door Maaike van Leendert
“Ik ben vandaag even zo onwijs kwaad,” appte ik naar mijn vriendinnen. Even daarvoor was ik begonnen met een zoektocht naar een passende beha waarvan de aankoop niet mijn volledige bankrekening zou plunderen.
Tag: bipoc
Experimental Archeology and the History of Pockets with Marjolein Kik – Culturally Curious Ep.5
In this installment, I’m joined by Marjolein Kik, a Dutch academic specializing in dress history and experimental archaeology. Their research into the history of Dutch pockets takes center-stage in this episode. We start with the question: What is experimental archaeology? Marjolein explains the nuances of this new and unique research method and how they created an educational tool for museums, based on this research. We discussed materials, sewing techniques and designs used to make pockets between 1650 and 1950.
Why your Feminism should be Socialist – An introduction to Socialist Feminist theory
By Ava Wood On 24th October, Iceland’s women left their workplaces and went on strike, protesting the 10.2% gender pay gap in the country. The movement is inspirational for those of us who come from countries where mobilisation on this scale is unthinkable, and puzzling in the context of the country’s status as the most gender equal in the world (Barry, 2023).
Poem: Unlearning
by Paula Werdnik
“I learnt from a young age that to be a woman is to be water…”
Interrogating Street Harrasment with Judith and Roos of Catcalls of Nimma – Culturally Curious Ep.4
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.
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.
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.
The Colonial Legacy in France’s Citizenship Dilemma
by Roisin Moreau France’s history and the daily experiences of French people of colour (a primary example described above) proves that this fetishization of citizenship does not play out on an even playing field for many of its subjects. In reality, many ethnic minorities experience a lack of social acceptance, and are denied “cultural citizenship” (Rosaldo, 1994), proving that identity papers are not always sufficient.
Women’s informal labour: Invisibilized but crucial nonetheless
by Elna Schmidt What do a white, middle-class, teenage private math tutor in the Netherlands and an Indonesian street food vendor in the heart of Manila have in common?