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Tag Archives: misogyny

University Isn’t For Men?

February 11, 2016

Attempts to combat violent misogyny in British universities are putting men off going to uni. That’s the basic message of …

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“But I’m A Man!”: Arguments, Gender and Privilege

June 23, 2014

The other day I was told, not for the first time, that some man must have hurt me badly to …

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“As Bad As Each Other”: Men’s Sexism, Women’s Sexism

June 19, 2014

“Sexism is wrong, but feminists go too far the other way”, “men and women are just as sexist as each …

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The Isla Vista Killings: A Men’s Issue

May 24, 2014

The appalling events in Isla Vista (California), in which a gunman killed seven people, have already caused shock and outrage …

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This departmental corridor is a feminist issue: Gender and Academic Life

December 6, 2013

This week an interviewer at NUTS asked me why I started writing about sexism in university life – and specifically …

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News from Nottingham: Freshers’ Week Sexism

September 26, 2013

In the last week the issue of sexism on campus has become particularly sharply focused, since freshers’ week involves both …

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Don’t Blame the Victim: Freshers’ Week Sexism

September 20, 2013

Yesterday, after I launched a blog series on sexism in freshers’ week, I received the comment below.  I didn’t let …

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Sexism and Freshers’ Week

September 19, 2013

I’ve been spending some of the last week in meetings with academics who are ridiculously excited about the prospect of …

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Beauty and the Beast II: Merlin Series 2 Episode 6

July 18, 2013

Lady Catrina lounges elegantly, brushing her hair.  “You look positively foul” mutters her henchman.  He’s not trying to convince her …

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Beauty and the Beast: Merlin Series 2 Episode 5

July 18, 2013

King Uther cuts a majestic and imposing figure in Camelot, ceaselessly striding the corridors of his castle to seek things …

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My latest book investigates a literary urban legend about Shakespeare and the King James Bible.

Words of Power: Reading Shakespeare and the Bible - my book on the history and use of these two texts.

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