As was noted yesterday, Biaggi’s essayists examine the emergence of patriarchy in order to persuasively analyze and explain our current global issues — such as…
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Blood Rites & the Rule of Mars
Interestingly, it is only recently that socially gendered coding and categorizations have been recognized, such that the biological condition of being male is not automatically…
Continue ReadingThe Real Wealth of Nations: the people
Irigaray’s fascinating work, which I reviewed yesterday, calls for a radical change in the individual’s worldview as expressed through an intersubjective spiritual caring and hospitality,…
Continue ReadingDifficult & fascinating: Daly & Irigaray
My next selection to showcase here is Euro-American radical feminist philosopher, professor, and theologian Mary Daly’s fiery and iconoclastic Amazon Grace: Re-Calling the Courage to…
Continue ReadingThe first 20,000 years: women’s work & women’s social power
As we work towards shaping social realities, research on women-centered societies which are based upon cooperation and partnership facilitates a more sophisticated discussion of cultural…
Continue ReadingThe Minangkabou & the Mosuo: modern matrifocality in action
Of particular personal interest are a number of truly excellent books I have, which present anthropological research on several modern and still existing matriarchies. In…
Continue ReadingSo where did this patriarchy crap come from anyway?
Woo! My prof has finally signed off on my second comps essay — I am so very relieved! Always nice to get an all-caps “EXCELLENT…
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Happy New Year!! :-D Now that this irritatingly wince-inducing semester of comps is over, I’ve been very much getting into relaxing. As a consequence I’ve…
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I’ve been thinking about it, and I have so very much to be thankful for this year! I’m truly fortunate to be a successful doctoral…
Continue ReadingWhat is humankind’s “worst discovery” ever? part 1
A common assumption I’ve frequently read is that the “worst discovery” made by humankind was agriculture, in that it taught men (not humans) the concept…
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