Sarah Hoagland’s article “Why Lesbian Ethics?” is a celebration of the lesbian-only (and therefore women-only) space that exists within the philosophical and cultural realms of ethics. Hoagland argues that this lesbian-only space should be recognized and developed. The thinking and living that happens within this space can only happen in a space without men (gay [...]
Filed under: articles on November 29th, 2010 by Anna Lisa | 2 Comments »
What light does “The Social Construction of Black Feminist Thought” by Patricia Hill Collins (in The African American Studies Reader, ed. By Nathaniel Norment, Jr., 2001) shine on the questions of women-only spaces? Patricia Hill Collins argues that both the content and method of meaning-making in the dominant Eurocentric, masculinist world of thought are oppressive [...]
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Newsweek’s Julia Baird believes that Sarah Palin should be allowed to call herself a feminist for some truly ridiculous reasons. You can read her full editorial here, and I’ve listed her 6 points below. While I would never say that someone is “not allowed” to use a word, I would certainly say that I do [...]
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I didn’t expect to find something useful in Newsweek (well, my mom found it, actually). But Jennie Yabroff’s recent article “He Ate, She Ate” struck a cord. Yabroff considers the recent fad of food memoirs, noticing that women tend to write about emotional lessons and struggles, while men write simply about food, or about food [...]
Filed under: articles on June 21st, 2010 by Anna Lisa | 1 Comment »
Whether or not Obama is a feminist, he’s certainly a surprising pick for a http://www.msmagazine.com/archive.asp cover. Kyle points out that this is the first man on the cover of Ms. in 12 years. Is Obama worthy of the honor (of the cover OR the title feminist)? Apparently Ms.’ justification for this cover pick is that [...]
Filed under: articles on February 1st, 2009 by Anna Lisa | 2 Comments »
A pregnant woman in underpants on all fours in a cage on the sidewalk. A woman wrapped in cling film to resemble cuts of meat in a supermarket. Mel B gets her “tits out for trafficking.” Most of us have come to expect the exploitation of women’s bodies to sell everything from cars to cleaning [...]
Filed under: articles on April 15th, 2008 by Anna Lisa | 6 Comments »
What we see on TV becomes normalized. This is troubling when TV is full of violence, sex, violent sex, alcohol (most common beverage seen on TV), etc. Men are seen on TV more than women, and sexualized women are seen more than sexualized men. The Geena Davis Institute on Media held a conference recently that [...]
Filed under: articles, conferences on April 8th, 2008 by Anna Lisa | 3 Comments »
I don’t understand how one article can leave me feeling such delight and such anger simultaneously! Johann Hari’s “Where Have All the Stong Women Gone?” is a searing and straightforward critique of patriarchy’s destructive and completely unfair expectations of women. Hari reminisces about Bette Davis’ bad-ass characters on-screen, and her boldness off-screen. I’ve never seen [...]
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Christie Church’s article “Feminism Keeps My Marriage Together” is conversational and honest. I think this is a perfect example of a story being both personal and relevant. She shares particularities that make this her story, but has enough self-awareness to make her own story more widely relevant. I also appreciate that she names the privilege [...]
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