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Feminist Mothering Month
May is the month in which many countries officially celebrate mothers, so let me talk a bit about motherhood as a commonsense feminist. I have my own experiences to draw on, both as a mom… Read more
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Talking about trans- and non-binary gender identities as a cis-gender feminist
I haven’t written in a long time, partly because I did not really have a good theme to write about (menopause anyone?) and partly because I am organizing a conference that I am very excited… Read more
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“Helping young people think” and yes, I still have some Sabbatical energy left
The other day, a friend and colleague asked if I still had some energy left from my Sabbatical or if that had already faded. I had to think about this for a bit. I… Read more
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Musings of a commonsense feminist in times of HB 7
After the fun experience of writing blogs from Trinidad, I have pondered if and how to continue writing, but it felt as if there was not much to say. I have been back in Miami… Read more
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GENDER!!! Or: what did I actually do in Trinidad and Tobago?
I have left my temporary home in Sir Arthur Lewis Residence Hall (see above some last moment impressions – all of a sudden, everything looked so purple-beautiful …), returned to Miami and am reunited with… Read more
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Great Trini people
I haven’t written in over two weeks, partly because I was very involved in my research, and because as part of my stay here, I gave several research talks. That was a great way of… Read more
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Blue and yellow, callaloo and tippi tambo – thoughts on food and peace
When I was savoring my weekend breakfast, my gaze fell on a little arrangement on the table: a glass container with mango marinated in pepper sauce (my creation but modeled after what is called “chow”… Read more
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Tourism, luxury – how much do you need and at what cost?
l live in a student residence hall pertaining to the University of the West Indies. It is the most recently built and most comfortable residence hall here. One of my Fulbright friends told me she… Read more
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Snapshots of beauty, indentureship, and Hindu temples
I continue to see a lot of things here that I haven’t seen before. Here are two: can you help me with these green balloon tree fruits? And what is this bubbly-looking cucumber – actually,… Read more
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Small things in times of war
In times of war, it seems pointless to just continue doing “normal” things – like keep writing this blog for example. I feel frustrated, exhausted, from reading all the news on the Russian invasion of… Read more
Enjoy the read!
I write about things that I currently feel inspired by or concerned about. That makes the blog a bit eclectic. You will see some contemporary issues (e.g., politics), but also more general ones (e.g., motherhood), and posts inspired by travel (I started this blog during a marvelous stay in Trinidad and Tobago).
The common sense feminist 