Who’s Still Using the ‘F’ Word? (Male Perspective)
I have heard it many times that everything is political. Everything from what toothpaste you choose to use when brushing your teeth in the morning, to what conversations you have with friends late at night, can be decidedly political. If this is the case — and I’m inclined to believe it is — trying to understand precisely where my ideologies fit within a political context has been the source of much confusion, doubt and even guilt.
Vocabulary of a gender studies major
Carleton students are finally learning the “F word.”
But confronted with the word “feminist,” some students appear to have certain engrained misconceptions.
When Carleton women and literature professor, Esther Post, asks her first-year students who they think feminists are she says she gets responses such as, “head-shaved, male-bashing, bra-burning lesbians.” But she says these are misguided stereotypes.
Who’s Still Using the ‘F’ Word?
Forty years ago the historical study of women became an academic discipline. But today international changes to women’s studies programs are seeing a gender and sexuality studies amalgamation, Carleton included.
Five minutes with Jayna Hefford
The Charlatan (TC): With the Olympics being on home soil, do you feel any additional pressure going in to the tournament?
Jayna Hefford (JH): We’re always expected to win gold. That just goes without saying when you play hockey for Canada. Everybody’s talking about the pressure but to be honest for me, I don’t see it any different as most events we go to, other than the fact that it’s going to be on a bigger stage. We know everybody cares about how we do and how we perform but I feel fully confident the preparation has got us ready.