Tag Archives: sexism

Blackface, Shameface, and Prime Minister Trudeau

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is putting on his best shame-faced demeanour today. Trudeau has positioned himself as a bastion of inclusivity, multiculturalism, and fights against racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination. When photos surfaced in the last few … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Blackface, Brownface, Canada, Canadian Politics, Cheryl Thompson, Edwin W. Brown, Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, racism, sexism | 11 Comments

A Bibliography on C.S. Lewis and Gender (Secondary Sources)

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Gender in C.S. Lewis Bibliography by Brenton Dickieson* Adey, Lionel. “How Far Did Lewis Change Over Time?” The Canadian C.S. Lewis Journal 93.1 (1998): 5–13. See also his C.S. Lewis: Writer, Dreamer, and Mentor. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998. Barkman, … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Diana Pavlac Glyer, gender, Gender Theory, Lewis and Gender, Monika Hilder, sexism, The Four Loves | 16 Comments

8 Questions about the Problem of Susan Narnia Debate, or How to Read Well

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Kat Coffin’s brief article last week on “The Problem of Susan” is the hottest post of 2019. “How do you Solve a Problem like Susan Pevensie?” has been discussed in the blog comments and in various forums, sometimes with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reflections, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged A Preface to Paradise Lost, An Experiment in Criticism, Gender Theory, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mere Christianity, Michael Ward, Narnia, Reading, sexism, That Hideous Strength, The Last Battle, The Personal Heresy, The Problem of Susan, The Screwtape Letters, The Silver Chair, Till We Have Faces, Virginia Woolf | 54 Comments

Help Me Find the Accusation of Misogyny in the TIME Article on C.S. Lewis, Don v. Devil

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Two recent references have created a bit of a puzzle for me which I hope you can perhaps make clear for me. Both in Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen’s A Sword Between the Sexes: C.S. Lewis and the Gender Debates and the edited volume … Continue reading →