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Talking about sexuality AND religion for a living can be a daunting task. These topics come with a host of stereotypes, not to mention a presumption of privacy. Another way to describe what I do is to say that I “talk taboos.” Now, that’s not new news for most feminists. Speaking and writing about the […]
I read Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In on an airplane headed to Salt Lake City. I was on my honeymoon, five days after my wedding, still grappling with my exceedingly heteronormative existence and embarrassed to even say the word “honeymoon.” I like to think of myself as a political queer, hyper aware of the damaging norms […]
We have a wonderful museum here in Nashville, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. The Frist is a non-collecting museum. Without a permanent collection, it curates exhibitions or provides a home for traveling exhibitions from around the country and the world throughout the year. This means that we get treated to everything from […]
Call for Papers: Thinking Gender Plenary Panel 2014, UCLA Center for the Study of Women. Special Theme: “Pleasure, Displeasure, and Ethics.” Host/Location: UCLA. Date: Friday, Februrary 7, 2014. Submission Deadline: Abstract due October 14th, draft by December 1, 2013 at noon. [Modified| Official Posting (for full posting, go to: http://www.csw.ucla.edu/conferences-1/thinking-gender/thinking-gender-2014): Is pleasure problematic? This year’s […]
I’m feeling grateful once again for Marcia Rigg’s mediating ethic. The debate over Syria and U.S. intervention there (or not) has left me befuddled for days. So many thinkers and activists I respect are strongly articulating a “no more war” message as a way to stand against a military strike. I understand this. I am […]
Call for Papers: The 21st Women’s Studies Conference. Special Theme: “Ecology, Spirituality, Sustainability: Feminist & Indigenous Interventions.” Host/Location: Southern Connecticut State University Women’s Studies Program. Date: Friday and Saturday, April 11th and 12th, 2014. Submission Deadline: Postmarked by December 2nd, 2013. [Modified| Official Posting (for full posting, go to: http://www.southernct.edu/academics/schools/arts/departments/womensstudies/annualconference/2014%20WMS%20Conference%20CFP%20Final%20Flyer%20for%20the%20Women%20Studies%20Office%2009-05-13.pdf): INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS ON INTERDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARLY […]
My three kids went back to school a few weeks ago. Now I can’t get the song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” out of my head, and it isn’t even Christmas! My kids spent a lot of the summer at home (when we were not travelling), so it is wonderful to have […]
Call for Papers: The Asian Conference on Ethics, Religion and Philosophy (ACERP 2014). Special Theme: “Individual, Community & Society: Conflict, Resolution & Synergy”. Deadline: 1 December 2013. Location: Osaka, Japan. Date: March 27-30, 2014. [Modified] Official Posting (For full posting, go to: http://acerp.iafor.org/Submissions.html): The conference theme is “Individual, Community & Society: Conflict, Resolution & Synergy” […]
Call for Papers: Southeastern Women’s Studies Association Conference 2014. The Ebb and Flow: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Feminism. Deadline: 1 November 2013. Location: The University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC. Date: March 27-29, 2014. Official Posting (http://www.uncw.edu/sewsa/documents/SEWSA_2014_cfp_final2.pdf): The past few years have marked the anniversary of a number of landmark moments, publications and legislation crucial […]
I am a football fan—a devout one at that. Though I would not be a womanist if I did not add that I have no true genuine favorite team on the collegiate or professional levels. I tend to root hard for the team that I’m closest to geographically. So, now that I am at Vanderbilt, […]