The Quantified BodyQuestioning the numbers-first narrative of health and body image.Apr 4, 2021Apr 4, 2021
The last thing we need is more policeI was listening to a podcast last week called Commons People, which is a UK politics and current affairs podcast. On last week’s episode…Mar 21, 2021Mar 21, 2021
Can we just let women age in peace?My thoughts on a headline that made me angry this week.Feb 21, 2021Feb 21, 2021
My English Degree Helped Me Learn About Canada’s Not-So-Rosy Racial HistoryIf I were to make you guess the identity of a charming, fairly youthful, liberal, handsome world leader, who comes to mind? If you guessed…Feb 14, 2021Feb 14, 2021
In Defence of Pop CultureAt a time when I am trying to choose a master’s degree, I am being forced to contemplate the ‘value’ of certain subjects. I am interested…Feb 7, 2021Feb 7, 2021
Minority RulesI recently came to a revelation, a different perspective. (I might note that many others have probably come to this conclusion far before…Jan 24, 2021Jan 24, 2021
Language Matters IIIn my previous post, I discussed the ways that gendered and misogynistic language exert effects in contemporary life, sometimes without…Jan 16, 2021Jan 16, 2021
Social Media is to Be Grappled WithResearch shows that young people are more anxious and depressed than 20 years ago. Rates of suicide and self-harm in teenage girls have…Jan 9, 2021Jan 9, 2021
Do you know what makes someone ‘bad’?In an increasingly chaotic (and dystopian) world, we can comfort ourselves in knowing the difference between good and bad. Or can we?Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2021
Cancelling Cancel CultureThe Cambridge online dictionary defines as cancel culture ‘a way of behaving in a society or group, especially on social media, in which…Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020
