A look at two photojournalists who focus on Filipino women pushing back against the physical and rhetorical aggression they experience.
Gabriella McGrogan
Gabriella McGrogan (she/her) is PhD student in Criminology at Birkbeck College, University of London. She is originally (and proudly) from the North-East of England. She is interested in the entanglement of witnessing images and digital culture with accountability for state violence and atrocities. She strives to approach these topics from an intersectional, feminist perspective to consider how hegemonic narratives might be resisted. Prior to working at Birkbeck as an associate lecturer in Politics and graduate teaching assistant in Criminology, Gabriella worked in a secondary school with pupils who had additional learning needs, and with those experiencing various life challenges. She also worked in hospitality for many years. She has a strong love of teaching and commitment to social justice, which inform her research and practice.
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