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Sara Eftekharzadeh
Apr 9, 20245 min read
Carrie Bradshaw: Feminist or Orientalist?
The Sex and the City series and sequel movies capture the lives of four white, heterosexual, upper-middle-class women living in New York...
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Feeman Pirzada
Apr 9, 20244 min read
The Silencing of Revolution
Orientalist Discourses & the Fetishization of Kurdish Women “‘Angelina Jolie of Kurdistan’ dies fighting ISIS in Syria” marked the...
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Cadence Lawrence
Apr 6, 20245 min read
Cardi B in Veil
Music has been embedded within society as a way for individuals to express themselves. However, the discourse around media in the Western...
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June Scowit
Apr 6, 20245 min read
Reproducing Islamophobia: Weaponizing Violence Against Women
The existence of patriarchy is widely observed in various countries across diverse regions of the world. Within distinct societies, there...
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Elliot F. Mohammed
Apr 6, 20244 min read
Discursive Weapons in the Genocide of Gaza
On 26 October 2023 Business Insider (BI) reported on Yoav Atzmoni, a self-identified gay Israeli soldier engaged in the genocide in Gaza....
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Sara Eftekharzadeh
Apr 6, 20246 min read
Carrie Bradshaw: Feminist or Orientalist?
The Sex and the City series and sequel movies capture the lives of four white, heterosexual, upper-middle-class cis-women living in New...
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Sophia Bannon
Apr 2, 20245 min read
Repackaging Orientalist Fantasies: Pop Culture Representations
In this post, I will analyze the commodification of Muslim women in Western media, through the representation of Nadia, a Muslim woman in...
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Devin Cottrell
Apr 2, 20245 min read
Iron Man 3 and the Middle East: A Critical Analysis of Misrepresentation
This critical analysis delves into the intricate layers of the film, particularly its portrayal of the Middle East, unearthing a tangled...
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Francesca Comisso
Apr 2, 20245 min read
Laura Bush’s Radio Address
On October 7, 2001, in response to the 9/11 attacks, the United States invaded Afghanistan, thus commencing the War on Terror. A month...
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Helen Batchoun
Apr 2, 20245 min read
Obsessions with Freedom, Binaries and “Subjugation”
Discussions about women’s agency, religion, “freedom” and feminism(s) can be centered around different topics and perspectives. Sometimes...
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