My Dad, Eileen
When I was 16 years old, a sophomore in high school, my mom sat me down at the dinner table to talk. It was the middle of September, my...
Gender-Bending Rock&Roll
My early experiences with gender were, I suppose by conventional standards, somewhat confusing. I spent a great deal of time with my...
Feeding Squirrels: A Spectator Sport
West Texas A & M University accommodates thousands of students, at least hundreds of employees, and (estimated) scores of squirrels. When...
Maria Walker Bio
"Innocence" Digital Art by Maria Walker "Cocaine" Digital Art by Maria Walker "Trapped" Digital Art by Maria Walker
Genderbending Cosplay
Cosplay: costume + play = cosplay. Cosplay is the act of dressing up as a character or personifying something. Many people dress up as...
How Gender Studies Opened My Eyes
"That's how it is to be a woman," words my wife said in response to my off-hand comment: "every time I walk around campus, I can't help...
My Journey in Gender Studies
When I enrolled to take Gender Studies, I didn’t really know what the curriculum would entail. My conservative family members told me...
Breaking Social Norms Project (or How I Almost Got Fired)
For my Breaking Norm project, I crammed my feet into a pair of my wife’s Vince Camuto high heeled shoes and went about my day at work. It...
Buff Girl Tweets
1) 9-7-16 "So we make laws in fear that trans women are men trying to sexually assault women, but can't convict actual men who sexually...
Art in Gender Studies
So, sorry if these paintings are not the highest quality, I have not painted since middle school. However, when we started going into art...
