Becca Brunk, PhDOn the third day of activism, feminists gave to me: a march for women’s equalityThere is an alleyway in Leeds where I live, that I now know in my head as ‘the r*pe alley’.Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021
Becca Brunk, PhDWhy would I want police to have more power?At the beginning of the pandemic, people flocked to purchase copies of 1984. Are we ready to take on Big Brother?Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
Becca Brunk, PhDAn Ode to my Queer AllotmentI discuss the benefits of building community gardens for LGBT+ folks, for mental health and for finding space outside together.Jan 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021
Becca Brunk, PhDExploring trauma-informed approaches to university policy and sexual harassment preventionThe first time I used the words ‘sexual misconduct’, it was in trying to understand what had happened to me. To this day, in this moment…Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
Becca Brunk, PhDDo not dampen your moral outrage about the General ElectionThis morning reminds me of November 9th — the first time I woke up to a much darker world than I’d gone to sleep in, politically speaking…Dec 13, 2019Dec 13, 2019
Becca Brunk, PhDWhat I’ve read in November and OctoberBorn a virgo, I feel like being organized has always come very naturally to me. Yet, since starting my PhD nearly nine months ago, I’ve…Dec 6, 20191Dec 6, 20191
Becca Brunk, PhDWhy you should rest and digest after successAs a middle class, midwestern American, I didn’t have a clue about the concept of rest. From childhood, I was encouraged to set goals and…Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019
Becca Brunk, PhDInvestigating institutional betrayal in the wake of #MeTooI first learned of the impact our institutions can have on our wellbeing in 2015, in a 150-person lecture hall and a class on neurobiology…Nov 12, 20191Nov 12, 20191