On the Basis of Sex: ‘Wife’ is not a job title By REBECCA TOOK | May 6, 2019 Mimi Leder’s On the Basis of Sex is a biopic depicting Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s fight for gender equality to be recognized in American law. This is not an exceptional film, but it does sensitively depict the life of an exceptional woman. As a lawyer, feminist, and still-sitting US Supreme Court justice, the 86-year-old…
Student Elections: About the parties By JOSEPHINE SYLVESTRE and SARAH IACOBACCI | May 6, 2019 You may have started to hear the buzz around the UvA campus as student bodies begin gearing up for the upcoming student elections in May. This year, there are four parties running for the Central Student Council (CSR); De Vrije Student, UvASociaal, Inter and SLAAFS. The Amsterdammer spoke to representatives from each political party to get…
Tips to maintain a long distance relationship with your mother By SHUZHAO XUE | May 5, 2019 Mother’s Day, this year, falls on May 12, and as an international student, distance limits the ways one can express love to my mother. A dinner out is insubstantial. So is a simple hug or a kiss. So, what could be the best gift for her on such a special day? 1. Video call…
If ‘Orange’ is NOT your colour… By SARAH M. IACOBACCI | May 4, 2019 Orange you glad to have stumbled upon this article, to what is known as the week after the “unfortunate faux pas” – King’s Day! The Netherlands’ annual King’s Day celebration is a scene set with hyped ‘Dutchies’ prancing up and down the canals, in a beer-infused mist of orange, the color of the Dutch royal family’s House…
“The Legacy of Zero Tolerance” an Interview with Almudena Toral By ANNA LEA JAKOBS | April 29, 2019 Photojournalist Almudena Toral focuses on the US and Latin America as a part of Univision News Digital. Her documentary, The Legacy of Zero Tolerance, has won the World Press Photo Award for digital storytelling in 2019. She and her team recorded the reunification of a Guatemalan girl, Adayanci Perez with her family.…
Mona Eltahawy Cancels appearance at De Balie By MAX KIKKEN | April 29, 2019 Feminist author Mona Eltahawy had been invited to speak at De Balie on her upcoming book The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls and her work as an activist. However, in an open letter posted on Twitter on April 22, she let her followers know that she had decided to cancel her visit. Eltahawy cited as…
