Joan of Arc: A symbol of fascism or feminism?
As the church lost its role as the dominant commissioner of images, it also lost its grip on the cultural narratives around breasts—a loss registered as artists depict breasts other than Mary’s.
Natalie Carnes • Image and Presence: A Christological Reflection on Iconoclasm and Iconophilia (Encountering Traditions)
This is how what might be called the traditional female square is composed. The woman is Servant, Seductress, Lover, and Saint.
Alain Badiou • The True Life
Part of my writing practice is cultivating a curiosity for why small moments make me feel the way they do, paying attention, noting things down.
ON AMERICA'S HERO FETISH:
It’s very unsettling, how quick we are to celebrate individuals as heroic and extraordinary, different from the rest of us riff-raff. Obviously some people are uniquely talented, b... See more
ON AMERICA'S HERO FETISH:
It’s very unsettling, how quick we are to celebrate individuals as heroic and extraordinary, different from the rest of us riff-raff. Obviously some people are uniquely talented, b... See more
Haley Nahman • #104: On Red Scare, finding writing inspiration, and America’s hero fetish
This process directs anti-patriarchal, feminist sentiment into the narrow channel of the mirror, rather than outwards, towards communal, longer-term feminist goals. The soft smiles and high-pitched giggles are admittedly alluring after the disappointments of earlier feminist movements, but the ecstasy of idiocy reveals a darker sentiment than even ... See more