December 2011
53 posts
“Such is a silence
of a woman who
speaks against silence, knowing
silence is...”
– Ilya Kaminsky, from “Deaf Republic: 10” (via weissewiese)
Post-Holiday Hello →
We’re just wrapping up some post-Christmas R&R time and are headed home today. I’d love to analyze our need to get away and do something for ourselves and wax philosophical about the benefits of…
Ms. Magazine Blog: Women – And Men – Aren’t “Born”... →
Today, I’m on the Ms. Magazine blog with my piece about teachers as trained professionals! Here’s a taste: My husband also chose a career in teaching. When people ask us what we do, I answer that I…
It's Global Feminist Friday! What are you... →
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Women - And Men - Aren't "Born" Teachers →
My latest op-ed on the Ms. Magazine Blog!
Little Girls and Modern Women →
Behold, readers. A cute, little girl playing a modern woman: The Huffington Post seemed to think this is endearing. I happen to think it is disturbing. And not just because she is wearing an outfit I…
“Don’t you dare, for one more second, surround yourself with people who are not...”
– Jo Blackwell-Preston (via sleepydumpling)
First day of break. Productivity is down. Ask me... →
OK, I mean, I reserve the right not to answer if I feel I can’t for privacy reasons or whatever, but mostly anything, I’ll answer. :)
I knew it was my husband's fault...
shitmystudentswrite:
A major contribution to the end of a marriage is the man’s prolonged existence.
Ha!!
“I think the opposite of “man” is
Not “woman,” but...”
– http://www.hugoschwyzer.net/2011/12/21/why-i-resigned-from-the-good-men-project/
“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the...”
– Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (via bookmania)
“Without realizing it, the individual composes his life according to the laws of...”
– Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being (via bookmania)
“It’s so nice to know where you’re going, in the early stages. It almost rids you...”
– Samuel Beckett, Molloy (via bookmania)
“Economically speaking, married couples tend to have more income and more wealth....”
– Does it matter that people are tying the knot less? Marriage Rate In America Drops Drastically (via huffingtonpost) Hmm. Really?
Let’s Talk About Teaching →
It’s the end of the semester. We’re all feeling the pressure. So let’s take a look at some of the more interesting articles about teaching I’ve been perusing this week! “Where do teachers come from?”…
Do you want to intern at a global feminist blog? →
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Do you want to intern at a global feminist blog? →
genderacrossborders:
Write and edit for Gender Across Borders! More info about the internship program here. Deadline to apply is Monday, January 9, 2012 by 10pm PST.
“1: No one gives a crap: Allow me to save you a bunch of time and money you’ll...”
– Like a bunch of folks today, we read that RELEVANT magazine “Things to know at 25(ish)” post, too. Some members of the staff decided to kick in some life advice of our own. Do us a solid and pass these to that bud going through a quarter-life crisis, ok? (via redeyechicago)
Kind of funny. Kind of...
Rocket (wo)man
shitmystudentswrite:
Rockets are like women: the hotter the better.
Ha!
Review: Undecided: How to Ditch the Endless Quest... →
Undecided: How to Ditch the Endless Quest for Perfect and Find the Career – and Life – That’s Right for You by Barbara and Shannon Kelley – 3 out of 5 stars The folks at Seal Press graciously sent me…
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Feministe: Feminist Friendly Marriages on... →
I’m on Feministe today with my article, “Feminist Friendly Marriages on Television… Or Not“: One year ago, I got married. As a heterosexual woman who has identified as a feminist for her entire life,…
“We know life isn’t a race. We know we’re not in competition with our...”
– Undecided by Barbara and Shannon Kelley
“Gaslighting is a term often used by mental health professionals (I am not one)...”
– Yashar Ali: A Message to Women From a Man: You Are Not “Crazy”
This is an older blog post, but still such a good one. (via huffingtonpost)
I taught this! The students, unsurprisingly, could relate. Too well.
Feminist-Friendly Marriages on Television... Or... →
I’m on Feministe!
Review: He Said What?: Women Write About Moments... →
He Said What?: Women Write About Moments When Everything Changed edited by Victoria Zackheim (Click on the image to buy the book from Powells.com or the text to buy from BarnesandNoble.com and I will…
“‘For our generation, commitment is like a kind of death.’”
– “Chloe,” -Undecided by Barbara and Shannon Kelley
Do Political Views of Fiction Authors Matter? →
coquettishrose:
samsanator:
coquettishrose:
throughlensesandlight:
samsanator:
Recently, one of my former students came to me and asked for some book recommendations for over winter break because she had recently finished The Book Theif on my recommendation, and hadn’t been…
word.
I think that it’s also a balancing act. A lot of authors of “classic” literature have had some pretty...
Do Political Views of Fiction Authors Matter? →
coquettishrose:
throughlensesandlight:
samsanator:
Recently, one of my former students came to me and asked for some book recommendations for over winter break because she had recently finished The Book Theif on my recommendation, and hadn’t been…
word.
I think that it’s also a balancing act. A lot of authors of “classic” literature have had some pretty problematic personal views about...
Do Political Views of Fiction Authors Matter? →
Recently, one of my former students came to me and asked for some book recommendations for over winter break because she had recently finished The Book Theif on my recommendation, and hadn’t been…
“You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh (via overdramatics)
“In China, the sexist term “leftover woman,” sheng nu, is widely used to describe...”
– China’s “Leftover” Women : Ms Magazine Blog (via npr) 