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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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![I have always been prochoice. But I had never really critically examined my own position on abortion until this past semester. I sometimes wondered if I, personally, would feel comfortable having an abortion if I were to get pregnant. I questioned the morality of abortion even as I supported a […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2013/01/15225829/bfcd-2013-115x115.jpg "No Freedom without Reproductive Freedom")
No Freedom without Reproductive Freedom
Posted on January 22, 2013 | 2 CommentsI have always been prochoice. But I had never really critically examined my own position on abortion until this past semester. I sometimes wondered if I, personally, would feel comfortable having an abortion if I were to get pregnant. I questioned the morality of abortion even as I supported a […] -
![You are a UN Humanitarian Aid worker who has recently been sent to Liberia to provide aid to women, men and children in surrounding IDP camps. Using the readings, notes from the guest lecture, and film, state what steps you think the UN must take to ensure the safety, health […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/12/15225831/liberia-115x115.jpg "Cultural consciousness: the Key to Good Humanitarian Aid")
Cultural consciousness: the Key to Good Humanitarian Aid
Posted on December 8, 2012 | No CommentsYou are a UN Humanitarian Aid worker who has recently been sent to Liberia to provide aid to women, men and children in surrounding IDP camps. Using the readings, notes from the guest lecture, and film, state what steps you think the UN must take to ensure the safety, health […] -
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???” -
![“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 […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![photo by juanpol Given that World of Warcraft (WoW) now has over 12 million players worldwide (myself included) I suppose I should not have been surprised at the scholarly attention given to the game (don’t believe me?). However, Jessica L. Beyer‘s article, “Women’s (Dis)embodied Engagement with Male-Dominated Online Communities,” in Cyberfeminism 2.0, was […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3606/2012/09/15225912/WoW-115x115.jpeg "Feminist Playing WoW")
Feminist Playing WoW
Posted on September 28, 2012 | No Commentsphoto by juanpol Given that World of Warcraft (WoW) now has over 12 million players worldwide (myself included) I suppose I should not have been surprised at the scholarly attention given to the game (don’t believe me?). However, Jessica L. Beyer‘s article, “Women’s (Dis)embodied Engagement with Male-Dominated Online Communities,” in Cyberfeminism 2.0, was […] -
![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 […]
