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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.
Read my introduction for this website here!
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Writing about Race
Posted on November 30, 2012 | 7 CommentsI am white and middle class, I have always had health insurance, been financially stable, never had to fear retaliation from family or friends for dating someone of a different race or gender. In other words, I am privlidged–something illustrated by the privlidge line we conducted in class last week. -
![As I boarded a Flatbush Ave-bound 2 train after a long day of school and studying, I was looking for nothing more than a peaceful ride. I have become quite used to panhandling subway performers, and as such, they don’t normally disrupt my ride. However, tonight was different. Three young […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/11/15225849/2636515229_bec425ae82-115x115.jpg "Harassment or Performance Art? My train ride home")
Harassment or Performance Art? My train ride home
Posted on November 27, 2012 | 1 CommentAs I boarded a Flatbush Ave-bound 2 train after a long day of school and studying, I was looking for nothing more than a peaceful ride. I have become quite used to panhandling subway performers, and as such, they don’t normally disrupt my ride. However, tonight was different. Three young […] -
Whitewashing in Fanart
Posted on November 20, 2012 | 1 CommentProduce a creative 1- 3min web video that challenges and/or demonstrates resistance towards some of the negative representations of women of color’s bodies online. -
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???” -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […]
