Lately I have been spending a lot of time in Microsoft Word 2010 for various tasks that are academic, and I have noticed that the 3 installations of Word I run all seem to start off with great amounts of annoying. To make Word more usable I have taken the following steps: Set default font […]
What if homosexuality is not normal and natural? What if there is a reason for the gender divide? The more I read for my classes in Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies the more I am beginning to question everything. The readings and theories go as far as claiming that physical sex is a social construct. […]
brought to you by Livescribe This project is starting to come together, mentally at least. There are still so many articles to read and so many things to review. There will also be a bit of concluding research. I am personally happy that I managed to get this outline out. It is rough and will […]
[Cross Post: http://www.masculineimagery.net/?p=12] When I began the certificate program in Gender Studies I accepted that I did not know a lot about gender, and probably even less about sexuality. Before I began the program I accepted that men have a penis and women have a vagina. This was my essential “truth” of sex. I also […]
Tutorial in Sociology [SOCY 6895] – Final paper only. Topic Sociology of Masculinity. The specifics are not yet determined, but the paper will focus on the Western conception of masculinity in its hegemonic form and in alternative forms. Introduction to Lesbian and Gay Studies [WGST 2050] – 3 papers (2 req, 1 EC). Topics selected […]
I’m sitting in the student union in the balcony around the rotunda. I’m in the perfect spot to be a passive observer to the social interactions and other things happening below me. I am not an active participant, only an observer. I am sitting above the activity trying to focus on academic work (that focus […]
[Cross Post with: http://www.masculineimagery.net/?p=10] Why did I choose to focus on masculine studies, when it seems that feminist theory is where everything is? The simple answer is because I feel that masculinity is where the social problems originated. There are social difficulties because of hegemonic masculinity. This is the problem for non-whites in western culture, […]
kularskibrought to you by Livescribe I have been keeping up my notes for my project in my notebook and not in anything digital, so I can add things to my notes as soon as I have a thought. I had some good ideas on Monday in Transnational Feminism and tonight in Theoretical Approaches to Sexuality. […]
For anyone who is curious, below is my planned list of readings for my Tutorial in Sociology on the topic of Masculinity. Kimmel, M. S. 2007. Men’s lives. 7th ed. Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn and Bacon. (selected chapters) 44 – The morality/manhood paradox : masculinity, sport and the media 48 – Culture, gender, and violence […]