The Future of Abortion Access in Brazil: Religion, Revolt and Reproductive Rights under Bolsonaro
[Woman holds sign saying 'The abortion of our rights should be the only thing criminalized' in Brazilian portuguese. Photo sourced from...
One Question, Multiple Eyes: Engaging Opposing Perspectives
How do you believe is the best way to engage with someone who shares the complete opposing views or opinions as you? This segment of 'One...
Is the era of excusing abusive, powerful and talented men over? The case for re-evaluating our relat
It seems that the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal, and the accompanying #MeToo viral movement of women sharing their horrific...
Weinstein, #MeToo and the Fragility of Masculinity: the Everyday Pervasiveness of Sexism
Facebook and Twitter timelines have recently become flooded with women (and a few men) posting the hashtag #MeToo onto their pages as a...
One Question, Multiple Eyes: Advocating for Others
Big Eyes, Big World introduces its new segment entitled 'One Question, Multiple Eyes'. The concept is simple, we'll be presenting a group...
“Take her home, she’s been arguing”: Fragility, Masculinity, and the Silencing Power of Subvert Patr
[Cartoon by Kaye Blevgard for the New York Times piece on Mansplaining - click here to read it !] I have always been extremely passionate...
What if the Cure for Anxiety was Falling in Love…
I suffer from anxiety. My overarching and never-pausing mind finds it so easy to go from the most minor of worries to the insufferable...
Ethnocentrism and Exclusion in Education: Thoughts on the Decolonising SOAS debate
As some of you may or may not know, the Student Union (S.U) of the London-based School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has found...
Quick Thoughts on the Commodification of Art: Means of Social Empowerment or Tool for Profit
As you may have noticed above, the Big Eyes blog has recently had a make-over with a new beautiful banner made by the talented and...
Politics of Fear in the Social Media Age: the rise of Donald Trump
The last thing I wanted to devout time and attention to on this blog was Donald Trump, but it seems now almost inevitable - and therefore...
