Author Archives
I blog for the promotion of critical thinking and cultural, historical, and philosophical literacy.
Visit me at http://andrewpegoda.com.
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I asked people why they don’t vote, and this is what they told me
Good morning! My latest publication –“I asked people why they don’t vote, and this is what they told me”– is now live and can be found here at The Conversation. These important issues touch on disability, on labor, on immigration, and on the… Read More ›
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The Problem with a Year of Celebrating the 19th Amendment
My latest publication (and my debut in the Washington Post) is out! Please enjoy my article — The Problem with a Year of Celebrating the 19th Amendment — about the little-known and complicated true story of women’s voting rights in the… Read More ›
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The “Big Idea” Gender Studies Syllabus
This is the third installment in my “Big Idea Syllabus” series inspired by Dr. Michael Wesch’s “Big Idea” Syllabus for Anthropology. My “Big Idea” Syllabus for History can be found here, for Writing here. The “Big Idea” Syllabus for Gender… Read More ›
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Beto’s War Tax is Wrong (A Once Lost OpEd)
Back in June, I wrote the following article, intended to be an OpEd in a major publication but something happened, and I forgot about it until now. I’m sharing it here, as is, so the writing doesn’t go to “waste”! … Read More ›
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Microblogs: What it means when we say sex is a social construction
Since J.K. Rowling’s (yes, that J.K. Rowling) transphobic tweet last week, conversations on Twitter around topics of sex, gender, and trans individuals have been going on nonstop. Far too many of these conversations are transphobic and show stubborn disregard for any… Read More ›
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Wheel of Fortune’s Ableism Affects Pat and Vanna, too.
Wheel of Fortune‘s ableist tendencies are endless. I’ve previously written about some of these here. But its ableism extends in other directions, too. Back in August of this year, I made a social media post focusing on Vanna and wrote:… Read More ›
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Minorities, Responsibilities, and Educating Others
Conversations on social media about privilege and oppression often have comments along the lines of “it’s not the minority individual’s job to educate others as to how they are being oppressive or blind to their privilege.” And this always strikes… Read More ›
