Outputs (49)

Beyond men and women - Should we fight prejudice or gender? (2018)
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Mackay, F. Beyond men and women - Should we fight prejudice or gender?. London

From Facebook's customisable gender option to popstars in drag, the traditional categories of male and female are now being challenged in the mainstream. But what would a world beyond gender really look like? Would it eradicate inequality or instead... Read More about Beyond men and women - Should we fight prejudice or gender?.

Lesbian/queer masculinities (2017)
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Mackay, F. (2017). Lesbian/queer masculinities

Questions about the resonance and relevance of this classic and much stereotyped lesbian identity are not, of course, new questions. Perhaps the most well-known interrogation occurred during the famous ‘sex-wars’ of the 1980s, but arguably these deba... Read More about Lesbian/queer masculinities.

Un-teaching for boys (2017)
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Mackay, F. (2017). Un-teaching for boys

Ungendering our children - the harms of stereotyping and how to avoid them.

For men who don't mean anything by it (2017)
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Mackay, F. (2017). For men who don't mean anything by it

Sexual harassment sounds such a formal term, it sounds like a case at an employment tribunal. Everyone knows that sexual harassment is wrong and most probably illegal and certainly not politically correct. But an awful lot of people think that men se... Read More about For men who don't mean anything by it.

Book review: Being an early career feminist academic (2016)
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Mackay, F. (2016). Book review: Being an early career feminist academic

Being an Early Career Feminist Academic: Global Perspectives, Experiences and Challenges, edited by Rachel Thwaites and Amy Pressland Young scholars tell it like it is but is knowledge of replaceability a bar to change? asks Finn Mackay

Farewell, dear friend: The sociology of pet grief (2016)
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Mackay, F. (2016). Farewell, dear friend: The sociology of pet grief

An introduction to the sociology of pet grief, looking at data from the British Mass Observation Project and considering theories from the field of Animal Studies as well as Butler's theory of 'grievability'.

Andrea Dworkin - Behind the myths (2015)
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Mackay, F. (2015). Andrea Dworkin - Behind the myths

There can be no better reason to discover the work of the late Andrea Dworkin, than all the various voices warning you not to!

Women are not their vaginas (2015)
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Mackay, F. (2015). Women are not their vaginas

I had the honour to meet and debate with Naomi Wolf in May 2015, visiting the UK to appear on Al Jazeera and talk about her last book "Vagina: A New Biography".

The mysterious case of the feminist non revolution (2015)
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Mackay, F. (2015). The mysterious case of the feminist non revolution

When is a revolution not a revolution? When it's about Women's Liberation of course; surprise, surprise. I'm tired of a feminism that acquiesces, of a feminism that smashes its own foundation instead of the patriarchy. Feminism is a global, political... Read More about The mysterious case of the feminist non revolution.

The biggest threat to feminism? It's not just the patriarchy (2015)
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Mackay, F. (2015). The biggest threat to feminism? It's not just the patriarchy

What is 'choice-feminism' and why isn't it feminist?