colonialism
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Dialogue and Opinion
Butterfly: The Orientalist Queer Critique
Butterfly: a beautiful, exotic, delicate, docile, innocent, sexual, and submissive East Asian “woman”. She’s everything a man could desire in…
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Politics
Gender Identity In South Asia: Who Are the Hijra?
While the Hijra and transgender communities have contributed to the LGBTQ+ movement in South Asia through their lived histories and…
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Politics
The French Paradox: France’s Hijab Ban and the Colonial Project
“The recently proposed hijab ban is blatant proof that the French government is diseased.”
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Politics
The Politics of Gender: How the Imposition of the Gender Binary Reinforces Oppressive Hierarchies
By understanding the origins of the gender binary as a tool of oppression, we can more clearly see the ways…
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Dialogue and Opinion
Feminism 101: What is Orientalism?
By relegating the East to a submissive, homogenous caricature of otherness, Orientalism has served as a device for the West…
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Campus Life
Coloniality of the US/Mexico Border: Book Talk with Roberto D. Hernández
Roberto D. Hernández presents his new book, “Coloniality of the U.S./Mexico Border: Power, Violence, and the Decolonial Imperative,” and discusses…
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Dialogue and Opinion
It’s Time to Stop Turning a Blind Eye Toward Sweatshop Labor
Image by Jenny Dodge. When Nike released its controversial advertisement featuring Colin Kaepernick, the NFL player who began kneeling during…
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Feminism 101
Feminism 101: What is Fetishization?
Fetishization is usually defined as the sexual fascination with things that are not inherently sexual. But when it comes to…
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Uncategorized
How Not to be a Harmful Voluntourist
If you’re a budding voluntourist, beware the self-serving programs that do more harm than good. Look instead to organizations that…
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Uncategorized
Colonialism Under a Different Name: Volunteer Tourism
For those who enjoy travel, carefully consider the following information on tourism and its contribution to economic harm in local…
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