Just got off the phone with the professor who is my Comps Supervisor (which is explained in the second paragraph here) for this semester, and…
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“The End of Men: & the Rise of Women” by H. Rosin, part 4
Talking with male friends, the general consensus I hear seems to be that manhood is more about taking care of yourself so others do not…
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What’s even more weirdly interesting is that we’ve seen this sort of social upheaval in gender roles happen before — though we didn’t recognize it…
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Why did I find this book so disturbing? In some ways I completely agree with the author: “the picture emerging is a mirror image of…
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Required classes are over for me now — apparently I am now officially EBTD (Everything But The Dissertation) or ABD (All But Dissertation), depending on…
Continue ReadingSoft pleasures that come on little cat feet
Thinking of yesterday’s wonderfully sensuous embodiment… As I was getting dressed the other morning, something lightly tickled against my hip. Since I’ve been letting my…
Continue ReadingDeepening thoughts on Griffin, women, & Nature
I’ve had another professor write to me about the Ecofeminism independent study class I took last semester. Her comments were regarding my review of Griffin’s…
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Is it just me, or is it always easier to remember the disparaging things you’ve heard about yourself? For that matter, why is it always…
Continue ReadingGaia’s Gift: Earth, Ourselves and God after Copernicus by Anne Primavesi
This book was both a surprise and a delight; I very much enjoyed the reading. Gaia’s Gift is ordinarily presented as simply an analysis of…
Continue Reading“The Earth Path” by Starhawk
I had to work my way slowly through Starhawk’s The Earth Path: Grounding Your Spirit in the Rhythms of Nature; I find myself wishing this…
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