Is there a universal consensus among scholars regarding what counts as ‘progress’ in scholarly quality assessment through academic publishing? While consensus among scholars seems unlikely given the diversity of contexts and disciplines in which scholarship takes place, the higher education institutions on which most scholars depend, inc…[Read more]

Few of the parables found in the gospels have received more attention than the parable of the man with two sons, commonly known as the parable of the Prodigal Son. In this paper, I argue that discourses of queer futurity can help make new sense of the parable, highlighting its use of family structures and its assumptions about time, and attending…[Read more]

Open science seeks to improve the reliability of science by making it possible to share tools and products of research, including data, more readily. Data sharing is said to promote scientific transparency, maximize the value of federal research support, create opportunities for reanalysis and reuse, discourage fraud, and provide a means for…[Read more]

Presentation of the paper “Negotiations En Vogue: Interwar Romanian Women as Fashion Icons Represented in American Vogue” from 15 June 2023 at the ‪@EDERAPCE‬ Conference Titled “Romanian American Negotiations in Education, Science, Culture, and Arts/Negocierile româno-americane în educație, știință, cultură și artă” [See details: https://eder…[Read more]

Linear time is out of joint with and oppressive to alternate bodies, minds, and lives in a plethora of ways. In recent years, critical interventions such as Alison Kafer’s crip time and Elizabeth Freeman’s chrononormativity have revealed the oppressive force of time on marginalised groups. The time loop structure inherently complicates the lin…[Read more]

In ancient Hebrew, the word for “hand” can also refer metaphorically to personal power—or be innuendo for the phallus. This observation serves as a key to the many appearances of “hands” in the book of Esther, from the king’s superlative “hand” to the ever-active “hands” of eunuchs. This abundance of hands has an ironic significance, alter…[Read more]

In ancient Hebrew, the word for “hand” can also refer metaphorically to personal power—or be innuendo for the phallus. This observation serves as a key to the many appearances of “hands” in the book of Esther, from the king’s superlative “hand” to the ever-active “hands” of eunuchs. This abundance of hands has an ironic significance, alter…[Read more]

Este ensayo relaciona, por una parte, el pensamiento inclusivo con la cuestión moral del reconocimiento y, por otra, con el problema existencial del resentimiento y la técnica en la globalización híper-industrial. Se contrastan e integran perspectivas como las de Anne Phillips, Axel Honneth, María Pía Lara, Bernard Stiegler y Cynthia Fleury, para…[Read more]

Este ensayo relaciona, por una parte, el pensamiento inclusivo con la cuestión moral del reconocimiento y, por otra, con el problema existencial del resentimiento y la técnica en la globalización híper-industrial. Se contrastan e integran perspectivas como las de Anne Phillips, Axel Honneth, María Pía Lara, Bernard Stiegler y Cynthia Fleury, para…[Read more]

This essay aligns with broader discussions among scholars committed to advancing African knowledge and advocating for the centering of African perspectives. It acknowledges and discusses three impactful works by African scholars, emphasizing the transformative potential of African scholarship, the emergence of theories from the African community,…[Read more]

The 4B worldwide movement has captivated the attention of many feminists and childfree women. The 4B movement calls for the refusal to date, marry, have sex with, or birth children for men. Starting in South Korea in 2019, the movement has quickly spread around the world. The 4B movement in the U.S. adds momentum from the legacy of the childfree…[Read more]

In this unpublished work, I set out to critically analyze the film ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.’ The purpose is to begin developing a framework that incorporates feminist, post-colonial critique into critical media literacy practices. While this is the first attempt to do so, this blog entry lays the groundwork for what this could look like in practice.

In this previously unpublished scholarship, I hope to unpack the question of how land is narrated in K-12 spaces through the settler memory using the elementary Land Run reenactments as a case study. While this project is situated as part of my larger dissertation work, what I hope to offer here is how I am thinking about settler memory as an…[Read more]

Since 2023, the UK government’s response to the “migrant crisis” has revolved around two controversial flagship policies: the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda, and the detention of migrants aboard a giant barge. In this short article, I examine the colonial and gendered dimensions of the two policies, finding them to be examples of the col…[Read more]

Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, one of the most influential botanists in the nineteenth century, grew to significance through her efficient leadership in the classroom as an educator, and through her widely successful writings on almost every scientific subject. Faced with alarmingly few resources for teaching botany, Phelps compiled her lesson plans,…[Read more]

در بررسی شعر فمنیستی فارسی معمولاً به نام فروغ فرخزاد، سیمین بهبهانی، طاهره قره‌العین، زندخت شیرازی و اخیراً ژاله عالم‌تاج قائم‌‌مقامی برمی‌خوریم و نام پروین اعتصامی (1285-1320ش) در چنین مباحثی مطرح نمی‌شود. آنچه پژوهشگران تا به اکنون دربارۀ شعر او در کانون توجه قرار داده‌اند جنبه‌های اجتماعی اشعار این شاعر و تلاش وی برای به تصویر کشیدن…[Read more]

यह संस्मरण प्रमोद रंजन द्वारा लिखित है। प्रमोद रंजन ने हिमाचल प्रदेश में रहकर कई वर्षों तक पत्रकारिता की। इस संस्मरण में हिमाचल प्रदेश से प्रकाशित दैनिक समाचार पत्र ‘दिव्य हिमाचल’ में उनकी सहकर्मी रही प्रिया आनंद और प्रसिद्ध हिंदी लेखक कमलेश्वर के बीच प्रेम का चित्रण है।

इसमें प्रिया आनंद के प्लेटोनिक प्रेम की कहानी को विस्तार से बत…[Read more]

आलोचक प्रमोद रंजन ने अपने लेखन के शुरुआती दिनों में कविताएं भी लिखीं, जो तत्कालीन चर्चित पत्रिकाओं – कथन, विपाशा, जन विकल्प आदि में प्रकाशित हुईं। गौरतलब है कि प्रमोद रंजन बिहार के रहने वाले हैं।

उनकी टिकुली शीर्षक कविता रमेश उपाध्याय द्वारा संपादित ‘कथन’ पत्रिका के जुलाई-सितंबर, 2005 अंक में प्रकाशित हुई थी। कवि प्रमोद रंजन टिकुली क…[Read more]

This is a chapter review of Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren Klein’s Data Feminism – Chapter 4: What Gets Counted Counts.