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“The End of Men: & the Rise of Women” by H. Rosin, part 4

Posted onSunday 3 February 2013Thursday 31 January 2013

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 have to do it for you, and then meeting all your other obligations as well – to family, to society, to work, and so on. What most strikes me about…

“The End of Men: & the Rise of Women” by H. Rosin, part 3

Posted onSaturday 2 February 2013Thursday 31 January 2013

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 at the time – in the inner city black communities. It started in the 1970s as manufacturing started closing the inner city factories, and then too, “the men who lived…

“The End of Men: & the Rise of Women” by H. Rosin, part 2

Posted onFriday 1 February 2013Thursday 31 January 2013

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 the traditional gender map: men and [economic] markets on the side of the irrational and overemotional, and women on the side of the cool and levelheaded” (166; italics mine). If…

“The End of Men: & the Rise of Women” by H. Rosin, part 1

Posted onThursday 31 January 2013Thursday 31 January 2013

Required classes are over for me now — apparently I am now officially EBTD (Everything But The Dissertation) or ABD (All But Dissertation), depending on who you ask. Lucky me — as if I didn’t have enough alphabet soup after my name already! Let’s see, just off the top of my head, I can currently…

Deepening thoughts on Griffin, women, & Nature

Posted onSunday 27 January 2013

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 Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her. Thinking back now, I absolutely loved how Griffin connected women with nature. I remember quiet tears rolling down my cheeks as I read…

Self-encouragement!

Posted onSunday 20 January 2013Sunday 20 January 2013

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 so hard to remember the good things you know are true about yourself? I know I’m intelligent, and I have friends I trust who have given me many sincere compliments…

Gaia’s Gift: Earth, Ourselves and God after Copernicus by Anne Primavesi

Posted onThursday 13 December 2012Thursday 13 December 2012

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 Copernican heliocentric theory, as it applies to James Lovelock’s Gaia Theory, with a powerful refutation of both scientific and religious androcentrism. For example, the description from amazon.com suggests the book…

“The Earth Path” by Starhawk

Posted onThursday 6 December 2012

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 had been one of the first books assigned. Her description of finding a mostly-natural place for daily meditations is inspiring, especially the parts about using all one’s senses to drink…

Journaling on selecting methodologies, pt. 2

Posted onTuesday 13 November 2012Monday 12 November 2012

To continue from yesterday, my gut feeling is that if I’m truly, reflectively performing a women’s spirituality methodology, then I should already be integrating much of what is of value in these transformative methodological frameworks. I think, however, it would be respectful to note when I am specifically “calling out” some related aspect of these…

Journaling on selecting methodologies, pt. 1

Posted onMonday 12 November 2012

I think best when writing. I am, therefore, considering methodologies for writing future papers, and simultaneously doing a quick review of them. This should aid me in both improving my vocabulary (as in much use of unfamiliar terms will assist me in becoming more comfortable with them), and in familiarizing myself with the various methodologies….