“Seeing Like a Feminist” Book Should Be Required College Reading
Lady in the Ivory Tower post by Lakshmi Sarah on May 6, 2013 – 11:43am; tagged academia, academics, books, India. Some books are easy to read, yet stay with you long after you’ve finished the last chapter. … Continue reading
Jew in a Box Exhibit is Controversial, But Not Offensive
A museum in Berlin is showcasing a new, more personal kind of art: a Jew in a box. Yes it sounds absurd and strange, but despite the controversy it has … Continue reading
SecDev Foundation to Monitor Syria’s Digital Security
When Syria “disappeared” from the Internet last year, no one seemed to know exactly what had happened. Researchers later determined that thenearly-complete blocking of Internet traffic flowing and in and out of the … Continue reading
Tilda Swinton MoMA Sleeping: Toronto’s Queer “Bed-In” Might Prove More Artistic
You’ve heard of the sit-in, but this remix of thebed-in takes activism and art to a whole new level. I wrote last week about how Tilda Swinton sleeping in the MoMA is not art. … Continue reading
Students of Northeast India Protest Imposition of Hindi Language
In India, language politics have a long history. According to The Economist, the number of languages spoken in India is 438. However, the constitution recognizes only 22 scheduled languages. Controversy arose as Delhi University … Continue reading
Tilda Swinton MoMa: Sleeping Actress Exhibit is Not Art
When I heard some lady was sleeping in a glass box and calling it art, admittedly, I was intrigued. Is it a commentary on rape culture, a throwback to the … Continue reading
Why Are There So Few Female College Presidents?
Lady in the Ivory Tower post by Lakshmi Sarah on April 2, 2013 – 4:27pm; tagged academia, college, feminism,presidents, university, women. Women make up a majority of college students, but at the top of the academic ladder, the percentage … Continue reading
Emerging powers and the Indian elephant
This article originally appeared on Al Jazeera opinion India is in the red colour zone with a ranking of 105 in the international ranking on the gender gap [AFP] As Superman … Continue reading
The Best Conference You’ve Never Heard of: Empowering Women of Color Conference
This post is part of a guest blog series on women in academia for Bitch Magazine. I don’t exactly remember how I discovered the Empowering Women of Color Conference (EWOCC) in Berkeley, California but … Continue reading
How Can Harvard Help End Rape in India?
This post is part of a guest blog series on women in academia for Bitch Magazine. Today, six men accused of gang rape in India head to court. If that sounds eerily … Continue reading
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