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A PhD candidate in Women's Studies in Religion with focuses on South Asian Religions and Popular Culture. Rhinos, Hockey, Soccer, traveling, and reading are key to the world of which I have created

• Let’s talk about Mary Magdalene and her new film by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on November 22, 2020 • ( 16 )

  

  In keeping in line with my last month’s post, movies are on the docket, 2018’s Mary Magdalene. It’s fairly recent with not a lot of discussion around it. Here we go. The film written by two women, Helen Edmundson and… Read More ›

• Netflix Pandemic Show binge-a-thon by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on October 25, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Given the progressively dismal state of affairs in the nation currently, I have relied heavily on binge watching shows on Netflix. One of my coping strategies I started using in graduate school was having tv shows or movies playing in… Read More ›

• May Her Memory Be A Revolution by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on September 22, 2020 • ( 6 )

  

  On the eve of the Jewish Sabbath and the start of Rosh Hashanah, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg breathed her last breath. She was 87. She fought so hard for so long. She is an American patriot, hero, champion… Read More ›

• Kamala Harris, the Democratic Vice President for 2020 by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on August 21, 2020 • ( 7 )

  

  August 11th saw Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden announce his pick for Vice President. This pick broke open the history books; California US Senator Kamala Harris. Kamala has been steadily rising as a political force for over ten years. Her… Read More ›

• TikTok, the Pandemic platform for community, resistance, and activism by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on July 26, 2020 • ( 8 )

  

  It’s July which means we have collectively endured 7 months of uncertainty, turmoil, darkness, and light. America, we are still battling all aspects of the virus: rising numbers of infected, those that deny its existence, those refusing to wear masks… Read More ›

• #SharetheMicNow: Social Justice and Christianity by Laurel E. Brown and Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on June 28, 2020 • ( 9 )

  

  In the midst of recent events and protests, a social media campaign entitled #sharethemicnow has emerged.  The campaign asked white people and people of influence to use their platforms, quiet their voices, and highlight, heighten, and listen to their Black… Read More ›

• Look for the Helpers: The Sikh Community by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on May 24, 2020 • ( 7 )

  

  I struggled with what to write about for my May post. Would I write about the ridiculous notion which has countless Americans buying into the idea that COVID19 is a hoax? I could write about how it is fool hearty… Read More ›

• Creating Spaces for Grieving and Receiving by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on April 26, 2020 • ( 7 )

  

  By now, all aspects of life have been altered or halted. The world as we know it has become radically different as we attempt to get a handle on this disease and stop the rising number of deaths each day…. Read More ›

• Reviewing Current Holocaust Popular Culture Materials By: Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on March 22, 2020 • ( 5 )

  

  I contemplated doing a post on the current rising issues of the Coronavirus but as so much of life has been stopped, altered, and/or rearranged, that I figured I would embody the proverbial statement of “Just Keep Calm and Carry… Read More ›

• Let’s Talk about Frozen 2 by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on February 23, 2020 • ( 15 )

  

  While facetiming my brother, I heard my two-year-old niece shout at the top of her lungs that she was “Queen Elsa” and was coming to save me. I had started writing about the Frozen films, when Sara posted on them…. Read More ›

• The Brass Tacks of the Trump Impeachment by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on December 20, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  From the very moment after the dust settled from the 2016 elections, notions of impeachment started to break. Now three years into the Trump Presidency, impeachment proceedings have been launched. To start, Impeachment is a Constitutionally supported right. It is… Read More ›

• The Boots on the Ground People of Queer Eye: Part 3 by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on November 24, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  This month is the trilogy to my Queer Eye series. The last two posts talked about the significance of the current reboot Netflix series and the Fab Five. This post will highlight some of the people who were made over…. Read More ›

• The Important Work of Netflix’s Queer Eye: Part 2 by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on October 27, 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  Last month’s FAR post detailed the blockbuster hit show Queer Eye. The Fab Five – Karamo, Tan, Bobby, Jonathan, and Antoni, not only inspire the people they are making over, but are using their growing fan base to become true… Read More ›

• The Explosion of the TV Show Queer Eye: Part One By Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on September 26, 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  In 2019, when mentioning Queer Eye, Queer Theory isn’t on the table, but the Global Netflix hit show is. Responses will range from how each episode gets the viewer to cry, the love of avocado, the French Tuck, and how… Read More ›

• Rejecting TMT: Protecting and Protesting the Sacred for Mauna Kea and for all by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on August 24, 2019 • ( 9 )

  

  Roughly 3 ½ years ago my FAR post was about the struggle that the Hawaiian people were facing with the proposed building of a Thirty Meter Telescope on the most sacred mountain in the Hawaiian Islands, Mauna Kea. When that… Read More ›

