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Desigirls!

(via Feminist Review, where you can read what the heck it’s about, because it’s early and I have to go to work)

On Not Getting It

Been a while since I posted anything, though I’ve had a number of things I’ve wanted to share. But, this post struck me today as a thoroughly apt observation: You Just Don’t Get It John Stuart Mill says this …the only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole [...]

Culturally Informed

“…collaborative, culturally-informed aid must replace the age-old top-down kind of aid.” From this anthro blog post on understanding the people you’re trying to help and helping them in ways that are best for them instead of imposing your own assumptions. Here is what poor Haitians define as elements of a good society: 1. relative economic [...]

Feminism, Liberty, Negativity, Positivity

Came across these posts on feminism and the men who are rejecting negative masculinity, but questioning (and eliciting good discussion) what the alternative is. If you’re against negative masculinity, great, but what’s a replacement concept of positive masculinity? One of my favorite responses: This is the same kind of argument I often hear from young [...]

Memory as Social Ideology

I’ve been thinking a little bit lately about the way people tell stories – about themselves, about each other – to create a sense of identity and self-knowledge, to guide future actions, etc. I’ve been thinking about how these stories are continually revised, updated, reverted, and changed. So it was with interest that I came [...]

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