The role of the internet in fomenting male supremacist ideology must be understood within the larger cultural context that undergirds and naturalizes such rhetoric. Traditional conservative (TradCon) sections of the manosphere valorize a patriarchal social order centering traditional gender roles. According to TradCon reasoning, men, under attack…[Read more]

GCCX continued; Snowden’s “Haven” program

The early modern use of vegetal terms to explain the origin and growth of ores was widespread in mining industry, alchemy, and natural philosophy. In the writings of authors from many different backgrounds, mineral veins were often described as ‘trees’ which moved upwards, bore fruits, and underwent a life cycle. Accordingly, the existence in ore…[Read more]

Women in academia who also happen to be mothers faced disadvantages even before the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions (Minello et al., 2021). Pre-pandemic, gender disparities existed both at home (division of household labor and childcare) and at work (women historically have a harder time achieving the same as men at all levels of academic careers);…[Read more]

Buildings and their architectural styles, materials, and configurations serve as an artifact of a point in time, illuminating political, social, economic, and philosophical priorities of people and places (Seymour & Peace, 1993). Studying architectural history and architectural styles not only informs us of those priorities and allows us to…[Read more]