• The World Cup was won by Lesbians, Activists, Mothers, Youngsters, Over 30’s, and all around Remarkable Ladies by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on July 28, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  As a follow up of my June FAR post, I am writing about soccer and the Women’s World Cup. The final aired on Sunday July 7th and saw the USA women beat the Netherlands 2-0. This historical win was the… Read More ›

• Scoring the Goals: US Women’s National Team and the Global Growth of Women’s Soccer by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on June 23, 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  Its June and that means Summer Sports. And June 2019 means the Women’s World Cup. The 2019 Women’s World Cup is taking place in France this year and with it means stadiums and pitches (Field) that are high quality. The… Read More ›

• Game of Thrones is Over, Now What? By Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on May 26, 2019 • ( 7 )

  

  This post contains spoilers on the Game of Thrones series   For many, this past week saw the MASSIVE HBO hit, Game of Thrones, air its last episode. Thousands were left unsatisfied with the ending and even the entire last… Read More ›

• Our Sacred Spaces are Burning By Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on April 28, 2019 • ( 20 )

  

  Event Update: This post was largely written before the Saturday shooting at the Chabad Synagogue in Poway, California. I have added a few sentences at the end of this post in light of this new sacred space violence.  When I… Read More ›

• The Modern Problematic Nature of the Sabarimala Temple, Part 2 by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on March 24, 2019 • ( 10 )

  

  The Sabarimala Temple has received an influx of global attention since last October. In my last FAR post, I researched the origin story of the Sabarimala Temple and its dedicated deity, Ayyappan. Ayyappan’s unusual parentage and chosen attributes and patronage… Read More ›

• Part One: The God Ayyappan and The Sabarimala Temple by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on February 24, 2019 • ( 13 )

  

  The Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, India has been recently thrown into the news. It has made world news due to the two centuries long tradition of denying females from the age of 10-50 entrance into the Temple. As of September… Read More ›

• The Goddesses Ereshkigal and Epona and Their Help in My Grief by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on January 27, 2019 • ( 7 )

  

  In November, my paternal grandmother passed. She was five days away from her 93rd birthday. As I was/am going through the grieving process, I started to actively recall all the studies I have done regarding death and grieving practices across… Read More ›

• Unpacking the Midterm Elections by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on November 25, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  As the dust is settling, with the mixture of finishing counting ballots and races being conceded, the true realities of what happened in the 2018 Midterm Elections is taking concrete form. From the earliest hours of November 6, numbers showed that… Read More ›

• Updating our Fairy Tales by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on October 25, 2018 • ( 17 )

  

  The rising voices of female empowerment, consciousness, and position has been an undertaking in the last two centuries. Yet societies are still using fairy tales; tales that were written at least 500 years ago. Many of the fairy tales can be… Read More ›

• I Believe Dr. Blasey Ford by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on September 30, 2018 • ( 9 )

  

  I had a completely different post that I was going to submit for my FAR contribution this month, but that went out the window on Thursday September 27th with the Supreme Court Justice Nomination hearings of Brett Kavanaugh and the… Read More ›

• Why Isn’t Easter Marketable? By Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on March 25, 2018 • ( 11 )

  

  A few months ago, a friend and I were having one of our many hundreds of random conversations when we started to talk about the differences in the commercialization of the two major Christian holidays: Christmas and Easter. We started… Read More ›

• Chinese New Year: The Year of the Dog by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on February 25, 2018 • ( 8 )

  

  February has come and with it the celebration of the Chinese New Year. This year’s cycle is the Year of the Dog. The 15-day celebrations can range from parades, gift exchange, meals, and fireworks. Chinese New Year is a large… Read More ›

• Solidarity Thy Clothing is a Black Gown by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on January 28, 2018 • ( 9 )

  

  On Sunday, January 7th, a highly visible and poignant protest and stance was made. The 75th Golden Globes was the frontline to which the privileged Hollywood A-Listers took a stance. They collectively drew a line, a call for change.  A… Read More ›

• My Hopeful Prayer for 2018 by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on December 24, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  When the dust settled after November 9, 2016, many were looking for a better 2017. Alas, 2017 was one of the roughest, heaviest, and revelatory years in the last twenty years. 2017 shook many to their cores. Every morning seemed… Read More ›

• The Act of Gun Control by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

  By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on November 26, 2017 • ( 9 )

  

  This month’s post is brought on by dealing with another aftermath of a mass shooting and the responses in the wake of devastation. I write this in ardent hope that this will start a discussion that will hopefully lead to… Read More ›