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Broad Recognition

A Feminist Magazine at Yale

Women of the World: An Introduction

Feminism is a politics of metaphor. In our understanding that acts of misogyny derive from a larger anti-woman ethos, each instance can be read as a symbol of the root problem, just as it is acknowledged as its own undeniable offense. We see the marital rape of a woman, for instance, as not only a crime against a single individual, but also a brutal synecdoche of coverture, of male privilege, of government collusion, of sexism. “The personal is political,” and as feminists have disassembled the labels “private” and “public”—torn consonant from vowel, to deprive the words of power to stick
to doors and atrocities—it is easy to confuse the contours of our lives for the maps of nations.

But while such an approach contains much truth, it is dangerous to project so widely—particularly across oceans. While we fight for rights in New Haven, we must keep in mind international struggles, ripe with lessons we can learn from our similarities, yes, but also from our differences.

In this spirit, Broad Recognition is excited to debut our new section, “Women of the World,” which will follow the travels of young women studying abroad in various countries, from Ghana to Poland, from Ireland to Egypt. Our writers will detail their struggles with gender and sexuality within unfamiliar cultures, reexamining their identities and their ideologies against a different backdrop, giving us all the chance to place our feminisms in a broader context. We
look forward to reading and learning from their stories, and hope you will join us.

— Alexandra Brodsky,
Associate Editor

Amelia Hassoun in Jordan

Yale University 2013

Reflections on Islam and Womanhood in Jordan
By AMELIA HASSOUN June 28, 2011 My name is Mia Hassoun and I’m a rising junior at Yale. I’ve bee...

Hannah Zeavin in Asia

Yale University 2012

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: A Failure?
By HANNAH ZEAVIN July 28, 2011 One of the things I was most excited about in going to Cambodia this summer was the promise of being in Phnom P...

Kendra Dawsey in India

Yale University 2013

Why Can't I be a Bro, too?: Heterosocial Relations in India
By KEDNRA DAWSEY December 27, 2011 In the language program that I took part in this summer in Jaipur, many of the other foreigners had already visited India at some point before. And many of them had something to say about Indian men. And many of t...

Natalie Novick in Ireland

Trinity College, Dublin, PhD

The Magdalene Laundries and Sexual Abuse in Ireland
By NATALIE NOVICKJuly 6, 2011 There is an installation covering a side of an old building site that I walk by everyday. Near the top it reads, ...

Paulina Arnold in Taiwan

Yale University 2012

A Stroll through the Park
By PAULINA ARNOLD April 15, 2011 “Are you sure that’s safe?” were the first words out of my boyfriend’s mouth upon h...

Victoria Karim in Ghana

Oberlin College 2012

Domestic Violence in Ghana
By VICTORIA KARIM May 31, 2011 Domestic violence is a difficult issue to tackle in Ghana because of the traditional cultural ideas that surroun...

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