I admit, not being a huge ABBA fan, I was a little hesitant to see the new version of the film “Mamma Mia.” But after an enjoyable couple hours in the theater, a few things stood out to me:
Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, and Christine Baranski were the highlights of the movie for me. As the [...]
Filed under: movies on August 26th, 2008 by maggiehope | 2 Comments »
The Feminist Review welcomes its newest author, Maggie Miller! Thanks, Maggie, for your thoughtful review of National Young Adult Conference, and for all of the comments you’ve made on the site – you have contributed a lot to these conversations!
Would you like to write for The Feminist Review? Contact editor@thefeministreview.com (anna lisa) and we [...]
Filed under: uncategorized on August 21st, 2008 by Anna Lisa | No Comments »
My thoughts on the Church of the Brethren National Young Adult Conference come mostly from my attempts to organize to bring a recognized lgbtqa presence to NYAC. Since the last week of January, I have been organizing with other young adults who identify with the Church of the Brethren (CoB) in an attempt to bring [...]
Filed under: conferences on August 19th, 2008 by maggiehope | 3 Comments »
The Church of the Brethren’s National Young Adult Conference (NYAC) was a disappointingly realistic example of slow social change. Mirroring the denomination itself, NYAC attenders represented a wide range of social, theological and political positions. And like the denomination itself, leadership refused to take an official stand on controversial matters.
This refusal often comes from a [...]
Filed under: conferences on August 18th, 2008 by Anna Lisa | 5 Comments »
I use this word in posts, and it merits a separate post all about it.
I realize that the word “queer” sounds offensive to some people. However, many people (especially in my generation) feel that queer is the most empowering word to describe our own identity.
Going through the acronym is usually still the most politically correct [...]
Filed under: uncategorized on August 18th, 2008 by Anna Lisa | 1 Comment »
Over 120 Indiana bloggers gathered yesterday and today in Indianapolis, sharing ideas, support and enthusiasm for social media. Since this site is a blog (a website with regularly updated text in reverse chronological order), I’m at the conference!
There are about 40 women here, as far as I can estimate (conference organizers, please chime with an [...]
Filed under: conferences on August 17th, 2008 by Anna Lisa | 6 Comments »
Two years of Etty Hillesum’s diaries have been gracefully collected into a fabulous book by J. G. Gaarlandt. Etty was a Dutch Jew of Russian descent who died in Auchwitz in 1943. Her diaries from 1941-1943 are filled with brave mysticism, bold social values, and bright philosophy.
While Etty did not ignore the horrors of [...]
Filed under: books on August 17th, 2008 by Anna Lisa | 1 Comment »