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Understanding the Past, Present and Future of Marriage

On April 18, 2012 by TheFeministBride With 0 Comments - Bridal Boldness, Bride, Bridesmaid, Civil Rights, Consumerism, Culture, Current Events, Dating, Defense of Marriage Act, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Dowry, Engagement, FB Lectures, Feminism, Feminist, Feminist Wedding, Groom, History, History, Identity, Marriage, Marriage Stats, Media, Party Central, Pop Culture, Proposal, Religion, Same-Sex Marriage, Sex, The Feminist Bride, Tradition, Wedding, Wedding Traditions, Wife, Women, Women's Equality

This is my most recent lecture at the Tufts University GSC Research Symposium. It was me and a bunch of Ph.D. candidates lecturing on mostly science, but alas my speciality is in marriage culture. Here’s a breakdown of how marriage’s past, present and future effect our quality of life. It’s an interesting overview about how our time-honored traditions are totally irrelevant to Western lifestyles, which in itself makes a case for why it’s really important we respectfully modernize them! Enjoy.

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Cutting the Cake Art Performance

On December 21, 2011 by TheFeministBride With 0 Comments - Bridal Boldness, Bride, Cake, Comedy, Consumerism, Culture, Feminism, Feminist, Feminist Wedding, Groom, Media, Sex, The Feminist Bride, Tradition, Wedding, Wedding Traditions, Wife, Women

The ritual is a Freudian performance both caring and nurturing but sexual and intimate. What happens when you take the ritual out of context, put it in an informal settings and practice it with strangers? To better understand the art performance, watch Part 4: The Cutting of the Cake from the lecture.

An art performance of the ‘cutting of the cake’ wedding ritual following the Tufts University Women’s Center 2011 Symposium lecture, “The Sexy and Sexist Layers of the Wedding Cake,” by Katrina Majkut founder of TheFeministBride.com.

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Full Lecture: The Sexy and Sexist Layers of the Wedding Cake

On November 19, 2011 by TheFeministBride With 0 Comments - Bridal Boldness, Bride, Bridesmaid, Cake, Consumerism, Culture, FB Lectures, Feminism, Feminist, Feminist Wedding, Groom, Groomsmen, Health, History, History, Identity, Marriage, Marriage Stats, Reception, Religion, Sex, The Feminist Bride, Tradition, Wedding, Wedding Planning, Wedding Swag, Wedding Traditions, Wife, Women

Katrina Majkut, founder of TheFeministBride.com, speaking on “The Sexy and Sexist Layers of the Wedding Cake”

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The Feminist Bride Speaking Engagement on 11/18!

On November 15, 2011 by TheFeministBride With 0 Comments - Body Image, Bridal Boldness, Bride, Bridesmaid, Comedy, Consumerism, Culture, Current Events, FB Lectures, Feminism, Feminist, Feminist Wedding, Groom, Health, History, Identity, Marriage, Party Central, Religion, Same-Sex Marriage, Sex, The Feminist Bride, Tradition, Wedding, Wedding Planning, Wife, Women

If you find yourself near Tufts University in Medford, MA this Friday, COME HEAR ME SPEAK at 4pm!  Admission is free and there’s food afterwards. I’ll be speaking at the 2nd Annual Women’s Center Symposium on “the sex and sexist layers of the wedding cake” and giving a small performance after the event but before the reception. See below for details! If you can’t make it no worries, I’ll be posting the video of it later. 

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