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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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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. -
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 […] -
Feminism and Health in The Hunger Games
Posted on September 30, 2012 | 5 CommentsI was inspired to write this post by a chapter in Cyberfeminism 2.0 – “Beyond Democratization and Subversion: Rethinking Feminist Analytical Approaches to Girls’ Cultural Production on the Internet” by Rosalind Sibielski. Sibielski, talking specifically about the production of fan videos by girls recreating Twilight (if you haven’t heard of this series, […] -
East Harlem Young Women’s Clinic
Posted on September 15, 2012 | No CommentsClass assignment: In groups of 3, produce a short video describing the kind of feminist health care clinic that you would create. Make sure to include: 1. Target Community Members (Low-income, families, etc), 2. Clinic Goals/Mission Statement, 3. Services Provided, 4. How you will handle payments for patients, (is it a […] -
What does an abortion look like?
Posted on September 9, 2012 | No CommentsHow many women know the answer to this question? I’m guessing not many. As we watched the 1974 film “Taking Our Bodies Back” I’m sure I was not the only one witnessing an abortion for the first time. And it was shocking. Not because of how grusome it was, or […]