Over at my personal blog, the last time the previous post was posted, I received this comment from a good friend, Chels: “If a woman is married, she has obviously taken the necessary steps in order to be a suitable… Read more ›
In a previous post, I discussed girl politics as the relate to Coach Tim’s volleyball team. Today, I’d like to take that a little further and discuss woman politics. This sort of thing doesn’t always stop just because you grow… Read more ›
This is a series of posts that first appeared over at my personal blog, and it was actually the response I received over there that made me think that keeping a feminist-leaning blog might be my calling. It also partially… Read more ›
In class the other night, I was talking to a few of my other women classmates and they were asking me a bit about my papers (good wife and literacy) for both classes, since both of them have to do… Read more ›
This is a section from my Diversity paper (intro here) about what it means to be a “good woman” or a “good wife” and why a few women seemed to feel the need to coach me toward their idea of… Read more ›
This is a section from my Diversity paper (intro here) about what it means to be a “good woman” or a “good wife” and why a few women seemed to feel the need to coach me toward their idea of… Read more ›
I have just finished reading White Lies: Race and the Myths of Whiteness by Maurice Berger for my class on the literature of diversity. It is a decent read, especially for anyone interested in the problems surrounding race in our… Read more ›
Tonight, I was going to blog some thoughts about Toni Morrison, identity, and otherness. I might still if I have a chance, but tonight I am particularly interested in a conversation that ensued today on Twitter. Jay Breeds, (@objectifychicks) started… Read more ›
What follows is the introduction to my paper for this class. It is what is called a “quest paper,” meaning my thesis is a question that will be answered by using specific examples from our readings in class, as well… Read more ›
For Eden Abigail Trooboff, the loss of gravity happened the first time she felt her body in relation to a man: …But I was wearing a pink dress with a big V in back and I felt too female to… Read more ›
Let’s start with a story and a few questions. All comments welcome. My first teaching job was in a very small town. I was far away from my friends and family, living by myself, and feeling as if I didn’t… Read more ›