Love as Action: Hooks, Peck, Jordan, and Sanchez on True Love
Modern America lacks a true love ethic. Writers like M. Scott Peck and Bell Hooks argue that our confusion about love stems from an inability to see love as an action rather than a noun, and the confusion of romance and…
St. Joseph's Table: History, Customs, and Cultural Meaning
In an online article posted by St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, St. Joseph is described as: "...the husband of the Virgin Mary and the adoptive father of Jesus Christ. He is the Patron Saint of fathers,…
Asian-American Literature: Identity, Stereotypes, and Big Aiiieeeee!
In the past couple of decades, literature from cultural groups in the United States such as the African-Americans, Latinos and Native Americans have increasingly become more common.
Barbara Ehrenreich's "Maid to Order": Feminism, Race, and Class
¶ … feminists of my generation tried to bring some of it into the light of day, but like busy professional women fleeing the house in the morning, they left the project unfinished, the debate broken off in midsentence,…
The Veil, Feminism, and Colonialist Discourse in Islam
¶ … head coverings, including veils, hijabs, chadors, and niqabs, worn by Muslim women have come to symbolize the intersectionality between race, status, gender, and power. Discourse on the veil is often paradoxical in…
What Does It Mean to Be a Feminist? Equity and Identity
Unfortunately, when one hears the word "feminist," it is frequently in a derogatory context. From the ultra-derogatory use of the epitaph "feminazi" to describe working women, to those men and women who, while declaring…