I’m in the middle of the moving rush at the moment, so I don’t have time to post much – but I thought I’d share this speech I made last night at the UQ Environment Collective’s EcoSpeak event! I am a northern rivers girl. The spaces that defined my childhood were the beach and the … Continue reading »
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Mothers and Whores: Women in Ancient Rome
This piece was written for the 6th issue of the UQ Women’s Collective Zine, titled “Herstory.” Women in the Roman Republic and Empire are one of the most elusive parts of history. They are spoken for, but never speak; represented, but rarely for themselves. Where women feature in historical literature, the patriarchal tradition of moral … Continue reading »
Gender and Masterchef
I’ve been thinking about the gender politics of professional cooking lately, having spent a few weeks at home with my family and watching Masterchef with them. From a sample of two weeks’ worth of Masterchef episodes (plus a few backdated ones), it struck me that while the contestants seemed to be quite fairly balanced between … Continue reading »
Feminists in Fiction: Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
This post in the first in a series of planned posts on my favourite feminist characters and female role models in books and TV. Check back during the next few months for other posts in this series! Earlier this year I was introduced to the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender by a friend. Since … Continue reading »
That thing people call “dating”
On Thursday I did an interview for a popular Australian women’s magazine. I’m not mentioning the name for now, but someone contacted me via this blog and wanted to do a story about being asexual in today’s society. I did a little dance of excitement. The interview went really well, but one question threw me … Continue reading »
50th Edition of the Down Under Feminists’ Carnival
Welcome to the 50th Edition of the Down Under Feminists’ Carnival! Fifty editions is quite a milestone, though with the unclear status of the last few months, I’m not really sure if it is the fiftieth edition after all. But that does not matter, because I have a wonderful collection of submissions for the month … Continue reading »
Carnival of Aces – July 2012 Edition
Welcome to the July Edition of Carnival of Aces! This month’s theme was compulsory sexuality. Unfortunately there were only two submissions (and one of my own), both of which are a really excellent read. From Concept Awesome, we have Compulsory sexuality, or why dating and being asexual can be very confusing, especially if people keep … Continue reading »
