Last week, I made a day trip on short notice to fly with a friend to Orlando. As we said our goodbyes, my friend encouraged me to try to catch an earlier flight to avoid arriving home too late in… Read More ›
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Supporting Embodiment: Societal and Jewish Views on Body Modification by Ivy Helman
Embodiment is a feminist principle which has, as its basis, two fundamental criteria. First, humans require their bodies to live. We must acknowledge that our existence is tied to our bodies. This fact grounds us in this world. Here, and… Read More ›
“Respect: Dualism Subversion and So Much More in Survival Reality Television,” by Ivy Helman.
In “Ecofeminism and Wilderness,” Linda Vance believes that Western society defines wilderness by “… the absence of humans, we are saying, in effect, that nature is at its best when utterly separated from the human world. The idea of wilderness… Read More ›
Being Scared: Fear and Authenticity by Ivy Helman
My partner is a lawyer who works with asylum seekers and other immigrants here in the Czech Republic (ČR). She’s amazing at her job and I’m constantly in awe of her passion and commitment along with her righteous anger at… Read More ›
How Shall We Then Live? by Esther Nelson
President Obama, responding to the beheading of American journalist, James Foley, by ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), said, “ISIL speaks for no religion…and no faith teaches people to massacre innocents….ISIL is not Islamic” (August 20, 2014). I… Read More ›
1, 2, 3, 4: FEMINISTS DON’T WANT ANOTHER WAR by Carol P. Christ
War is a feminist issue for many reasons, most importantly because war is always war against women. Patriarchy, war, rape as the “spoils” of war, and the taking of women and children as slaves in the wake of war arose… Read More ›
A Personal Journey of Embodiment by Stacia Guzzo
My struggle and fascination with the subject of embodiment began at a young age. Perhaps my first sense of the nuances of being an embodied being began with the realization that my younger brother was considered “different” as a result… Read More ›
