Tag Archives: gender issues

White Paper: The Hero’s Journey and the Crisis of the Contemporary Heroine

Posted on October 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper explores the widening gap between Joseph Campbell’s classical hero’s journey and the dominant “heroine’s journey” narratives found in modern media. Once heralded as a corrective to patriarchal myth, the contemporary heroine’s journey has increasingly failed to … Continue reading →

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Moral Ambiguity and Constancy: A Comparative White Paper on Henry Crawford and Captain Wentworth

Posted on October 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper examines the contrasting courtship behavior of Henry Crawford in Mansfield Park and Captain Frederick Wentworth in Persuasion, focusing on their interactions with the women around them—specifically, Crawford’s entanglements with the Bertram sisters and Fanny Price, and Wentworth’s … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The “Pick Me Girl” and the Gender Politics of Solidarity

Posted on September 3, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The term “pick me girl” has entered contemporary discourse as a way of labeling women who seek male approval by distancing themselves from other women, often through self-deprecation, disparagement of stereotypically feminine behavior, or exaggerated claims of being … Continue reading →

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White Paper: From Shame to Modesty — The Changing Connotation of the Veil Between Genesis 38 and Modern Times

Posted on July 5, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper explores the meaning of the veil in the biblical account of Genesis 38, where Tamar veils herself to pose as a prostitute, and contrasts it with the modern connotation of the veil as a symbol … Continue reading →

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The WNBA and the Elusive Quest For Financial Stability

Posted on December 16, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) represents a complex case study in professional sports economics and social dynamics. Since its founding in 1996, the league has faced persistent challenges related to revenue generation, media coverage, and broader cultural acceptance within … Continue reading →

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Poopism: On The Relationship Of Poop And Gender

Posted on July 7, 2024 by nathanalbright

We have already seen how age greatly affects how we view poop and the importance of what happens when poop becomes a major aspect of our lives, and how we determine how the day is going. It is perhaps unsurprising … Continue reading →

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Lessons From Esther

Posted on March 21, 2024 by nathanalbright

[Note: The following is a prepared text for a Bible Study given to the Portland congregation of the United Church of God on Wednesday, March 20th, 2024.] We are only a few days from the festival of Purim, which happens … Continue reading →

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An Imaginary Sermon In Qoms

Posted on December 17, 2023 by nathanalbright

It has come to my attention that there is a saying among you that girls are like fruit that is to be squeezed and then tossed aside. This saying is a false one. Women are not like fruit that is to be … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Imperfect Union

Posted on November 7, 2023 by nathanalbright

Imperfect Union: How Jessie And John Frèmont Mapped The West, Invented Celebrity, And Helped Cause The Civil War, by Steve Inskeep Given the author’s radical critical attitude of the celebrity culture (which was not invented by or for the Fremonts) … Continue reading →

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Ghostwriters And The Freedom Of Anonymity

Posted on October 27, 2023 by nathanalbright

It is commonly thought that the plight of ghostwriters is an unenviable one, with forgotten and obscure figures like Pardison Fontaine showing a strong pen game and writing for such rappers as Cardi B, former girlfriend Megan Thee Stallion, and … Continue reading →

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