Swastika night - Katherin Burdekin Published in 1937, twelve years before Orwell's 1984, Swastika Night is an outstanding example of dystopian fiction. Weaving a tale of feudal…
The rise of the British culture warriors This post was prompted by Joseph Kay's "bodies as a site of class struggle." As well as raising some interesting questions regarding the right to…
Bodies as a site of class struggle? This is a short blog prompted by recent events in Brighton, as well as wider discussions I’ve been having about the (possible) relationship of…
What is gender? - Mary Holmes A contemporary introduction to the various sociological, philosophical and political approaches to gender.
‘A spontaneous loss of enthusiasm’: workplace feminism and the transformation of women’s service jobs in the 1970s - Dorothy Sue Cobble An analysis of the gendered dynamics in the class struggle in the 1970s US service…
One dimensional woman - Nina Power Exposes the dark heart of contemporary cultural life by examining pornography, consumer capitalism and the ideology of women's work.
The anatomy of a joke Polite Ire takes on 'banter' by analysing what makes a joke funny. Written in the wake of the website 'UniLad' openly advocating rape 'as a joke'…
Gender and protest Polite Ire argues that patriarchy cannot be challenged without taking on capitalism and the state - and vice versa.
Gender and the state Polite Ire looks at the links between gender and the state, arguing that masculinity is constructed in the image of the state.
Gender inequality and gender differences Polite Ire critiques gender essentialism and fashionable brain imaging studies.