Tag: misogyny
Blackhole Backlash
It's funny how the image of a successful women seems to be such a controversy. Breaking the glass ceiling and flourishing never seems to...
Experiencing inequality – misogyny and racism in Exeter
Growing up as a woman of colour, you’re taught to tone down your identity. We experience so many forms of casual to extreme racism,...
Not Just a Pretty Face
Director Olorunfemi Fagunwa was rejected as a candidate for directing theatre through the Kenneth Branagh New Writing Award at Windsor Fringe Festival because "the committee...
The carnival comes to town: a critique of Rio SSB
The Safer Sex Ball - a celebration of all things sexy, or a cover up for some darker issues behind the six-pack and stilettos?
So...
Bechdel: A Useful Test
How useful is the Bechdel test? Harriet Large assesses gender bias in films.
In the present day we live in a world that is consistently...
A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini
Conor Byrne introduces us to this shocking, moving and powerful masterpiece...
Khaled Hosseini is best known as the author of the internationally bestselling The Kite...
