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Canisius University Lorch Awards 2024 - Abortion Activism Speech
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April 5, 2024April 5, 2024Features

Being Awarded for Abortion Activism at my Jesuit University

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On February 29th, 2024, I received an email with the subject line “Congratulations!” With my curious personality, I decided to immediately open this email to figure out why I would be congratulated. In opening this email, I found out that I was being awarded a Lorch Award (The Dr. I. Joan Lorch Award for Women...

Should Libraries Update Author’s Names if They’ve Gone Through a Legal Name Change After Publishing a Book?
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February 23, 2024February 15, 2024Books, Features

Should Libraries Update Author’s Names if They’ve Gone Through a Legal Name Change After Publishing a Book?

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Photo by Olena Bohovyk on Unsplash Social and legal name changes are a popular topic within the queer and trans community. But, while it’s become easier to change your name on your government I.D. in certain states/countries, it is much harder to change your name as an author in a well-established career.  This question came...

Abortion: Injustice due to Gender & Class
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December 31, 2023December 31, 2023Features

Abortion: Injustice due to Gender & Class

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Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash Abortion is a primary example of how divisions in gender and class create injustice. These divisions are due to the social stratification of power between women and men and between the bourgeois and proletariat classes. With the recent overturning of Roe V. Wade, abortion access in the United States...

Unwrapping Gender Norms in Christmas Celebrations
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December 14, 2023December 14, 2023Features

Unwrapping Gender Norms in Christmas Celebrations

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Photo by Les Anderson on Unsplash The Christmas season is full of old and new traditions, festive music, movies, and books, plus loads of delicious treats. Traditions surrounding Christmas have evolved greatly throughout the years and are just as diverse depending on the ethnicity/background of the family you spend the holidays with. As my family...

Gendered Categories in Award Shows: How Should Gender Non-Conforming People be Recognized and Celebrated for Their Work on Screen?
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July 23, 2023July 23, 2023Features

Gendered Categories in Award Shows: How Should Gender Non-Conforming People be Recognized and Celebrated for Their Work on Screen?

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Photo by Sung Jin Cho on Unsplash Recently, Bella Ramsey (they/them) was nominated for an Emmy,  increasing the discussion on gender-neutral award show nominations. Current award shows include male and female categories, yet non-binary and gender non-conforming people aren’t recognized within these separations.  Bella Ramsey responded to this issue stating, “I don’t want the limitations...