Sophia Trozzo is a fourth year journalism student at Concordia University in Montreal, and co-creator of The Cafe Phenomenon blog. In 2011 she lived and studied in Paris, at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, for five months. In the summer of 2012 she traveled to Italy to work as an English teacher for A.C.L.E. As a writer her interests include: moral/political philosophy, human rights, gender studies, phenomenology, communications and education. She draws her greatest inspiration from her travels and considers herself an eternal student. Following her degree in journalism, she hopes to pursue research in international relations and political theory. Her work has appeared in Courrier Laval (Bilingual Edition), The Link & Scars Publications’ “Down in the Dirt” Magazine.

Posts by Sophia.Trozzo

A Professor Who Brought Academia Down to Earth

During my third year of university at Concordia I took a philosophy of feminism course. My professor was brilliant, approachable and had the refreshing ability to bring academic texts down to earth by connecting them to real-life experiences.


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Feminism is Not a Dirty Word

During my 3rd year at Concordia University I took a course in feature writing. By the end of term each student was expected to hand in a full-length feature on a subject of their choice. I still don’t know what possessed me at the time, but I didn’t end up writing a feature. Instead, I produced a 2000 word rant detailing my frustration with misunderstandings and false stereotypes surrounding the word “feminism”.


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I’m Not Buying It

“Think like a man, act like a lady.”

This gendered line is problematic for so many reasons, yet every time I sign on to Facebook or Twitter these days someone is quoting it, or alluding to it indirectly.


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Outlaw Emotions

Have you ever been the only female in a room full of men making sexist jokes? Everyone else is laughing, but you’re offended and not sure how to react about it; you want to say something, but you’re afraid that if you do you might be told that you take things too seriously, don’t have a sense of humor, and need to lighten up.


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