Category Archives: Feminism

Beyond Masculinity now online

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Michael

Trevor Hoppe has now finished the website for Beyond Masculinity: Essays by Queer Men on Gender and Politics. I have an essay published titled On Being a Queer Man: Feminism and the Need to be an Ally. Honestly, it’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Queer issues and theory | 1 Comment

abortion akin to tiananmen square?

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Michael

Librarians, students, feminists, writing teachers — heck, anyone who cares about information literacy, access to information, politics, etc. — here’s something you should be aware of. Via Nels, the word “abortion” has been blocked as a term in an information … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Information Literacy | 6 Comments

childhood’s end

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Michael

I learned today that Arthur C. Clarke has passed away. The only book I’ve read by him was Childhood’s End, in one of my worst undergraduate literature courses: Science Fiction. I went into this class excited and eager to read … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Memories | 2 Comments

who owns language: firefighter is such a cumbersome word!

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Michael

Pardon me if the ideas here aren’t organized so well. In his AEI piece, David Gelernter writes: “Logic has never been a strong suit among the commissar-intellectuals [meaning feminists] who have bossed American culture since the 1970s.” It appears, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Feminism, Gender, Teaching Composition | 5 Comments

the dove self esteem fund

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Michael

Via the amazing Nathan Buck, this feminist YouTube video on the media and beauty industry: I don’t know a lot about Dove’s Self Esteem Fund, but I think this ad is pretty impressive — especially because it is so quick … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Gender, Remixing, Visual Literacy, Visual Rhetoric | 2 Comments