I recently had the opportunity to explain to someone what I think is a key distinction for when we use the term emotional labor and when we talk more generally about how humans work with emotions in their daily (and sometimes professional) lives. I thought it was worth replicating here. Read more
July 11, 2019
Why I’m Obsessively Reading About Misogyny
July 11, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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Understanding misogyny is a grim topic, but a necessary one, as I struggle to make sense of the ongoing violence against women that surrounds me (not to mention what I’ve also experienced). Read more
July 8, 2019
Empathy for Women Should Not Be a Magic Plot Device
July 8, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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I am reading YA novels alongside feminist theory alongside fairy tales these days, and I’m pretty horrified at a phenomenon I’m noticing: that men having empathy for women’s feelings is apparently a magical power, and a sexy one at that. Read more
June 12, 2019
Opposing Veterans’ Rights & LGBTQ+ Rights Is Dumb
June 12, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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In a rare rant-style post, I take down the already-dubious logic of some silly thing I saw on the internet…because letting these statements stand is harmful, for so many reasons. Read more
June 10, 2019
Sex May Be a Resource, But Women Are Not
June 10, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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Between my own research and my puttering around on the internet, I’m still fascinated by the idea of how we conceive of sex and consent as tangible things (or not). However, it’s easy for this rhetoric to take a misogynist turn. Read more
May 29, 2019
A Rant on Helen Oyeyemi’s Boy, Snow, Bird
May 29, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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Spoilers ahoy for the novel under discussion. But wow, does this ever need to be discussed, because it is such a terrible take on trauma and gender. Read more
May 14, 2019
A Feminist-Atheist Walks into a Bar (in Morocco)
May 14, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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For once while traveling I’m not bringing my laptop, so I can’t yet promise to start posting more regularly now that the semester is over. That might actually be a good thing. Read more
May 3, 2019
Stop Building Plots on Women’s Bodies
May 3, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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This post contains spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Consider yourselves warned (fyi, the blog image is from the trailer, so it is not itself a spoiler for anything). Read more
April 29, 2019
I’m Guest-Lecturing for an Online Class on Witches!
April 29, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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I get to be part of a 6-week masterclass called Seeking the Witch in traditional tales and everyday magic, how cool and perfect is that? Read more
March 13, 2019
Dear Democrat Women: I Will Vote for You, But Please Stop Terrorizing Sex Workers
March 13, 2019 By Jeana Jorgensen
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I see a lot of excitement about Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris running for president of the U.S. And yeah, I’ll vote for them if it’s them or a Republican, but I’m not thrilled about their policies on sex work. Read more
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