Ellen WhelanApr 8, 20193 min read**Content Warning: Rape, Sexual Assault** The Bravest Woman in IrelandI was not in the room I do not know. I was not in the court I do not know. What I do know is the number of friends I had to contact to...
Ellen WhelanApr 8, 20192 min readHow does Beyoncé's Lemonade represent women?Although the visual album isn’t new it is widely acknowledged that “with two visual albums to her credit Beyoncé Knowles Carter is now...
Ellen WhelanApr 8, 20192 min read**CONTENT WARNING: Rape, Sexual Assault** Does Irish Media reinforce rape culture?Disclaimer: In 2013 the Rape Crisis Network found that 98% of Irish perpetrators in sexual assault cases were male. (p27) I am not...
Ellen WhelanApr 8, 20192 min readIs Hashtag Feminism Beneficial? In the wake of #IBelieveHer and #SueMePaddyIn 2014 we watched Emma Watson's UN Speech about feminism in school. Our teacher asked, “Who here is a feminist?”, one other girl and I...