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I blog for the promotion of critical thinking and cultural, historical, and philosophical literacy.
Visit me at http://andrewpegoda.com.
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Microblogs: What it means when we say sex is a social construction
Since J.K. Rowling’s (yes, that J.K. Rowling) transphobic tweet last week, conversations on Twitter around topics of sex, gender, and trans individuals have been going on nonstop. Far too many of these conversations are transphobic and show stubborn disregard for any… Read More ›
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Wheel of Fortune’s Ableism Affects Pat and Vanna, too.
Wheel of Fortune‘s ableist tendencies are endless. I’ve previously written about some of these here. But its ableism extends in other directions, too. Back in August of this year, I made a social media post focusing on Vanna and wrote:… Read More ›
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Minorities, Responsibilities, and Educating Others
Conversations on social media about privilege and oppression often have comments along the lines of “it’s not the minority individual’s job to educate others as to how they are being oppressive or blind to their privilege.” And this always strikes… Read More ›
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Notes on Flawed Characters vs. Flawed Scripts
I often aspire to help my students realize the difference between flawed characters and flawed scripts, but recently realized I had sometimes neglected to apply this notion to my own cultural criticism. My thoughts about How To Get Away With… Read More ›
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Fall 2019 Class Pictures
The tradition continues! We’re doing more silly ones, but here are the end-of-semester pictures for the Fall 2019! The last day of classes were before Thanksgiving this year! This semester I taught Sexuality and Queer Theory, Introduction to Women’s Studies,… Read More ›
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239 visits. 180 hours. Office Hours.
I continue to really love office hours (and even thrive on them!), and I had another semester of wonderful and very busy office hours, even busier than last semester! Here’s the data breakdown for the Fall 2019 semester. (Added 11/29… Read More ›
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Notes on Invisible and Unpaid Labor
I regularly think about invisible labor and unpaid labor–it’s everywhere. For invisible labor: We don’t see the people who empty our office trash cans. We don’t know the people who pick our fruits and vegetables and who deliver them to… Read More ›
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Big Business and the Media that Facilitates Its Lies, Chick-fil-A Edition
In September 2019, Chick-fil-A opened its first location outside of the United States in Toronto, Canada. The problem — this is a lie. Chick-fil-A actually opened its first location in Canada in the mid-1990s but was unsuccessful. Chick-fil-A attempted another,… Read More ›
