I Have Authored a Women's Studies Text!
While rummaging around on the internet today, I discovered THIS:
http://tinyurl.com/5kgegw
Let me explain: It is a course syllabus for "Introduction to Women's Studies", a class held at the Centre for Gender and Women's Studies, at Lancaster University in England.
Scroll down until you get to a heading that says Week 8. Below the heading you will find a list of information pertaining to the lecture unit for that week. (The lecturer, it seems, is a certain Clare Hollowell.) Keep scrolling until you reach a sub-heading that says Websites:Anti-feminist. Here you will find two items listed, the second of which is the following:
http://counterfem.blogspot.com/2006/10/is-feminism-hate-movement.html
Yes, that is my own work—in fact, it is the very first item ever posted on this blog, waaay back in October 2006.
And Clare Hollowell of the Centre for Gender and Women's Studies at Lancaster University, U.K., has selected this essay for her students as an example of anti-feminist backlash.
Well, what can I say; the shoe fits. The article is very much indeed "anti", or opposed to, feminism, and it was very much indeed "lashing back" at feminism—I mean, what else can you call it? I sure as hell wasn't meekly submitting or acquiescing to feminism, was I? Oh no: I was lashing back at it! Damn straight. ;-)
So it was anti-feminist, and it was backlash. Ergo, it was anti-feminist backlash. Works for me! :)
Now certainly, I am honored to have been singled out for such a distinction, for that must mean that I am a cutting edge specimen, to have been so chosen! Yet I can shrewdly guess that my words have circulated, to some extent, among Clare Hollowell's colleagues, and that these high academic scrutinizers have gathered my finely honed analysis into their calculations and tagged it, in some manner, for an eventual rebuttal. Yes, they have their listening posts, and they know what we are saying—not because they are nice guys who are "trying to understand", but because they want to get a head start in shooting us down!
Thus, although I am honored (as I have stated), I also have a very ambivalent and creepy feeling. I don't much like that I am an object of scrutiny for feminist academia. On balance, I rather wish I wasn't! :(
Now if by chance any of Clare Hollowell's students is reading this, and wants to be a snitch, and convey to me the professor's viewpoint upon the material in question, and possibly summarize the tenor of discussion among the classmates—then pop me an e-mail at the link posted to the upper right of this page. Hey. . . don't be bashful! ;-)
http://tinyurl.com/5kgegw
Let me explain: It is a course syllabus for "Introduction to Women's Studies", a class held at the Centre for Gender and Women's Studies, at Lancaster University in England.
Scroll down until you get to a heading that says Week 8. Below the heading you will find a list of information pertaining to the lecture unit for that week. (The lecturer, it seems, is a certain Clare Hollowell.) Keep scrolling until you reach a sub-heading that says Websites:Anti-feminist. Here you will find two items listed, the second of which is the following:
http://counterfem.blogspot.com/2006/10/is-feminism-hate-movement.html
Yes, that is my own work—in fact, it is the very first item ever posted on this blog, waaay back in October 2006.
And Clare Hollowell of the Centre for Gender and Women's Studies at Lancaster University, U.K., has selected this essay for her students as an example of anti-feminist backlash.
Well, what can I say; the shoe fits. The article is very much indeed "anti", or opposed to, feminism, and it was very much indeed "lashing back" at feminism—I mean, what else can you call it? I sure as hell wasn't meekly submitting or acquiescing to feminism, was I? Oh no: I was lashing back at it! Damn straight. ;-)
So it was anti-feminist, and it was backlash. Ergo, it was anti-feminist backlash. Works for me! :)
Now certainly, I am honored to have been singled out for such a distinction, for that must mean that I am a cutting edge specimen, to have been so chosen! Yet I can shrewdly guess that my words have circulated, to some extent, among Clare Hollowell's colleagues, and that these high academic scrutinizers have gathered my finely honed analysis into their calculations and tagged it, in some manner, for an eventual rebuttal. Yes, they have their listening posts, and they know what we are saying—not because they are nice guys who are "trying to understand", but because they want to get a head start in shooting us down!
Thus, although I am honored (as I have stated), I also have a very ambivalent and creepy feeling. I don't much like that I am an object of scrutiny for feminist academia. On balance, I rather wish I wasn't! :(
Now if by chance any of Clare Hollowell's students is reading this, and wants to be a snitch, and convey to me the professor's viewpoint upon the material in question, and possibly summarize the tenor of discussion among the classmates—then pop me an e-mail at the link posted to the upper right of this page. Hey. . . don't be bashful! ;-)
posted by Fidelbogen at 10:54 PM
10 Comments:
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Clare Hollowell is doing her doctoral thesis on...wait for it..... "Young Women and the Importance of Fun".
To quote Hollowell, "I argue that, rather than being a neutral ground, fun can in fact be seen as a powerful tool in the construction and reinforcement of gender roles."
(bold=my emphasis)
Ironically, the funny thing is that Hollowell is actually getting a Ph.D. for the most unfunny project of all: the attempted deconstruction of FUN. Jeez!
I wonder how many women have actual degrees if you eliminate the ones with degrees related to 'women's studies'....
I googled Clare Hollowell and got a picture. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see this *cough* giant of the feminist world. What a hefty glodger!
The internet is a beautiful thing, my friend! While you're at it, check out the other feminist 'babes'.
"Young Women and the Importance of Fun."
As I always say: "Fun is a state of mind."
That's it. That's all. That's my thesis. Just those 6 words.
And anything further upon the subject of "fun" is of NO interest to me. . .
I reckon I am "no fun". :-(
You have arrived!!!!
"You have arrived!!!!"
Sigh! I suppose that one is always "arriving". Life is a journey, ergo arrivals and departures both, are a constant.
(Somebody told me that Lancaster University is only short step above "British West Hartlepool Tech.")
I think I know why this feminist has decided to do her thesis on "Young women and the importance of fun".
I think it is because of the 'Y' generation attitude and social business.
.........
Fidelbogan says, "Fun is a state of mind", yet says "I am no fun".
Hmmm, what's that about? The mind must be in a state itself.
........
Hi Coffee Catholic, nice choice of a blog name. You seem like an easy going happy woman. That's cool.
@Julie:
Hey, you will be happy to know that the U3 platform is nearly in the bag. (Translator mailed me the final corrections. I will do the final typographic editing, try to make it look snazzy, etc etc....)
Then...I will mail YOU the PDF even before I post up the link!
There! See how special you are??
;-)
Fidelbogen,
Of all the anti-feminist blogs, this one is the most logical and complete riposte, and at the ideological level.
@Fidelbogan,
Then...I will mail YOU the PDF even before I post up the link!
There! See how special you are??
Wow! Thanx!
I can't wait to see this. I really like your professionalism.
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