[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 […]

Tomorrow night is the deadline for the discussion board in my History and Systems class and things are heating up quite a bit. Below are some examples from the course discussion board about this week’s topic. “Hopefully there is someone out here who is looking to find the thruth and uses this class,discussion board topic […]

I have decided to go over a few of my folders of academic crap and pull out some of my better papers. I have now posted those papers online in a simple index. http://papers.cmkularski.net/

At some point in the past I had a lot of things going on in my life to the point where I required several different blogs just to keep things sorted out. I had interests pretty much flying out my ass and needed a place to blog and insert content relevant to each and every […]

This morning I am watching a USPS package work its way through the system. To my surprise, the package is being tracked better through USPS than if it were moving through UPS. Label/Receipt Number: 9101 8052 1390 7791 4741 09Scheduled for Delivery Day: 09/26/2009 Class: First-Class Mail®Service(s): Delivery Confirmation™Status: Out for Delivery or Available at […]