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The peculiarities of being absent from social media
I mentioned in my previous post, ‘Social Media is to Be Grappled With’, that I had taken a hiatus from most social media (primarily...
May 23, 20215 min read
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What's with all the crime shows?
Has anyone noticed an absolute glut of crime shows on TV recently? Perhaps it has been this way for a while, but since I moved out of a...
May 15, 20215 min read
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American Dirt
Normally, I would save my discussion of any books that I’ve read for my end-of-month roundup of my reading. I thought, however, that this...
Apr 25, 20216 min read
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Whose Narrative Is it Anyway?
Returning to the idea of the danger of a single story On Friday evening I watched Argo for the first time. (Yes, I am nearly always late...
Apr 11, 20214 min read
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The Quantified Body
Questioning the numbers-first narrative of health and body image. [This post does contain some references to disordered eating and body...
Apr 4, 20215 min read
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Can we just let women age in peace?
My thoughts on a headline that made me angry this week. I innocently checked my phone one day this week and was confronted by this...
Feb 21, 20214 min read
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In Defence of Pop Culture
At 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, 20214 min read
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Language Matters II
In my previous post, I discussed the ways that gendered and misogynistic language exert effects in contemporary life, sometimes without...
Jan 16, 20215 min read
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Social Media is to Be Grappled With
Research 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, 20216 min read
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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? In...
Jan 3, 20215 min read
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Cancelling Cancel Culture
The Cambridge online dictionary defines cancel culture as ‘a way of behaving in a society or group, especially on social media, in which...
Dec 19, 20205 min read
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Liminal Conversations
Quite a while ago now I saw a tweet which said something along the lines of that the best conversations happened in parked cars. This got...
Dec 12, 20202 min read
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Can we ever kill the author?
On JK Rowling, Transphobia, and the Power of the Author I would like to start this post with a disclaimer that I do not plan to set out...
Dec 6, 20206 min read
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Language Matters
How the language we use shapes how we interact with and perceive the world. Have you ever paused to think about how language influences...
Nov 21, 20203 min read
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Is monogamy on its way out? Exploring changing social attitudes and the rise of polyamory.
An article I had published via Mouthy Magazine on changing attitudes towards monogamy, marriage, and relationships in general. Read full...
Nov 3, 20201 min read
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I'm Fed Up of the Arts Being Sidelined
I recently heard that my old dance teacher from school is looking for past students to make videos stating how dance positively affected...
Oct 24, 20203 min read
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What do AI models mean for feminine beauty standards?
I am fascinated by the impact of technology and social media on how we view ourselves and move around our daily lives in the current...
Sep 26, 20203 min read
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