Category Archives: Feminism

Ciara’s “Like a Boy”

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Michael

Via Feministing, this great video by Ciara for the song “Like a Boy.” I particularly like the way the video plays with gender roles:

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Butler Lite: Half the Esoterica, All the Flavor

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Michael

Yesterday my friend Luke and I discussed “Femininity Slashed: Suffragette Militancy, Modernism and Gender” by Caroline Howlett. Before he read it, I told him it’s not as hard to follow as Judith Butler (whose “Critically Queer” we had discussed the … Continue reading →

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once again, another claim that men are oppressed too

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Michael

My friend Ruben posts a link to New York Times blogger John Tierney’s post about Roy Baumeister’s APA talk “Is There Anything Good About Men”. Baumeister’s talk includes this passage in his introduction: But rather than seeing culture as patriarchy, … Continue reading →

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great website full of ads and gender

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Michael

I’m working on a performance art piece for Queer Vox as part of this year’s Pride Week at OSU. My performance/presentation will revolve around gender and the sexualization of youth — and a hopefully well-done deconstruction of it. I came … Continue reading →

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4C’s reflection: Wednesday

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Michael

I had a lot of fun at 4C’s and went to quite a few talks (though I read on others’ blogs that this is typical of the first-timer’s trip: trying to fit it all in). Let’s see if I can … Continue reading →

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