How transformative is theatre? VIU Prof talks about prison production
In 2017, VIU Theatre professor Eliza Gardiner spent a lot of time in prison. For nine months she directed a cast of inmates in a play at William Head Institution, a minimum-security federal facility located in Metchosin, just outside Victoria. Professor Gardiner will share her experiences working with inmates in a presentation on November 23 … Continued
Nanaimo Women’s Centre nia jam fundraiser
The Nanaimo Women’s Centre is hosting a Nia Jam and fundraiser on Saturday, December 16th at the Wellington Hall on 3922 Corunna Avenue in Nanaimo. Nia jam is a type of dance that incorporates moves from martial arts and mixes them with modern dance moves. Nia is an acronym for non-impact aerobics, and it can … Continued
Masculinities and mental health
When we start to think about masculinity, what are some ideas that come to mind? Are they qualities we like? Qualities we’ve chosen? Qualities we feel are unattainable, unpleasant, or even alienating? If internal definitions of masculinities are something that we don’t even like, well, then who the hell is making the playbook anyway? Feminism … Continued
Dirtyin’ The Nav: An open letter about male feminists, pornography, and radical sex
By columnist Diana Pearson This letter contains mature content Dear Dirty D, I am inspired to write this letter to you, because, as a man who has long identified as a sex positive or sex radical feminist, I am really troubled by what I perceive as a growing wave of anti-feminism in social media. I’m … Continued
Life as Art: Rupi Kaur
Above: 📷 Goodreads By contributor Chantelle Spicer Over the break, I took my time working through the 2015 book milk and honey, which is a collection of poetry, prose and illustration by the talented 24 year old Canadian. If you do not know the name Rupi Kaur, I am willing to bet that you probably know her … Continued
Mental Health Matters: Female sex bias and mental illness
This is the latest in a contributor column by Zoe Lauckner. Check back next issue for the latest in mental health. We’ve all seen it, whether on television or in the real world, where a woman is depicted as the stereotypical crazy girlfriend or the psycho ex-girlfriend. Other likely renditions might include words such as neurotic, … Continued
VIU Lecture on Games Industry From a Feminist Perspective
By Web Editor Antony Stevens Brenda Gershkovitch, co-founder of Vancouver-based game development studio Silicon Sisters, spoke at VIU last Tuesday in an open lecture. Pulling from her ten years of experience within the industry, Gershkovitch offered a feminist perspective on game design, and shone light on her studio’s decision to turn down development on the … Continued
The Exit Interview with Arlen Hogarth
The last artist interview of the year. One-on-one with the introverted feminist behind some of the disquieting, existentialist comics in the Odds & Ends page of our paper. Navigator: How did you become a feminist? Arlen: My girlfriend became a feminist as we were dating and I picked it up really quickly. Just being … Continued
Arts & Humanities Colloquium talk on eating disorders and feminism
By contributor Dr. Gordon Hak “By challenging contemporary understandings of eating disorders. I invite you to think more critically about our pervading cultural current of ‘healthism,’” Janis Ledwell-Hunt says. Although most of us would never question the value of “health,” one of the most important things that a university does is create a space to … Continued