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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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![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, […] -
![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 […] -
![My name is Kaitlyn O’Hagan, and I’m an undergraduate at Hunter College, taking a course called “Feminism, New Media and Health.” If your question is “What’s that course about!?” I’ll refer you to the course description (it looks great!). But why am I in the class? First, the basics: I’m […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/08/15225917/334118_3460491356935_526110364_o-115x115.jpg "Who am I?")
Who am I?
Posted on August 27, 2012 | 2 CommentsMy name is Kaitlyn O’Hagan, and I’m an undergraduate at Hunter College, taking a course called “Feminism, New Media and Health.” If your question is “What’s that course about!?” I’ll refer you to the course description (it looks great!). But why am I in the class? First, the basics: I’m […]
