This past weekend (July 7, 2018), London’s Pride parade was disrupted (invaded?) by a group of activists carrying banners proclaiming, “transactivism erases lesbians.” The group forced their way into the parade, initially blocking it and then were allowed to remain marching in the parade for some time. London Pride’s organizing body has officially apologized forContinue reading “Words on London Pride: echoes of a past (unfortunately) not yet dead”
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Bodies & Embodiment
“Bodies cannot be understood as a neutral medium of social practice. Their materiality matters. They will do certain things and not others. Bodies are substantively in play in social practices such as sport, labour and sex,” (Connell 2005:58). For my M.A. research, I am currently working through Raewyn Connell‘s foundational text Masculinities (2005). Most students of genderContinue reading “Bodies & Embodiment”
Jay Sorensen, Ph.D. Candidate 