writing

This is a work in progress portfolio of sorts, but since I’ve been writing a little all over the web for the past 4-5 years, it’s nice to have one spot with links to all of those places…. especially for people who aren’t on as many social media networks as I am. Here are some of my personal favourites:

personal:

• thoughts on being mixed-blood person // december 15, 2009
• what you want your life to be // september 26, 2008

2010:

• the critical fashion lover’s (basic) guide to cultural appropriation // april 15, 2010
• american able at WORN Journal // may 3, 2010
• this is what “unbiased” media looks like: disability justice and resistance // december 14, 2010
• whose sexuality is being displayed for whom? a critique of el guincho’s music video // december 15, 2010
• the nine best things i wrote in 2009 // january 2010
• vintage pulchritude // may 31, 2010

2011:

• film fridays posts for shameless magazine’s blog, fall 2011
• i hate terry richardson // november 28, 2011
• “no light, no light”: white supremacy all dressed up in a pop video is still white supremacy //for racialicious, november 22, 2011.

2012:

• a critical fashion lover’s struggles // january 5, 2012
• 109 pairs of shoes equal to the price of a house // january 10, 2012
• which feminist messages dominate? for shameless magazine // march 6, 2012
• fighting for fashion – part of kickaction.ca’s blogging carnival // march 18, 2012
• feminism is not a dirty word // june 5, 2012
• being broke/loving fashion/hating wealth and affluence // july 4, 2012
• “just a reminder:” discussing cultural appropriation on tumblr //  july 9, 2012
• How we react to people who say rape jokes aren’t funny // july 12, 2012

2013:

• the dangers of photoshopping Idle No More// january 3, 2013
• Idle No More primer: resources//january 13, 2013
• feminist fashion frustration of the day// january 23, 2013

radio work:

• Bilingualism in Quebec: Learning a third language // october 26, 2011
• Radio Radio talk about “shiac” // september 30, 2011
• Museum of Fine Arts dressed to the nines for latest exhibition // february 10, 2012
• Sneak peek at MNBAQ’s upcoming exhibit In Wonderland // may 25, 2012
• New exhibition at the Musee National des Beaux Arts shines a light on surrealist women // june 7, 2012
• CBC Radio Holiday Special Threads – Listen here – Follow us on Facebook and Tumblr // december 2012

radio documentaries:

• From braid to wig: the story of a hair donation // july 27, 2011
• Following the Photobooth Faithful // march 27th, 2012 – rebroadcast on In the Field may 8th, 2012