Articles by Sheryl Plant
Oh, Mr Darcy!
Why do so many heterosexual women still find the Darcy figure attractive? Sheryl Plant ponders the influence of romantic fiction on women's expectations of love and relationships. She discusses how lusting after the dominant male archetype can be interpreted both as resistance to patricarchy and compliance with it.
Sheryl Plant // 29 May 2006
Categories: Sex and Relationships
'Men Are Back' - but where did they go?
Sheryl Plant ponders two recent advertising campaigns from McDonalds and Peugeot 407 which portray a world dominated by women.
Sheryl Plant // 4 March 2006
Categories: Television
Deconstructing Masculinity
Sheryl Plant argues that masculinity needs to be questioned and critiqued just as much as the concept of femininity; only then can male violence be fully addressed.
Sheryl Plant // 11 February 2006
Categories: Men
Grazia Magazine
Sheryl Plant considers whether, like many women's magazines, Grazia contibutes to women's problems even as it purports to solve them.
Sheryl Plant // 17 June 2005
Categories: Magazines
