[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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
From my friend Jared: “Odo, while being technically asexual, took on an male persona. When he encountered his first member of his own species, it took on the form of a female, utilizing an appearance similar to the one that Odo presented, so as to make Odo feel more comfortable as well as a sense […]
I have received notification from the Gender Studies department at UNC-Charlotte that I have been recommended for admission to the graduate program. This does not mean that I am fully admitted, but the last step, the approval of the graduate school is purely a formality. I am told by Dr. Stephenson that I should have […]
In recent weeks I have become increasingly more disconnected from this blog. This blog (in its original form) was started on August 23, 2004, my first day as a university student. Now I find new topics and new thoughts hard to bring to this blog. Perhaps it is the uncertainty of the future that creates […]
In Response to: [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2011/03/barefoot-contessa-ina-garten-rejecting-make-a-wish-cancer-patient-enzo.html] There are days when I am ashamed to be a part of a culture that feels that somehow they are owed certain treatment from celebrities. Apparently Ina Garten (“Barefoot Contessa”) has refused to cook with a 6 year-old who has cancer. People seem to want to gather on this particular decision […]
This evening I watched a movie, “Shank” (2009), that had an usually emotional impact on me. I am in general not a fan of violent movies, as usually I am bored by them, but in this case, the violence was a bit disturbing. The movie centered on a homosexual “scally” gang member. The movie involves […]
Dear Department of Institutional Research: Your department implements holds on a students records in a most unethical way. It is not part of a students responsibility to conduct an assessment of your faculty and at no time between admissions and registration for classes is such a responsibility communicated. You describe the process of registering […]
I am starting to feel like I will never sleep again. I am awake working on a paper that I don’t really have to finish right now, but yet I know if I lay down, I will not sleep. I am not tired and have no desire to sleep. It is much too warm to […]