by Reya Suwarsono Film director, Hanung Bramantyo, unfolds the story of Raden Adjeng Kartini (played by Dian Sastrowardoyo), a daughter born into a Javanese family of nobles in 1879. Her father’s position as a Javanese aristocrat working for the Dutch government provided her with the opportunity to attend a Dutch school – a privilege that few Indonesians had. Her exposure to Western ideals and education played a crucial role in her growth as an activist in her later years.
“Can you even have sex?” The importance of inclusive relationship and sex education to fight false ideas of sex and disability
by Nanette Ashby „To realize our sexual freedom, our goal must be to infuse the dominant sexual culture with the richness of our own experience. We must celebrate our differences from those without disabilities. We must see that our differences in appearance and function which are the sources of our degradation also contain the seeds of our sexual liberation” – Barbara Faye Waxman (Kaufman 1).
On Ageing
By Noor Lorist The unthinkable happened. I am not sure when it occurred, but my face has changed. I discovered…
No girls allowed: a commentary on the video game industry
By Lelia Erscoi Let’s do a quick thought experiment: imagine a young boy, spending time enjoying his favorite hobby. What…
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…
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)…
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…
Reclaiming Public Space: Catcalls of Nimma
By Paula Werdnik I met with the two women behind ‘Catcalls of Nimma’ on a rainy and chilly Saturday morning.…
Can we still talk about decolonizing the university?
By Elif Lootens Karl Marx, Theodor Adorno, Émile Durkheim, Ruth Benedict, Samuel Huntington, Michel Foucault, Bronisław Malinowski, Peter Blau, George…
Gender Dimensions in Climate Change
By Professor Wendy Harcourt This is a revised version of Wendy Harcourt’s talk during the International Women’s Day 2021 at…
Witch, Please
By Femke Boom “Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because books on witchcraft…
Monthly Column April: Marijke Sniekers
“My Age Really Doesn’t Matter”: Norms on Young Motherhood As this month comes to an end, it is time for…