Irene Ogrizek

Irene Ogrizek is a writer, teacher, and editor based in Montreal, Québec, Canada. Visit her website here: http://www.ireneogrizek.com

9 Posts

The Dishonesty of #MeToo in Canada's Literary Scene

The effect of the #MeToo movement, especially in Canada, is creating the same subdued atmosphere among men.

Irene Ogrizek

1 Feb 2018 · 9 min read

Campus Counsellors and the Politicization of Sexual Assault

What I mean by that is the narrative extolled by university trained feminists that implies assault victims are victims for life and have been irreparably damaged.

Irene Ogrizek

26 Nov 2017 · 9 min read

Laura Kipnis, Camille Paglia and the Redefinition of Sex

Kipnis’ cautionary tale dovetails with Camille Paglia’s collection of essays, Free Women, Free Men.

Irene Ogrizek

28 Jun 2017 · 5 min read

Feminism Needs to Talk About Responsibility — Not Just Rights

If we ask these accusers to explain themselves, are we blaming the victims? Possibly.

Irene Ogrizek

30 Jan 2017 · 7 min read

Students, Sex, Social Media and Why the Steven Galloway Affair Is so Murky

There’s a solution, but it’s not one that most feminists want to hear.

Irene Ogrizek

6 Jan 2017 · 5 min read

Pronoun Wars: Gender Theorists go Head-to-Head with Jordan Peterson

Cossman consistently minimised the scope and power of C-16, using qualifying words and phrases like only, most extreme and high threshold.

Irene Ogrizek

23 Nov 2016 · 5 min read

When Accusations Abound Who Will Protect the Falsely Maligned?

Allowing one group to use freighted words like homophobe or racist or rapist to tarnish an individual’s reputation without proof violates a principle of fairness that some of us hold dear.

Irene Ogrizek

25 Oct 2016 · 8 min read

Review: Hillbilly Elegy — J.D. Vance

Through it he tells the story of hillbillies, impoverished immigrants who came from Scotland and Ireland in the eighteenth century to settle in the American south.

Irene Ogrizek

19 Sep 2016 · 4 min read

Irene Ogrizek

The Dishonesty of #MeToo in Canada's Literary Scene

Campus Counsellors and the Politicization of Sexual Assault

Laura Kipnis, Camille Paglia and the Redefinition of Sex

Swingers, Feminism and Social Constructionism

Feminism Needs to Talk About Responsibility — Not Just Rights

Students, Sex, Social Media and Why the Steven Galloway Affair Is so Murky

Pronoun Wars: Gender Theorists go Head-to-Head with Jordan Peterson

When Accusations Abound Who Will Protect the Falsely Maligned?

Review: Hillbilly Elegy — J.D. Vance