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Three Perspectives on Ecofeminism

Posted onTuesday 21 May 2013Saturday 18 May 2013

In 1993 a book emerges which provocatively probes ecofeminism’s epistemology during its analysis of the historical roots of the oppressive conflation of women with nature. The collection of essays titled Ecofeminism, by Maria Mies & Vandana Shiva, is a biting critique of the colonization of nature, women, and the Third World by the white male…

Blood, Bread, & Roses — and Death of Nature

Posted onMonday 20 May 2013Saturday 18 May 2013

In a brilliantly re-creative intellectual thread, in 1993 feminist lesbian poet Judy Grahn re-members and reclaims the sacrality of women and menstruation in her Blood, Bread, and Roses: How Menstruation Created the World. She notes with startling clarity that, “All origin stories are true” (7), as she offers us a radical new origin myth for…

Experimenting in the kitchen

Posted onSunday 19 May 2013Saturday 18 May 2013

And now for something completely different… ! As you may not know, I am not much into housekeeping of any sort. Years ago, when I was a child, I always more enjoyed working with the animals and cleaning the barn, rather than cleaning house. Give me a muck-bucket, a pitchfork, and a tractor in the…

Aikido & Art as a Spiritual Path & a Beautiful Necessity

Posted onSaturday 18 May 2013Friday 17 May 2013

The first movements into spiritually inspired re-embodiment which I discovered came (unsurprisingly) from men, and originated outside the United States. Morihei Ueshiba, the now-deceased creator of aikido, envisioned his martial art through the process of several spiritual awakenings: as a spirit of loving protection which is to protect and cultivate all beings in nature. Ueshiba…

Ecofeminism results! & book list

Posted onFriday 17 May 2013Monday 20 May 2013

SQUEEEEEEE! Got good news on my Ecofeminism Comprehensive Exam results — woohooo! ;) This is such a relief, too. I know everyone tells me it’s silly to worry, but nevertheless after turning in such a huge project there’s always that little niggling doubt, that voice in the back of my head: did I use personal…

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Infographic perfection

Posted onTuesday 14 May 2013

I have found the perfect infographic to express my feelings on research! :)

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Comprehensives hallelujah! :)

Posted onSaturday 11 May 2013

Yay! I’ve finished the ecofeminism comprehensives essay — it’s coming in at 53 pages with cover page and bibliography included. Since the essay’s parameters were 30 to 50 pages exclusive of the cover page and biblio, all is good. Hallelujah! Now all I have to do is the tidying stuff, which is easy: make sure…

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A lovely murder & dinner party ;)

Posted onTuesday 30 April 2013

This last Saturday my housemates & I celebrated a friend’s birthday by attending the San Jose Dinner Detective at the Hilton — a personal first! :) To be honest, I was less than impressed with both the extra, unmentioned costs on the tickets, and the lack of phone call-back before the event. However, the event…

Coming down to the wire at a gallop…

Posted onThursday 25 April 2013

On schoolwork Only two and a half weeks left in the semester, and my comprehensive essay is coming together nicely — thank goodness. I’ve got the Conclusion roughed out, the Introduction mostly done, and only four book reviews out of 36 left to write. Go, me! Considering that it’s getting a little frenetic here, though,…

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Guilty pleasures on stolen time

Posted onWednesday 3 April 2013

Passing thoughts during the days which bubble up between readings: Crockpots Crockpots are incredibly cool! While I’m familiar with them, I’d never used them to any extent before. For fun and relaxation, and to improve my cooking, I’ve decided to make one crockpot meal and one casserole dish per week. Last week I made “Sunshine…