Just as with countless other words in English and in other languages, the word “they” does not have any one meaning, nor is its meaning fixed in time. The dictionary defines they as follows: And as will be clear to more… Read More ›
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Representations, Identities and Experiences, and Acting
Frequent and important discussions occur on the topic of privileged performers playing non-privileged people. For example, all too often a cis-gender person plays a trans person, a heterosexual person plays a non-heterosexual person, an able-bodied person plays a disabled person,… Read More ›
Presentism En Masse: Sex and Gender, Diction, and Historical Narratives
Earlier today while reading and reviewing an in-progress chapter for a friend, it occurred to me that we are all vastly guilty of a very specific kind of presentism. We’re so blind to this presentism that it goes almost completely… Read More ›
Quick to Speak: Evidence, Patience, and Truth
According to people’s behavior, little regard is generally given to notions of “truths.” “Alternative facts” have become all too common and too acceptable, fully named by Kellyanne Conway on January 22, 2017 but in full force well before this phraseology emerged…. Read More ›
CONGRATULATIONS!
Originally posted on powerfulwomenreaders:
Congratulations to my grandson, Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda on reaching 400,000 hits on his blog, Without Ritual, Autonomous Negotiations. If you have not checked out this important, scholarly blog, treat yourself and do so. Basically, you can…
Notes on: “Social Construction”
As I have written numerous times, and as my students can attest, I am a proponent of seeing everything as a social construction. Such a position is easily misunderstood. I often hear: what do you mean that so-and-so is a social construction. There… Read More ›
“Overcoming Disabilities,” Normativity, and Rhetoric – Hidden Power of Words Series, #28
Earlier today I was writing a letter of recommendation for a student. Through the process of describing their academic abilities and experiences, it finally occurred to me that all-too-often how we talk about academic success–for students with any type of… Read More ›
