Category Archives: Gender

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

notes from the interblags

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Michael

• Who owns images of products? The company that produces them, or those that take the pictures? This comes up in the case of Ford, who is arguing that the Black Mustang Club cannot produce and circulate a calendar with … Continue reading →

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teaching is women’s work

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Michael

Today in my business writing classes I had students group up and review a sample résumé, brainstorming what the document was doing well and how the author could improve the résumé. What I didn’t tell them was that this was … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags, the back from Europe edition

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Michael

Here’s some interesting reads: • I’m fascinating by issues of privacy and online social networking, and this time, it’s related to the double standard between young men and young women. Feministing links to this CNN article about young women posting … Continue reading →

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the rhetoric of pink

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Michael

I’m in my hotel in Frankfurt with pretty poor wireless connection stolen from elsewhere, but I thought I’d pass on this brief NY Times article about the use of pink in visiting football locker rooms as a psychological strategy at … Continue reading →

Posted in Affect, Feminism, Gender, Queer issues and theory, Visual Rhetoric | 4 Comments