Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Is the New York Times' book section really a boys' club? - By DoubleX Staff - Slate Magazine
Is the New York Times' book section really a boys' club? - By DoubleX Staff - Slate Magazine: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Friday, April 30, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Required for 5/3: Degendering Dance… and Some History » Sociological Images
Watch this video, Tightrope, by Janelle Monae, featuring Big Boi:
Degendering Dance… and Some History » Sociological Images
How is this a great example of how dancing doesn’t have to be sexualized or gendered by movement or attire?
Remember to sign your full name.
Degendering Dance… and Some History » Sociological Images
How is this a great example of how dancing doesn’t have to be sexualized or gendered by movement or attire?
Remember to sign your full name.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
CBC News - Canada - List of missing or slain native women grows
CBC News - Canada - List of missing or slain native women grows
The report found that aboriginal females are more likely to be killed by a stranger than non-aboriginal.
It says many victims are targeted simply because they are aboriginal and their attackers assume they will not fight back or be missed.
"The stories shared by families, communities and friends also tell us that many missing and murdered women and girls were 'vulnerable' only insofar as they were aboriginal and they were women," the report says.
"The over-representation of aboriginal women in Canada as victims of violence must be understood in the context of a colonial strategy that sought to dehumanize aboriginal women."
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/04/21/missing-women-native.html#ixzz0lq4Uf7eZ
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Some Exam answers that make good points in an articulate way
On "Third and Final Continent:"
As the two cultivate a relationship, she (Mala) is given a chance to flourish in the narrative. By the story's end she becomes more fully developed as a character, and empowered as such, as she grows more important within her husband's perspective.
I think the story could have benefited from dual perspectives, that way we get both their experiences first hand.
Hurt Locker:
. . . had the narrowest point of view. We were not allowed into the actual minds of the characters, and the film frequently had a narrow physical focus as well.
The point of view . . . made you feel like you were there in Iraq with the soldiers . . it was told from an entirely male point of view even though the director was a woman.
St. James is married to defusing bombs.
Marriage in Sula:
Jude only proposed (to Nel) to salvage his feelings of masculinity after having been refused a job.
As the two cultivate a relationship, she (Mala) is given a chance to flourish in the narrative. By the story's end she becomes more fully developed as a character, and empowered as such, as she grows more important within her husband's perspective.
I think the story could have benefited from dual perspectives, that way we get both their experiences first hand.
Hurt Locker:
. . . had the narrowest point of view. We were not allowed into the actual minds of the characters, and the film frequently had a narrow physical focus as well.
The point of view . . . made you feel like you were there in Iraq with the soldiers . . it was told from an entirely male point of view even though the director was a woman.
St. James is married to defusing bombs.
Marriage in Sula:
Jude only proposed (to Nel) to salvage his feelings of masculinity after having been refused a job.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Talk Deeply, Be Happy? - Well Blog - NYTimes.com
This is just plain cool--it's why talking about literature makes us happy.
Talk Deeply, Be Happy? - Well Blog - NYTimes.com
Talk Deeply, Be Happy? - Well Blog - NYTimes.com
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Feminist highlights from the Academy Awards
Feminist highlights from the Academy Awards
The statistics about this (best director) award were pretty stark: 82 years, 400 nominations, 4 women nominated, 1 awarded.
The statistics about this (best director) award were pretty stark: 82 years, 400 nominations, 4 women nominated, 1 awarded.
Oscars Spread Wealth to ‘Avatar,’ ‘Locker,’ ‘Precious’ - NYTimes.com
Kathryn Bigelow is first woman to win best director.
Oscars Spread Wealth to ‘Avatar,’ ‘Locker,’ ‘Precious’ - NYTimes.com
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Barbara Kingsolver and Lorrie Moore Among PEN/Faulkner Prize Finalists - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
You won't be surprised that A Gate at the Stairs is nominated for the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award.
Barbara Kingsolver and Lorrie Moore Among PEN/Faulkner Prize Finalists - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
Barbara Kingsolver and Lorrie Moore Among PEN/Faulkner Prize Finalists - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Quick Hit: (Women) Writers
Quick Hit: (Women) Writers
Read the above link for Claire Messud's explanation of why we sometimes need to focus on women writers.
If you've read the entire post, do you agree with Messud? Why or why not?
Read the above link for Claire Messud's explanation of why we sometimes need to focus on women writers.
If you've read the entire post, do you agree with Messud? Why or why not?
Monday, February 8, 2010
Comment on ending of Gate at Stairs
What does Tassie do after she puts down the phone? What makes you think she does this?
Friday, February 5, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Comment on Gate at Stairs by Fri. noon
Any interesting thoughts that come up while you're reading? What do you want to discuss in class?
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
What was Lorrie Moore thinking when she wrote A Gate at the Stairs?
You can read the story behind A Gate at the Stairs and listen to the interview with Moore.
What do you think of A Gate at the Stairs?
Please comment on class discussion and class readings here.
Who's on the cover of the New York Times Book Review? Male or female book author?
1/24/10--male
1/17/10--male
2/3/10--female
2/7/10--female
2/14/10--female
2/21/10--Male
2/28/10--female
3/21/10--male
3/28/10--female
4/5/10--male and female, (but online edition lists male's book first.)
4/12/10-- Male. (David Remnick's biography of Obama)
4-18-10--male
4-25-10--male
4/30/10--male
5/10/10--male, male, male
For the 16 week semester there were 12 male authors and 6 female authors on the cover of the Sunday New York Times Book Review.
1/17/10--male
2/3/10--female
2/7/10--female
2/14/10--female
2/21/10--Male
2/28/10--female
3/21/10--male
3/28/10--female
4/5/10--male and female, (but online edition lists male's book first.)
4/12/10-- Male. (David Remnick's biography of Obama)
4-18-10--male
4-25-10--male
4/30/10--male
5/10/10--male, male, male
For the 16 week semester there were 12 male authors and 6 female authors on the cover of the Sunday New York Times Book Review.
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