by Kyra-Lianne Samuels I wake up and feel the sorrow wash over me and smile into the familiarity. The comfort is soon followed by guilt, shame, dread. “It’s not supposed to be like this,” I think. “I wasn’t put on earth to suffer,” and yet. And yet. The indignity of my reaction leads to a new wave of remorse. At least I’m already in bed. I never got up anyway.
Category: Columns
On Ageing
By Noor Lorist The unthinkable happened. I am not sure when it occurred, but my face has changed. I discovered … More
Universities should be pioneers, not followers: A call for more gender-sensitive language at the Radboud University
By Lena Richter Info: The terms gender-neutral, -inclusive and -sensitive language are often used interchangeably and all aim at avoiding … More
Fatshaming is genormaliseerd: partners van mensen met obesitas en de universiteit doen er aan mee
Door Faifoo Spitz Op het sportcentrum hing het afgelopen jaar een banner van Radboud met de tekst: ‘On behalf of the sports centre: bye bye coronakilo’s, hello new academic year!’. Had Nella Geurts (sociologie PHD kandidaat) … More
Feminist porn is not the solution
By Nanette Ashby The way we consume pornography has changed drastically. Volumes of Erotica books or video tapes from the … More
Autism, April and Acceptance: An Account.
By K. Vis. It’s April. It’s Autism Awareness Month. While a lot of people rightfully focus on how we’d like … More
Decolonial Feminism in Academia, Rosalba Icaza
By Therese Gatterburg Anti-Racism Awareness Week, Radboud University The Anti-Racism Awareness Week, hosted by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office, had … More
Fate: The Winx Saga: a childhood classic with a dark twist
By Paula Werdnik Anyone who has watched Winx Club, as a kid knows that it was all about fairies, glitter and girl power … More
Poem: The body is a politic
By Jansje Kamerling – Let me resist the words ascribed to me
The P-Word
By Zoë van Duijn Last year when I visited South Africa for the first time I fell in love with … More
“How’s my favourite faggot doing?”
By Kyra-Lianne Samuels ‘So, how’s my favourite faggot doing?’ I say into my phone before one of my best friends even has … More
The L-Word
By Femke Boom I often find myself thinking about The L-Word, and I wonder how many LGBT+ people still remember … More