THEM & M’s: Sexualized Media and Emphasized Femininity
Over the course of the past year, M&M’s have been plastered all over the news, social media, and even Super Bowl commercials. In January 2022, Mars Wrigley gave the brown …
Forging A Gender-Household Plastics Nexus in The Circular Economy
Inexpensive, lightweight and durable, it is difficult to imagine a world without the ubiquitous plastics. If you have ever looked around your kitchen, bathroom or living room, you will realise …
THE CASE OF TONGQI IN CHINA” – Gender & Society
By Tori Shucheng Yang, Changhui Song, and Hui Xie Pan, a 50-year-old woman who, after ten years being married and giving birth to two children, found out that her husband …
Spring 2025 Table of Contents
“Fire Flight,” Parker Muzzerall “Listing Addiction on Your Resume,” Elena G. Van Stee “Defining Discrimination Changes Policy Preferences,” Parker Muzzerall “Financial Theatrics,” Elena G. Van Stee “Good Lawyer, Bad Lawyer,” …
Grin and Wear It? – Sociological Images
A recent photo from Dina Litovsky showing a model’s inflamed feet in slingback heels went viral, with reposts from National Geographic and a whole host of Instagram influencers. The photo …
Technology and precariousness: the employment downgrading of Europe’s middle class
Since the advent of the first industrial revolution, the growing automation of production processes has been accompanied by concerns (or hopes) regarding the displacement of human labour. Although significant increases …
WHY AND HOW SOME WOMEN MOVE OUT OF GENDER-TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES – Gender & Society
By Iman Dawood Gender-traditional religious communities, which promote strict gender relationships based on male headship and women’s submission, have been the subject of much public fascination. Many movies, television series, …
Letter from the Editors: Spring 2025
Photo by Fernando Garcia by Amin Ghaziani and Seth Abrutyn | July 11, 2025 | Spring 2025 Protect the dolls. Inspired by the 1980s ballroom scene and popularized by fashion …
The Border is a Budget
How are borders made? State borders are the product of political conflict, nationalist discourse, unequal economic systems, and, as this essay shows, significant public financial investment. Public policy and political …
Welcome No More? Shifting Attitudes towards Ukrainian Refugees in Europe
Almost seven million Ukrainians have fled Ukraine since Russia’s large-scale invasion in February 2022. Seeking refuge in other European states, they were welcomed. However, recent analyses have emerged which point …