My historical novel Land van Thorn has just been published by Aspect. ISBN 9789463388214. In Dutch. Will be translated.
Just released in Dutch: my historical novel Land van Thorn
Your body is YOUR body
Recently I read that Emperor Joseph II of the Austrian empire abolished serfdom `by royal decision' in 1781. Serfdom; I thought, what is that exactly? In Dutch it is called lijfeigenschap,in German Leibeigenschaft,in Spanish servidumbre and in French bondage servage. It means according to Wikipedia: `the situation that someone's body is considered as the property... Continue Reading →
Attributed Meanings of Masculinity and Femininity
I see gender more as a combination of two aspects: masculinity and femininity. I might have a particular percentage of masculinity and a particular percentage of femininity within me, even though I am biologically spoken a woman and thus female.Back to the basics I: SexBack to the basics II: Gender Still, here in my blogs I will use particular... Continue Reading →
Back to the basics II: Gender
While sex is your biological make-up (female, intersex, male), gender refers to the social meanings and consequences of that in a particular society and time. Gender is somewhat fluid, changeable and different in various societies and times. So, in some African countries women are expected to carry ceramic vases with water for miles. By contrast, in many... Continue Reading →
Back to the basics I: Sex
Update passport issue 29 October 2018 N.B. Interesting: today a Dutch Judge ruled that the 57-years old Leonne Zeegers from Breda is allowed to get X in her passport instead of F (female) or M (male). She just wanted to be seen as human. It took a year and she had to prove that there had... Continue Reading →
Back to the basics: sex
This is probably a good moment to explain some terms I use in this blog. Sex No, not what you are thinking about right now, yes I know. No I am referring to the sex-gender distinction and thus seks as your biological make-up. It sums up whether you are a man or a woman or...?... Continue Reading →
World Girls’ Day
I have just found out that it is World Girls'Day today. In fact, I did not know that it existed, but it is a good thing to ask attention to the situation of girls all over the world. Barbies as feminist tools I also read today that Barbies (indeed the dolls) are going to... Continue Reading →
About masculinity…
We seem to be heading towards a feminine society, some spiritualists claim. I am looking forwards to it and am building on it myself, stone by stone. But what happens in the meantime with masculinity? "About masculinity....", I said to my 23-years old son. "We were not talking about masculinity", he replied alertly. I smiled... Continue Reading →
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The Positive Feminist Philosopher 