Office Hours After Dark: Pop Culture and Popcorn

Why Rape Culture Persists: Sex Education, Media Literacy, and the Cornell Allegations

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 10:00:00 GMT

In this episode of Office Hours After Dark, communication professors Dr. Amanda and Dr. Lydia discuss the Cornell fraternity allegations and the reopened civil and criminal cases. They use the case to explain rape culture and where it comes from. They cover media exposure and the sexual double standard, objectification research, and hegemonic masculinity in group settings. They also discuss institutional responses such as shutting down a fraternity chapter versus educating its members, plus prevention through media literacy, consent education, and public health funding.

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The Politics of Beauty

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Dr. Amanda and Dr. Lydia take on Mar-a-Lago face. They discuss why women learn early that appearance is cultural currency, self-objectification, GLP-1s, Botox, makeup as drag, risk and access to modifications, and what it means to look "natural."

Question(s) of the day: Are decisions about body modification driven more by individual or societal forces? Is anyone actually natural anymore, or is natural just another aesthetic?

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Yesteryear, Tradwives & Unlikable Women

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT

On this episode of Office Hours After Dark: Pop Culture and Popcorn, communication professors and friends Dr. Amanda and Dr. Lydia unpack the cultural conversations surrounding Yesteryear, the bestselling novel by Caro Claire Burke. From tradwife influencers and the aesthetics of traditional domesticity to social media branding and the complicated expectations placed on women, we explore why this story has so much to say about contemporary culture.

Question of the day: Is it possible to be a feminist tradwife? Tell us on Instagram @officehoursafterdarkshow or email officehoursafterdarkshow@gmail.com.

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