have been bombarded with ads for many candidates, including “The Link Letter,” a Texas conservative newsletter. The February issue focused on voting… Continue Reading →

I will preface this blog post with acknowledging that I have only very recently (within the past year or so) become interested in the NBA. My boyfriend is a die-hard San Antonio Spurs fan, and I was raised in San… Continue Reading →

I don’t specifically remember the first time I heard the term ‘incel’ being used, but it was definitely not referring to the original context. Originally, the term was coined in the 90s by a queer young college-aged woman named Alana… Continue Reading →

This weekend I took my boyfriend to a salon for the first time. The goal of this trip was for my roommate and me to take my boyfriend and his roommate on a journey through self-care. We decided the best… Continue Reading →

It is surprising to say, but before I came to college I never realized how much being a woman influenced people’s opinions of me. Of course, I knew that I was not viewed the same as my male peers. I… Continue Reading →

What is the relationship between time and gender? It seems that in many cases, time does not treat femininity and masculinity equally, at least according to the common cultural narratives.  While femininity is treated like it is constantly at war… Continue Reading →

When a sexual assault happens, we too often question every action a woman did that could have in some way “validated” their assault. “What were you wearing?” “Were you drinking?” “Did you want it at first?” “Why didn’t you fight… Continue Reading →

“I wish to be acknowledged not as black but as white. Now—and this is a form of recognition that Hegel had not envisaged—who but a white woman can do this for me? —Frantz Fanon, “The Man of Color and the… Continue Reading →

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 →

Why does rape (and sexual assault) culture exist? How has such a horrible thing become normalized and inevitable? I argue that this culture of sexual violence has grown out of and been fueld by societal constructs of virginity and violent… Continue Reading →

I am an avid Disney fan. Like, an “I’ve seen almost every single movie in theaters and get annoyed that there are so many children” fan. Because I’m such a fan, I watch these interviews with cast members before movies… Continue Reading →

Currently on view at Barbican Art Gallery in London is “Masculinities: Liberation through Photography”, an exhibition documenting how masculinity is “experienced, performed, coded, and socially constructed as expressed and documented through” (Barbican) photographs and films by 50 artists. Highly influential… Continue Reading →

By Zoe Clark A popular controlling image of black women is the black matriarch. When I thought of a black matriarch, I thought of my grandmother. My perspective of the black matriarch was shaped by my grandmother who was a… Continue Reading →

An unlikely story: It was our fourth date and he has barely so much as touched me. What was he afraid of? My vagina doesn’t have teeth for fuck’s sake. He says he is afraid of us getting pregnant but… Continue Reading →