Monthly Archives: March 2016
Orientalism and the Myth of the O/other
Originally posted on Down the Rabbit Hole:
Image source: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1907150_gjimenez-y-martin-orientalist-painting The Orient: exotic and fascinating, at once a place of mystical religiosity and barbarity, but most of all strange. One could generate an entire list of adjectives used to described the Orient that can be boiled down to one word: alterity/difference. Or, as Rudyard Kipling…
Chris Brown and Consent
So grateful to have allies in the discussion of consent.
International Women’s Day 2016 #iwd2016
Is it just me? Because today is the first IWD that feels like people in the United States noticed the celebration. My day started with the awesome, inclusive, affirming google doodle and only got better. My local college station played four hours of music by women (Thanks, XPN!). My daughter and I turned the volume to […]
Why I Think Trump Means We Are Doing Something Right
Wait, what? Did she just say that? Yep. Stick with me to the end, and perhaps you will find some solace alongside me. I am not going to say he is good for the country, his behavior is acceptable, or his followers are understandable–or even credible. But I do think his resurgence into the public […]
Reflections on Gender and Postcolonial Issues 
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