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Posts Tagged ‘feminism’
Pheminist Photoshop Phun
Posted in Feminist Photo & Video, tagged digital art, feminism, photoshop on April 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check it ouuuut: Women’s History Month Edition!
Posted in Events, tagged cherrie moraga, christine clark, feminism, lynn comella, unlv, vagina monologues, women's history month, women's studies department on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hey there sexy ladies! It’s women’s history month!
In honor of this month, please comment below on any and all events going on around the valley or nation celebrating our one month of reprieve. Ha!
Jokes aside, here is a sampling of what you can expect from the women’s studies department at UNLV:
Women of Diversity’s “100 Years [...]
Self-Promotion Time – Guerrilla Girls On Tour’s Coup d’University
Posted in Rebel Yell Articles, tagged activism, feminism, guerrilla girls, jean nidetch women's center, rebel yell, unlv on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the Rebel Yell:
Feminists educate, throw bananas
“Have a banana!”
Yellow bananas proceeded to hale hail over the audience. Two members screamed and laughed in hysterics as one potassium-rich grenade hit a chair near them in a reverberating thump. Three gorilla-masked women ran up and down the aisles of the Student Union Theatre, hurling one banana after [...]
Check it ouuuuut…
Posted in Events, tagged feminism, lecture, regina miller, unlv on February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
UNLV Women’s Studies presents:
“How I Became a Feminist” Brown Bag Lunch Series
Special Guest
Coach Regina Miller
February 21, 2008
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Wright Hall C151
To RSVP, email: anita.revilla@unlv.edu
For more info, call 895-0837
Regina Miller has been the UNLV head coach of the Lady Rebels since 1998. Miller is a 1984 graduate of Old Dominion, earning a bachelor’s degree in [...]
Guerrilla Girls Swing Into UNLV
Posted in Rebel Yell Articles, tagged feminism, feminists, guerrilla girls, Las Vegas, rebel yell, theatre, unlv on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From my article in the Rebel Yell:
What started out as a protest against biased art galleries not showing works by women or people of color has turned into an internationally known activist group.
The Guerrilla Girls have been plastering posters all over New York City since 1985, demanding equality in the art world.
Their so-called “five-minute research” [...]
What art thou feminism?
Posted in About, tagged feminism, introduction, women's history on February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a question that requires a precise, succinct answer. Prone to stereotyping as we are, getting past those intital prejudices is important to illuminating the way to understanding.
Feminism seeks social, political, and economic equality for women.
That ranges from equal pay clauses, rights to privacy, affirmative action, and paying the bill without stigma. It has many [...]
Bienvenue, Willkommen, Welcome
Posted in About, tagged feminism, Las Vegas, neon feminism on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Women are plastered on practically every surface in Las Vegas: billboards, advertisements, magazine covers, flyers, posters…you name it, they’re on it. They are the biggest marketing tool in the shed. But rarely does any tourist or local stop and think – who is she? How does she feel about her 300 time magnified body displayed [...]
Feminists do it better
Posted in Science, tagged feminism, Las Vegas, psychology, relationships, Science, sex on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This post is a wee bit late on the study, but I find it interesting to write about as one of my first posts.
Two scientists from Rutgers University, Laurie Rudman and Julie Phelan, performed a study on the relationship between romance and feminism. Contrary to popular belief, heterosexual relationships where either the man or woman [...]
