Feminism

Modern and Contemporary Studies

Becoming a Woman Through the Eyes of Simone de Beauvoir

What would be the title or theme of your autobiography? Would you try to impress, add some glitter? It’s what Simone de Beauvoir could have done, but didn’t, as Kate Kirkpatrick shows in a new biography.

Leanne Jansen • 21-05-2020

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

LUCAS Explains #4: How to break the glass ceiling?

Throughout history, women have been at the forefront of solving crises. Joan of Arc fought the English, Greta Thunberg fights climate change. But what allows some women to raise their voices while others are silenced?

Lieke Smits • 14-04-2020

Classics and Classical Civilisation

A Woman of the People, Not a Politician

The Netflix documentary Knock Down the House is an ode to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her female Democrat colleagues. Read more about the perfect campaign, making friends, and impacting the people.

Leanne Jansen • 16-05-2019

Classics and Classical Civilisation

MOM 4: Every citizen needs a mother (or father) (II)

The Month of the Mother's (MOM) last blog: Not only men but women as well can exploit the parent motif in their political self-presentation. This week, we will look at the image of the female leader as mother of the people.

Leanne Jansen • 28-03-2019

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Writer-Heroes and Women Readers

Why do we want to know an author's identity? And what problematic consequences does the notion of the 'writer-hero' have for the literary canon?

Lieke Smits • 14-02-2017

Blogs

Becoming a Woman Through the Eyes of Simone de Beauvoir

LUCAS Explains #4: How to break the glass ceiling?

A Woman of the People, Not a Politician

MOM 4: Every citizen needs a mother (or father) (II)

Writer-Heroes and Women Readers