feminism… Representations of ‘WAGs’ and the state of play of women’s Australian football 26 Jul 201926 Jul 2019 Gender and the AFL are currently in the spotlight due to the popularity of the AFLW. However, the AFL have received attention for in the past gender issues that were…
Academia Applying for PhD scholarships mid-candidature 19 Jul 2019 This post is a response to a friend who asked me for advice on applying for PhD scholarships mid-candidature. I won two scholarships part way into my PhD after beginning…
feminism The Function of Feminism 28 May 201926 Jul 2019 This blog post is based on a talk titled 'The function of feminism: From the Adelaide Northern suburbs to the ivory tower' delivered as part of the South Australian History…
Academia Being a Women’s Studies student 18 Jan 201922 Jul 2019 It might surprise some of you to know that I was never the best student. I have been educated in the under resourced public sector, primarily in the poorest suburbs…
About me Who is the Friendly Neighbourhood Feminist? 13 Dec 201814 Aug 2020 The Friendly Neighbourhood Feminist, Shawna Marks, is a PhD candidate writing, researching, teaching and speaking about feminism, men's violence against women, masculinity, sport, sex and popular culture. Shawna is currently completing…
Academia… Understanding ‘stealthing’ in the context of Australian rape culture 4 Dec 20184 Dec 2018 This post is an overview of some of the key points that I made in a talk on 'stealthing' and follow up journal article. In the journal article I used…
Academia Navigating the murkiness of emotional wellbeing in a PhD project on sexual violence 29 Nov 201812 Feb 2019 Recently, I spoke about my experiences of conducting doctoral research on sexual violence as someone who has experienced many forms of sexual violence and will likely experience further violence in…
Academia Quick notes on the PhD process 5 Sep 201813 Dec 2018 I was asked to contribute to a seminar for new HDRs at my university and prepared the following (rough) comments. I thought that these could be useful for a wider…
Academia… The Official Campus Rape Narrative 17 Aug 201826 Jul 2019 Early promotional material for the Respect. Now. Always campaign The Official Campus Rape Narrative: Responsible Victims and Absent Perpetrators One of my first memories university involved attending a compulsory seminar…
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