I present to you the third video project with my students. 28 volunteers from my classes this semester made contributions to this group poem about trying to live, thrive, and survive in our present-day world of 2019. Hope you enjoy!… Read More ›
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“You Need Feminism Because”
The group reading of “I Want A Dyke For President” went so well, everyone wanted to do another one. For this one, everyone who wanted to participate came up with their own answers to “you need feminism because.” We have… Read More ›
Notes on: Free Speech vs Censorship, Facts vs Opinions, and Writing
Recent events, including today’s (weird, irrelevant, distraction-mechanism) announcement by Trump about colleges and “free speech zones,” warrant a few comments and reminders about free speech/censorship and about facts/options, generally. People should remember common sense and decency at every step. People… Read More ›
Notes on: Students, Houston, and Sex Trafficking
Conversation today in my Introduction to Women’s Studies class ended up going to the topic of Houston being one of the number one places in the United States for sex trafficking, which I knew about. What I did not know… Read More ›
Notes on: What is Religion?
Often, people don’t recognize how multifaceted the answers are to “what is religion?,” “what are the sources of theologies,” “what are the components of theologies?” Talking about Christianity, the Bible is often seen as the theological source. By recognizing how the… Read More ›
Fall 2018 Class Pictures!
Had such a wonderful semester, one full of great conversations and learning! Taught six classes: Introduction to Queer Studies (three sections); Introduction to Women’s Studies; Religions and the United States; and First Year Writing I–Identity, Meaning, & Film. And the… Read More ›
“Implications” and the Rhetorical Framing of Critiques – Hidden Power of Words Series, #30
Suggestions that something is classist, racist, or sexist, for example, are often met with dismissively hostile words. People say, “you’re thinking too hard,” “you’re looking to cause trouble,” “you can find [fill in the blank] anywhere if you look hard… Read More ›
