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Hello world! My name is Kaitlyn O'Hagan. This blog was for a Fall 2012 Thomas Hunter Honors course I took called "Feminism, New Media and Health" at CUNY Hunter College.
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![The other evening while taking refuge from the early-November snowstorm in NYC, I watched Steel Magnolias (the 1989 Julia Roberts version, available on Netflix). I had heard the name of the play and film(s) in a usually positive context, but never heard the plot details of the story. I was shocked, then, […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/11/15225852/Screen-shot-2012-11-11-at-1.45.55-PM-115x115.png "Diabetes in Film: Steel Magnolias")
Diabetes in Film: Steel Magnolias
Posted on November 11, 2012 | 90 CommentsThe other evening while taking refuge from the early-November snowstorm in NYC, I watched Steel Magnolias (the 1989 Julia Roberts version, available on Netflix). I had heard the name of the play and film(s) in a usually positive context, but never heard the plot details of the story. I was shocked, then, […] -
What’s wrong with teen pregnancy?
Posted on November 5, 2012 | No CommentsYesterday, while watching an episode of New Girl with my partner and best friend, I saw this commercial. As the video played, we tried guessing what the commercial was for – clothing? laundry detergent? And then – “what???” -
![When Rebecca Tiger came to my class to give a guest lecture, one of the most shocking things I learned about was SCRAMx, an alcohol monitoring device that “alcohol offenders” are FORCED to wear by our legal system. This seemed to me a blatant violation of privacy, and a fundamental […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/11/15225854/lindsay-lohan-scram-bracelet-115x115.jpeg "Scrap SCRAMx")
Scrap SCRAMx
Posted on November 1, 2012 | No CommentsWhen Rebecca Tiger came to my class to give a guest lecture, one of the most shocking things I learned about was SCRAMx, an alcohol monitoring device that “alcohol offenders” are FORCED to wear by our legal system. This seemed to me a blatant violation of privacy, and a fundamental […] -
![“The long-term ineffectiveness of diets, particularly among those experiencing significant levels of obesity, is widely recognized, and many have argued that unsuccessful and repeated dieting is a source of psychological and physical harm.” (Throsby, see below for link). Yet Americans, especially women, are spending $30 billion annually on weight loss, and […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/10/15225854/fat-115x115.jpeg "Fat Monster")
Fat Monster
Posted on October 29, 2012 | 4 Comments“The long-term ineffectiveness of diets, particularly among those experiencing significant levels of obesity, is widely recognized, and many have argued that unsuccessful and repeated dieting is a source of psychological and physical harm.” (Throsby, see below for link). Yet Americans, especially women, are spending $30 billion annually on weight loss, and […] -
![First, I want to say that I really enjoy the show Parenthood (in it’s fourth season on NBC). I find it genuinely heartwarming, and I think it addresses the family dynamic in an honest, refreshing way that I don’t often see reflected in television dramas. However, my coursework has me thinking […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/10/15225858/Parenthood-115x115.png "A (Feminist) Perspective on Parenthood")
A (Feminist) Perspective on Parenthood
Posted on October 26, 2012 | No CommentsFirst, I want to say that I really enjoy the show Parenthood (in it’s fourth season on NBC). I find it genuinely heartwarming, and I think it addresses the family dynamic in an honest, refreshing way that I don’t often see reflected in television dramas. However, my coursework has me thinking […] -
![How has the identity of the self been transformed through the cultural economy of entertainment and advertising? Laurie Ouellette and James Hay’s article “Makeover television, governmentality and the good citizen” makes a persuasive arguement about the changing relationship between television and social welfare, saying “television is quite literally helping to produce a privatized system […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/10/15225859/TFINYR_poster-2-115x115.jpeg "Entertainment and Identity Regulation")
Entertainment and Identity Regulation
Posted on October 21, 2012 | No CommentsHow has the identity of the self been transformed through the cultural economy of entertainment and advertising? Laurie Ouellette and James Hay’s article “Makeover television, governmentality and the good citizen” makes a persuasive arguement about the changing relationship between television and social welfare, saying “television is quite literally helping to produce a privatized system […] -
![I wrote recently about the personal inspiration I found in Stories of Illness and Healing as a person with diabetes (PWD). This week, I also made connections between my illness and the problems of cause-related marketing illustrated by Pink Ribbons, Inc. (the book and film). The campaign by the American Diabetes Association […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/10/15225900/Screen-shot-2012-10-14-at-3.03.51-PM-115x115.png "PWD Part 2: (Cause-Related) Marketing")
PWD Part 2: (Cause-Related) Marketing
Posted on October 14, 2012 | No CommentsI wrote recently about the personal inspiration I found in Stories of Illness and Healing as a person with diabetes (PWD). This week, I also made connections between my illness and the problems of cause-related marketing illustrated by Pink Ribbons, Inc. (the book and film). The campaign by the American Diabetes Association […] -
![Though I’m sure this is not an experience unique to me, I found myself, in reading stories of women writing their bodies in Stories of Illness and Healing, making connections to my own illnesses and experiences with the world of medicine. As I have said in previous posts, I have Type 1 […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/10/15225900/Screen-shot-2012-10-14-at-2.44.52-PM-115x115.png "PWD Part 1: Writing My Body")
PWD Part 1: Writing My Body
Posted on October 14, 2012 | No CommentsThough I’m sure this is not an experience unique to me, I found myself, in reading stories of women writing their bodies in Stories of Illness and Healing, making connections to my own illnesses and experiences with the world of medicine. As I have said in previous posts, I have Type 1 […] -
![Like many women, I face street harassment on a daily basis. This video is not meant to dismiss the prevalence of street harassment, or discourage women from holla’ing back. Rather, I meant to highlight the state of almost-constant fear and anxiety that women live in because street harassment is an […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/10/15225904/Screen-shot-2012-10-08-at-6.55.23-PM-115x115.png "Hey you in the red pants (hollaback!)")
Hey you in the red pants (hollaback!)
Posted on October 8, 2012 | 5 CommentsLike many women, I face street harassment on a daily basis. This video is not meant to dismiss the prevalence of street harassment, or discourage women from holla’ing back. Rather, I meant to highlight the state of almost-constant fear and anxiety that women live in because street harassment is an […] -
![Is “Feminist Stripper” an oxymoron? The women in Live Nude Girls Unite certainly don’t think so, and I found their perspective quite thought-provoking. And they’re not alone, as this blog, Confessions of a Feminist Stripper, reveals. Is stripping a feminist act? I’m still on the fence. (Trying to decide for […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/10/15225906/Live-Nude-Girls-Unite-115x115.jpeg "Is “Feminist Stripper” an oxymoron? Feminism, Stripping and Race")
Is “Feminist Stripper” an oxymoron? Feminism, Stripping and Race
Posted on October 3, 2012 | 2 CommentsIs “Feminist Stripper” an oxymoron? The women in Live Nude Girls Unite certainly don’t think so, and I found their perspective quite thought-provoking. And they’re not alone, as this blog, Confessions of a Feminist Stripper, reveals. Is stripping a feminist act? I’m still on the fence. (Trying to decide for […]
