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The Minangkabou & the Mosuo: modern matrifocality in action

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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 each case cultural matrifocality instigates a tending and nurturant social worldview, leading to a surprisingly stable and self-regulating society. Two examples emerge in 2003 from Southeast Asia: Peggy Reeves Sanday…

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The boudoir shoot, part 1 (hopefully)

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I’m writing this having just gotten back from my little interview session, or whatever it’s called, at the photography studio for the boudoir shoot groupon which a dear friend gifted to me. I have to say… I’m starting to feel somewhat uncomfortable about this. A quick note: while I will mention the name of the…

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The wonderfully titled: Goddesses, Whores, Wives & Slaves

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(repeating from yesterday…) Both historically and in the modern day, patriarchy stunts and diminishes both women and men, and will continue to do so until that time when women are once again regarded as both human, and an integral part of history and civilization. This is not to say, of course, that women had no…

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So where did this patriarchy crap come from anyway?

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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 WORK!” too. :)  So, I’m going to start posting the various book reviews from my Women & World Religions bibliography list, interspersed with whatever other stuff I feel like posting,…

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A review of the comps essay

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I’ve come to the conclusion — which I shall not be officially sharing with my school — that the comprehensive essays are inefficient for demonstrating comprehension. They are effectively a 50 page essay (not including the title page or Bibliography) in which you discuss the books you choose for a particular subject, such as my…

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Cooking & warping reality in the new year

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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 also had a few interesting experiences and idle thoughts which I thought I’d write down here. For example, I had two weirdly amusing things happen to me the other day….

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Armadillo eggs — the appetizing! :)

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In our last pain-filled episode the armadillo eggs, meatloaf, and cheeses were left well-wrapped and half prepared in the refrigerator, and blinky-Collie-with-glasses went off to a delicious and thoughtful dinner with her very kind housemates. Moving on! The next night I strode fearlessly into the kitchen, well prepared and snapping latex gloves onto my hands…

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What, was I thinking?

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I saw the weirdest thing the other day: an ad in a bus stop for the Disney Hallowe’en extravaganza. I think this year it’s called Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, so unsurprisingly, of course, the centerpiece of the ad was a delightedly beaming Mickey Mouse in a black cloak. From a distance I could…