Hijab Cartoon Source I chose this cartoon because it is relevant to the discussion we have been having in class. It seems that the cartoonist chose to display the Muslim man as the puppet master forcing the Muslim woman to say that she prefers to wear her burka. However, this is an example that was … Read more
Continuing with the theme of gender inequality in wedding traditions, this post will focus on how gender is communicated through professional wedding photography. Lewis (1997) uses a case study, including participant observation, interviews, and document analysis, to show how wedding photography provides important information in understanding how visual communication affects how people create meaning in … Read more
Recently on social media, as the flu season has occurred, I have seen a lot of debate on to get a flu shot or not. I understand that some have their own personal reasons not to get a flu shot, even if it is thinking “that the Government is putting whatever it wants in us.” … Read more
The third article I will include in my research paper is titled Harbouring the Illicit: Borderlands and Human Trafficking in South East Asia. This article focuses on the influence borders of neighboring countries have on human trafficking. These borders are Cambodia and Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia, and Thailand and Myanmar. Human trafficking is able … Read more
In my previous substantive post, I discussed issues with protecting individuals who engage in homosexual relations in the state of North Carolina. Though their actions should be protected based on the case Lawrence v. Texas, North Carolina statutes are vague and often are still used to punish those who engage in non-heterosexual vaginal intercourse. I … Read more
How do policies on immigration create an environment in which migrants can be targeted for human trafficking? This article observes the complexities behind feminism and the distinction of women that are trafficked. The author argues that the word “force” is currently the primary factor in determining trafficking and the loose term benefits traffickers because … Read more
When discussing sexual assault, often the side effects discussed mainly concern mental diseases like depression, anxiety, apathy, etc. What is not as discussed is the physical manifestations these mental illnesses can create. The focus of my study is how rape victims physically respond to the trauma that was inflicted on them. Strangely enough, this documentation … Read more
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-ida-b-wells.html In this article by the New York Times, reporter Caitlin Dickerson covers the recent decision by the paper to finally grant obituaries posthumously to 15 prominent feminists and women’s rights figures who previously had been overlooked to received the honor. Included among the honorees are a couple of feminist thinkers who we have studied … Read more
Substantive Blog Post #3 Gender and racial discrimination is a common concern that is often swept under the rug. Until you actually look at the numbers, you don’t know how sickening the problem really is. There are large gaps in wage and salary workers in the workplace.The gender gap in median weekly earnings among full-time … Read more
Between 1996 and 2006 Nepal faced a bloody armed conflict waged by the United Communist party of Nepal (UCPN). It ended after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the government of Nepal and UCPN in November 2006. Upreti, Bishnu and KC (2016) analyze the effects of armed conflict on the Nepal agricultural … Read more