College Feminisms
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: A Critical Analysis of Orange Is The New Black: The Appropriation Of Women Of Color
By Mohadesa Najumi Since finishing NetFlix’s hit new series “Orange Is the New Black” about a 32-year old white woman named Piper Chapman, who serves 15 months...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: getting naked
By Isabel Liu He asks if he can draw me. It’s a mid-April evening, finally warm enough for me to open the windows at night....
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: The "Unsophisticated" Mirror of Rachel Jeantel
By Lauren G. Parker The prosecution needed to represent Rachel Jeantel as much as they represented Trayvon Martin because her assumed unintelligence and subsequent worthlessness...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Dear Assata: You Are More of a Woman than America Told You
By Christine Ohenewah Recent news about the FBI’s latest addition to their Most Wanted Terrorist list and the strong recommendation of my mentor prompted me...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: The Black Sitcom: A Representation We Can Be Proud Of
By Jeanine Russaw When you look in the mirror, how do you see yourself? In a perfect world, whenever a black woman looks in a mirror,...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Chef D'ouvre
By Kaila Philo Douse my skin with bleach, I want to watch it sizzle. There it goes! The brown sky begins to lighten as the bright...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Be the Bitch
By Nora Turriago Imagine, for a moment, you are Taylor Swift. You have luscious golden locks, yes, but for the moment brush them aside: there are...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: We Live In A Rape Culture
By Mohadesa Najumi Many people object to the phrase “rape culture.” They don’t understand how a culture as civilized as ours can be defined by...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Reclaiming Freedom of Speech
By Bruna Lobato In my first creative writing class as a Brazilian international student at a private American college I received my fiction assignment back...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: (Video) Do You Know of Any Prominent Feminists?
By Ashley Yenick Do millennials know of any famous feminists in our society? There are many feminists mentioned in this video: bell hooks, Audrey Lorde, Peggy...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Finding Black Feminism: A Revelation of Black Hair
By Ravon Ruffin I recently had the opportunity to do an assignment that required me to articulate the ways in which Black Feminist Thought applies...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Some Thoughts From a Stuck-Up Jezebel
By Monique John Stereotypes are not new to me. I’m black and female—two identities that are the most oppressed of all, even in our ‘post-racial...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: "Word Association: When You Hear the Word "Feminism" What Do You Think Of?
By Ashley Yenick The young women in this video believe in making a difference. It was astonishing to see that each mainly deployed two words:...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: My Journey to Feminism: How Feminism Inspired My Life
By Elizabeth Dorssom I first started referring to myself as a feminist when I was 17. Even though I didn’t identify as a feminist until I was...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Shattering Silence (Video)
By Molly Baker On April 23, University of Arizona student Dean Saxton, better known as Brother Dean, stood on a bench brandishing a sign that...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Why The Concept Of 'Modesty' Disgusts Me
By Mohadesa Najumi When I think about what modesty means in today’s political, cultural and religious environment, I am inclined to believe that the concept...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: When Love Equals Silence
By Kristen Reynolds As I sit here on the eve of my graduation, cataloging what I’ve learned over the last few years as a Black woman...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: “It’s Just a Harmless Advertisement”: On Liposuction, Media, and Perpetuation of Sexism
By Alyssa Gockley Several weeks ago, Bucknell University published its weekly campus newspaper. While just about every edition of The Bucknellian has some article or...
