Healthcare and MCS
by Miranda Le When I first began working for the Chemical Entanglements project, I was concurrently taking a class on medical anthropology. I learned about the biomedical model of medicine […]
Reflections on Chemical Sensitivities and the Coronavirus
by Cheyenne Walker It is June 1, 2020. I am writing this from my home, where I have now been for 12 weeks, with the exception of trips outside for […]
On the Toxicity of Beauty
by Hong Phan “Protecting people from dangerous materials in cosmetics is not even in the back seat, it’s not even in the car.” Directed by Phyllis Ellis, Toxic Beauty is […]
Catalyst: Special Issue on Chemical Entanglements
The UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) announces the publication of a Special Issue of Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience 6.1 (May 2020) rooted in the May 2017 UCLA […]
Con•nec•tion: Forty Years of Artist’s Books
by Arielle Bagood Though galleries and museums may be closed, there are an abundance of digital archives and resources that remain accessible through the web. One of these, Ripe with […]
Undergraduate Research Opportunity at the Center for the Study of Women
Contribute to CSW’s Chemical Entanglements research project and earn course credit APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Applications will be evaluated as they are received. Interested students are advised to apply as […]
Oral History and Social Justice
By Shreya Ramineni Despite their public availability, oral histories are not necessarily familiar to an average undergraduate college student. But they can illuminate issues on campus and document larger-scale social […]
Living with a Chemical Illness at UCLA
By Grace Stevenson Have you ever felt nauseous after someone lit a scented candle in their apartment? Or maybe you walked around Macy’s and developed an immediate headache from the […]
The Burdens of Chemical Toxicity for Children and Women
By Megan LeGresley A couple of months ago, my mom forwarded me a link to a blog run by a young woman battling chronic Lyme disease and exposure to mold. […]
Oral History as Tool of Social Justice: Challenging the Status Quo
By Christine Tran At an early age, I learned to perceive history in a one-dimension way: history was facts about the past that I had to memorize for my next […]
