Archives: Feminism

Friday, March 1, 2019

“Braids” and Raids

By Ghadah Alrasheed  A gendered perspective is generally ignored in understanding causes of war. It is equally disregarded in understanding its dynamics and impact.  Attempts to figure out war through a gender perspective have largely been inhabited by, among other factors, the myth that war is a gender-neutral phenomenon, affecting all types of... More

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Living in vs living with media – Networks of online harassment

  I’m part of a generation that has done much of our growing up with and in media. Living in media in this context means that our lives are heavily mediated by new media; we can make most of our appointments online, order groceries at the touch of the button that will be delivered... More

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Taking light-hearted and sassy popular feminism seriously

  When I began my masters’ research, I wanted to learn more about how popular feminist blogs, such as Jezebel, are influencing the ways readers think about and understand contemporary feminist politics, written through popular culture news and gossip. Although my thesis project looked at more feminist blogs, for this blog post, I want to... More

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Rajani’s interview on corporate feminist advertising

ALiGN researcher Nasreen Rajani was interviewed about feminist-oriented corporate companies, such as the Dove Beauty Campaign, by Manta Mahas from the CarletonJHR in an articled titled "Femvertising: Is it really progressing women’s rights?"   Rajani commented: “There is a lot of criticism around how they talk about real beauty and self... More

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