I was in my senior year of college before I learned to spot the widespread vilification of vulvas and vaginas. In reading Swedish artist Liv Strömquist's graphic novel, Fruit of Knowledge: The Vulva vs. The Patriarchy, I relived every emotion and thought I had at the moment of realization. For feminists looking to renew and … Continue reading Fruit of Knowledge: A Review
When important movements have broad applications, it can be difficult to craft condense, pro-position arguments. That's where We Should All Be Feminists comes in. At just 48 pages, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay on the ubiquitous necessity of the women's movement is a defense concise enough to slide into anyone's hand. It's difficult to understate the … Continue reading We Should All Be Feminists: A Review
If you want to know what it's like to live a life in-transit --- to dress yourself out of a suitcase, shower in truck stops, and sleep in airport terminals --- My Life on the Road is not the book you're looking for. Gloria Steinem's memoir is a reflection on jet-setting and wandering, but it's … Continue reading My Life on the Road: A Review
Because this is my last semester at USC Upstate, I'm taking Senior Seminar: essentially, a 15-week-long writing workshop for a capstone paper. Knowing that I was going to take this course, I brainstormed all year for topic ideas. Writing 25 pages is easy for me, but a good, meaty thesis can be difficult to come by. … Continue reading Scrap: Connecting the Dots