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Rewiring Puerto Rico: Power and Empowerment after Hurricane Maria
Get PDFThe 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season brought forth multiple storms that not only stripped trees bare and dismounted roofs, but it also caught the Caribbean and Gulf Coast unprepared for the magnitude of destruction that such storms could bring, despite the best efforts of the messengers. Nearly half a year after the last hurricane season and half a year away from the onset of the next one, stories about the damage that Hurricane Irma and Maria caused have become hauntingly familiar. The stories less often told, though, are those about the long-term recovery efforts that have inevitably followed since the seas have calmed and the winds have died down
Unholy Development: Religion as an Emerging Voice in the Global Debate on the Future of the Planet
Get PDFThis is an article is based on the introduction to the book "Desarrollo Non Sancto. La religión como actor emergente en el debate global sobre el futuro del planeta". It discusses the role of religion as a site of discourse around the environment and sustainability, particularly in light of its historic role as an agent of social transformation. They argue that thinking about the role of religion for a socio-ecological transition can contribute to an expanded understanding of sustainability and its cultural inception, as well as its influence on daily policies, programs and practices to ensure the construction of societies capable of having a future
The provisional nature of science evidenced in times of pandemic
No full textTrust in science has been problematic over the years. The roots of the problem, in turn, are deep. For a long time, it was believed that the primary obstacle would center on the need for greater provision of scientific information to the non-specialist audience. However, this is a deficit view of the public “understanding” of science and technology, which disregards the associated historical, social and political contexts. The Digital Age has made this issue even more evident, as scientific information is everyday more rapidly accessible online. During the Covid-19 pandemic, global efforts mobilized to share information about this unprecedented scenario, bringing science to the spotlight. Consequently, the population followed every new discovery on-demand, from public policy to vaccine development challenges. This panorama puts the science trust in check again: social media gave voice not only to scientists, but also to any user to express their frustrations on this provisional moment, highlighting what was already known by academics: knowledge is constantly changing
Coaching at a developmental level: Informed practices are not limited to teaching
Get PDFIn this article, I reflect on a semester of coaching handball at the University of Warwick. Discussions revolve around creating a training session plan, delivering a training session, and coaching participants with differing goals. I hope to introduce developmental sports coaching in the context of university societies to an academic audience and showcase an alternative pathway to teaching for the PGR community. 
Buying Our Way into Humanness: Consumerism and the Dehumanisation of the Poor
Get PDFConsumerism is an important feature of neoliberalism. The market has spread to all areas of life and relationships, emotions, meaning, but also whether one is considered fully human, are being determined by what one can buy. The question of whether something is a human being should be an easy one to answer. However, social psychology research shows that at times, we subjectively attribute human characteristics to non-human entities (anthropomorphism) or deny human characteristics to human beings (dehumanisation). Dehumanisation has mostly been studied in the context of intergroup violence, as is the casewith genocides. In this article, I will explore the link between consumerism and dehumanisation. In a consumer society, goods, services, and lifestyles are not just bought for their usefulness but also for their ability to signal that one belongs to a higher social class (to the category of those that are seen as being more human), distancing oneself from those that are seen as lower and less human. As a result, the poor, who can only afford to consume a little, are systematically dehumanised. The poor are often invisible, despised or excluded when belonging has been identified as one of the most fundamental human psychological needs. Additionally, their well-being and happiness are threatened by a system in which those are determined by what one can buy
‘Gus, don’t be the comma in Earth, Wind & Fire’: Understanding Psych’s (sometimes) lonely blerd Burton Guster
No full textWhereas Black identity is the standard for cool, nerds are typically seen as anything but. Nerd identity is exemplified by characters who are awkward, highly intelligent, lonely and undoubtedly uncool. This article seeks to extend scholarship on nerd identity by critically examining the fictional representation of the Black nerd Burton ‘Gus’ Guster, a lead character in the American program Psych (2006 – 2014) and subsequent made-for-television movies. Gus both embodies and extends our understanding of nerdiness by considering not only Blackness, but also types of loneliness. Despite meaningful friendships and a close-knit family, Gus experiences loneliness throughout the series. It is not until the made-for-television movies that we see Gus enter into a long-term, committed intimate relationship, thereby addressing the most painful type of loneliness.
Delicious Bodies, Beautiful Food, Powerful Pleasure
No full textI am an artist and a scholar. In my work, I adopt an interdisciplinary approach to drawing, feminism and ecology to explore the stereotype of the southern Italian woman, the terrona. In my research, I investigate how the terrona has been represented in media as attractive, buxom and sexualized. I use drawing to visualize and transform the stereotypical characteristics of the southern Italian woman and connect the terrona\u27s traditional traits to the natural resources of the Mediterranean environment.
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Comments on Intersectionality
No full text[The] struggle for liberation has significance only if it takes place within a feminist movement that has as its fundamental goal the liberation of all people.
(hooks, 1981: 13)
In the words of Audrey Lorde, ‘there is no such thing as a single-issue life’ (Black Past, 2012). Radical Black feminist literature has discussed the legal or otherwise non-legal disadvantages of living multiple-issue lives. Discrimination can no longer be considered from a single-axis view. Intersectionality, as a key concept, appreciates and discusses the very intersecting axes of discrimination. This contribution would argue that the contemporary rule of law, and otherwise non-legal structures, still fail to adequately recognise an intersectional approach. In so failing to apply the theorem in a systemic approach, there has been an obstruction of the encasement and appreciation of a diverse world population. This article addresses the growing lacuna of society in moving towards true freedom and equality
The New Femme Fatale in \u27Jennifer’s Body\u27
No full textThis paper offers an analysis of Jennifer Check from Diablo Cody’s film Jennifer’s Body (2009). It argues that the character of Jennifer advances the concept of the femme fatale by exploring the ways in which she both adheres to and challenges the trope, ranging from her outward appearance, her duplicity and her relationships with other female characters. This is contextualised through an overview of the longer history of the femme fatale, touching on biblical figures such as Eve (Adam’s wife), Lilith (the first wife of Adam who turned into a demon-mother) and Salome (daughter of Herod II who asked for the head of John the Baptist), and later characters such as Catherine Tramell from Basic Instinct (1992) to analyse the evolution of the trope in relation to different cultural moments. Additionally, the discussion emphasises the importance of the female re-appropriation of the figure, and differentiates it from the femme castrice. Finally, the paper establishes the new femme fatale, led by Jennifer Check, as a by-product of objectification and abuse that turns her into both victim and monster with a vendetta against those that made her
Mal De Ojo and Other Poems
No full textFemale sexuality makes people uncomfortable, and, from this fact, rises the Madonna and whore dichotomy, as it allows for the division and neat categorisation of chaste and promiscuous women that keeps female sexuality in check. In both the Madonna and the whore, the sexual facet is outside of the woman’s control, and both are objects of desire for the heterosexual male – very much like the femme fatale. I have here three poems that reflect on female figures and how they have been viewed through their sexual acts, and their vilification or idolisation