On Labels and Boxes and Things
A funny thing happened to me last week and it wasn’t the first time. Someone (another woman) told me that I wasn’t being a very good feminist. Those weren’t her exact words but the implication was clear: I had barred
On Labels and Boxes and Things
A funny thing happened to me last week and it wasn’t the first time. Someone (another woman) told me that I wasn’t being a very good feminist. Those weren’t her exact words but the implication was clear: I had barred
-isms, intersectionality, privilege and power
You shouldn’t write (to publish) when you’re angry. Sending emails when in the fire of rage only ever leads to a further-embroiled argument. Same goes for phone calls, blogs and newspaper articles. And tweeting. The Suzanne Moore-transphobia-feminist-intersectionality thing shows no
-isms, intersectionality, privilege and power
You shouldn’t write (to publish) when you’re angry. Sending emails when in the fire of rage only ever leads to a further-embroiled argument. Same goes for phone calls, blogs and newspaper articles. And tweeting. The Suzanne Moore-transphobia-feminist-intersectionality thing shows no
Newness and its value
Two opening thoughts: The calendar is an arbitrary structure. We made it up to help us plan when to plant our crops – the Church certainly had a hand in imposing the Calendar on civilisations in the West, in order
Newness and its value
Two opening thoughts: The calendar is an arbitrary structure. We made it up to help us plan when to plant our crops – the Church certainly had a hand in imposing the Calendar on civilisations in the West, in order
A Visitor on Christmas Eve
A brisk chill whisked around his ankles as he trudged through the deep, thick-set snow that covered the pavement. Around him, twinkling out from the blush sandstone bay windows, came the champagne-coloured lights of the Christmas decorations that adorned the
A Visitor on Christmas Eve
A brisk chill whisked around his ankles as he trudged through the deep, thick-set snow that covered the pavement. Around him, twinkling out from the blush sandstone bay windows, came the champagne-coloured lights of the Christmas decorations that adorned the
How to do an Academic Christmas
Or, ‘What We can Learn from my Supervisor’: Very kindly he did some last minute reading of my final PhD proposal draft last week before university broke up, with the caveat that nothing would happen with it over the Christmas
How to do an Academic Christmas
Or, ‘What We can Learn from my Supervisor’: Very kindly he did some last minute reading of my final PhD proposal draft last week before university broke up, with the caveat that nothing would happen with it over the Christmas
The Year Ahead….
In between writing my social theory essay (which will handily become the basis of my paper for the BSA Annual Conference 2013) and planning my qualitative methods assignment (officially duller – though simpler – than quantitative methods) I’ve decided to add to
The Year Ahead….
In between writing my social theory essay (which will handily become the basis of my paper for the BSA Annual Conference 2013) and planning my qualitative methods assignment (officially duller – though simpler – than quantitative methods) I’ve decided to add to
Coming Soon: The Accidental Sociologist
There’s excitement here about an upcoming new project for me. From Monday 17th I will be writing a new column on The Sociological Imagination, entitled The Accidental Sociologist. The column will cover my forays into the study of sociology and what
Coming Soon: The Accidental Sociologist
There’s excitement here about an upcoming new project for me. From Monday 17th I will be writing a new column on The Sociological Imagination, entitled The Accidental Sociologist. The column will cover my forays into the study of sociology and what
