In this episode we are focusing on the work of Catcalls of Nimma who highlight and fight street harassment. I’m joined by the founders Judith Holzmann and Roos van den Oever to dive deeper into their process, from collecting the stories to putting chalk to the pavement.
Poem: Radboud doesn’t Reflect
This poem is responding to the Radboud Reflects event from the 7th of September 2023 focusing on the question: Alle meningen welkom op de universiteit? Are all opinions welcome at university?
Trans healthcare now! A 1050 minutes long demonstration in front of Radboud UMC
by Plamena Dimova The protest for transgender* rights took place in front of Radboud UMC on the 30th of September, lasted from 7 in the morning until midnight. This is no coincidence. Currently, the waiting time for trans healthcare in the Netherlands is approximately 150 weeks (3 years!), which means 1050 days of waiting – and thus, 1050 minutes of protesting as a form of resistance.
Queer Asylum – The impact of Western queer coding
By Giulia Ghidelli As a social scientist, I have always found cultural relativism and its interaction with reality fascinating and unsettling, especially in its most dramatic impacts on people’s daily lives.
“Girls just wanna have fun(damental rights)”: A review of Bucharest Feminist Film Festival
by Alex Banciu The Bucharest Feminist Film Festival took place from September 14 to September 17. It was its third edition. The theme for this year was consent, and each day had its own sub-theme. On the day I was present, the subject was body politics.
Poem: Three years down, forever left to go.
By Nanette Ashby
This poem marks the three year anniversary of her diagnosis with Fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition.
One day, you will all listen! Lucien von Römer, one of the first advocates of gay rights in the Netherlands [Raffia Archief]
Door Wouter Egelmeers
Lucien von Römer (1873-1965) was one of the first physicians in the Netherlands whose goal it was to examine the issue of homosexuality from a scientific position. Up until the eighteenth century, homosexuality or ‘sodomy’ had been an ‘unmentionable vice’ in the Netherlands.
“It’s me, I’m the problem, it’s me” – On Taylor Swift’s White Feminism
by Lelia Erscoi Many “swifties”, myself included, inevitably feel disappointed with her very public relationship now with Matty Healy, the lead singer of the band The 1975. How does this tie into Taylor’s public image, and why are fans hurt and even enraged by this? Yes, here we are once again, delving into Taylor’s love life. What’s a girl gonna do?
The new Mulan: Empowered heroine or neoliberal propaganda?
by Alex Banciu A Guardian review called Mulan “the most empowered Disney heroine of all.” One could argue that there is some truth to this statement. Mulan manages to infiltrate the imperial army as a man.
Reflections of a Feminist – International Women’s Day 2023
By Elna Schmidt I am resisting the urge to begin with a quote by Virginia Woolf. It seems too cliché to start writing an article in a university magazine concerned with gender equality, feminism and diversity in this way. And yet, I could not help but think of “A Room of One’s Own” when entering Theaterzaal C of the Elinor Ostrom building at Radboud University, one of the only buildings on our huge campus named after a woman. The sight of a room full of women taking up space always is a sight for sore eyes…
Undressing Disability, Sex and Accessability with Jennie Williams from Enhance the UK – Culturally Curious Ep.3
This week I am joined by Bima Loxley who is a psychosexual therapist and sex educator based in the UK.
Poem: Equity is Key
By Nanette Ashby
This poem consist exclusively of slogans from posters featured in and chants throughout the Feminist March in Amsterdam on the 5th of March 2023.