Category Archives: Feminism and Culture

Panels Sought on Masculinity and Manliness Topic

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Ann Bartow

I am seeking two academics to serve on a panel with me at the Association for the Study of Law, Culture and Humanities in 2008 in May.   The topic is the relationship between masculinity and/or manliness and the American … Continue reading →

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Subway Groping Makes the News

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

From Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s website: “[I]t is hard to find a woman who rides the subway who hasn’t been harassed – or who doesn’t know someone who has been.   Our goal is to raise the profile of … Continue reading →

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If I’d Had Black Paint And A Vandalistic Impulse…

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Ann Bartow

I’d have altered this enormous billboard on Unter den Linden in Berlin to edit out the letter “C” … –Ann Bartow, with props to Bridget for laughing appreciatively when I suggested this in person!

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Amsterdam’s Homomonument

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Read more about it here and here. Amsterdam was a place that had a lot of danger, but also a lot of appeal. –Ann Bartow

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HAIRSPRAY

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

As everyone knows by now, Hairspray centers on Tracey Turnblad, a young overweight girl in the early 60’s who seeks her dream of dancing for a television dance show and in so doing pursues her instinctive belief in the equality … Continue reading →

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Senator Clinton’s Cleavage

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

From the Washington Post: Hillary Clinton’s Tentative Dip Into New Neckline Territory By Robin Givhan There was cleavage on display Wednesday afternoon on C-SPAN2. It belonged to Sen. Hillary Clinton. The full article is here.   What do you all … Continue reading →

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The Trojan War Pig

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

The New York Times  reports today on the controversy over the new TV ad campaign for Trojan condoms: In the commercial, women in a bar find themselves sitting next to pigs, one of which metamorphoses into a handsome suitor after … Continue reading →

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Hot Exploitation Mess

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

Whataboutourdaughters, a blog by “[a]n African American woman who thinks that now is the time to take some organized action to combat the destructive portrayals of African American women in popular culture,” addresses this critique to BET President Reginald Hudlin, … Continue reading →

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Women/Wal-Mart Avoiders Less Concerned About Professorial Bias

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Ann Bartow

So Zogby did a poll on public support for tenure and beliefs about political bias, and the results are not surprising:   many people don’t think tenure is a good thing and believe professors to be biased.   See Inside … Continue reading →

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You’re a Feminist Even If You Don’t Know It

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

Jessica Valenti, one of the bloggers at feministing.com, asserts in her book Full Frontal Feminism, that there are many women who are feminists but don’t know it yet.   We all have colleagues and friends that we “know” are feminists, … Continue reading →

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The Guerrilla Girls at the Feminist Future Symposium, MoMA

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Watch it here.

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Apparently South Carolina Is A Girl State

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Here are the lyrics to the Official Song of the State of South Carolina: Carolina Written by Henry Timrod Composed by Anne Custis Burgess Hold up the glories of thy dead; Say how thy elder children bled, And point to … Continue reading →

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Adult Entertainment, The Movie

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Watch a preview here or here. Here’s a short synopsis: Award-winning director Lance Tracy balances science with humor to create a documentary about the effects of porn that is informative, compelling, and unsettling. Tracy conducts an experiment with 3 on-camera … Continue reading →

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“Hairy Legs and All”

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From Skirt: Last year on a trip to New York, during which I forgot my trusty Venus Divine triple-blade lady razor with the smooth strip and had to choose whether or not to use the hotel-provided single blade disposable (which … Continue reading →

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“Study: Women don’t talk more than guys” (Plus Pithy Update On NYT Lies!)

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From Yahoo News: Another stereotype : chatty gals and taciturn guys : bites the dust. Turns out, when you actually count the words, there isn’t much difference between the sexes when it comes to talking. A team led by Matthias … Continue reading →

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CFP: Woman and Violence

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The Institute for Women’s Studies at the University of Georgia is organizing an annual conference on the status and concerns of Women and Girls in Georgia. The theme of the inaugural conference, to be held in Athens October 12-14, 2007, … Continue reading →

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Being Happy as a Girl

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

Paula Zahn at cnn did this interview with a 7-year-old transgendered child and her family.   The child’s parents initially resisted their biologically  male child’s desire to wear pink clothes and play with dolls.   But after the child  began … Continue reading →

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Scottsboro and Duke

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Ann Bartow

This WJS op-ed analogizes the Duke Lacrosse rape allegations to the “Scottsboro Boys” case in Depression era Alabama. Corey Rayburn Yung has a reaction here, at Sex Crimes.

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Some Second Wave Classics

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Via Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog: Sexual Politics, Kate Millet (1968) The Politics of Housework, Pat Mainardi (1970 ) Feminism Old Wave and New Wave, Ellen Dubois (1971) Why I Want A Wife, Judy Syfers (1971) The BITCH Manifesto, Jo … Continue reading →

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“Would Billie Holiday Win American Idol If She Were Still Alive?”

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Ann Bartow

That is a question Anxious Black Woman ponders here.

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Women In Art

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Beautiful video here.

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Thus Spake Zuska, “The Playing Field Will Never Be Equal: Gender Equity For Physicists”

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Below is an excerpt from this awesome post: So, the American Physical Society had a gender equity workshop, and all the bigwigs came – chairs of 50 major physics departments, 14 division directors of national labs, leaders from NSF and … Continue reading →

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Perchance to Depilate

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

The bloggers at Feminist Philosophers featured this article from Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald about the real-world impact of pornography on human sexual relations.  The Feminist Philosophers call the results “intriguing, and relevent to feminist discussions of pornography,” and mentions one … Continue reading →

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Carys Craig, “Reconstructing the Author-Self: Some Feminist Lessons for Copyright Law”

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Here is the abstract: Copyright law currently forces all intellectual production into a doctrinal model shaped by individualistic assumptions about the authorial ideal. To the extent that the truly original author-owner is conceptualized as an individual (and not a function … Continue reading →

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Dancing

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Lisa Bufano, a bilateral below knee and finger amputee, is challenging the preconception that the body of a dancer requires physical perfection. More here. Via 3 Quarks Daily.

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Gender and the “Fag” Discourse

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

Today the University of California Press released a new book by C.J. Pascoe, Dude, You’re a Fag Masculinity and Sexuality in High School.   Dr. Pascoe is a Postdoctoral Scholar with the Digital Youth Project at Berkeley’s Institute for the … Continue reading →

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Soccer Harassment Rules Expanded, Thanks To Mills College

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The Women’s Sports Foundation News reports: Thanks to the combined efforts of the Mills College Soccer Team, Athletic Department, Legal Counsel, College Senior Officers, and President Holmgren, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has approved a soccer rule change that … Continue reading →

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Market Forces and “Nymphet”

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Ann Bartow

U.S. manga publisher Seven Seas has decided to delay release of (or possibly cancel) the first volume of Kaworu Watashiya’s Nymphet. Nymphet “features an elementary-school girl fruitlessly attempting to seduce her adult teacher. Although the series contains no overt nudity … Continue reading →

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Judith Butler on Hannah Arendt

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Ann Bartow

At the London Review of Books website, in an essay entitled “I merely belong to them.”

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“The 100th birthday of artist and feminist icon Frida Kahlo will be honored with the largest-ever exhibit of her paintings, the Museum of the Fine Arts Palace in Mexico said Tuesday.”

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Ann Bartow

I’m going, somehow.

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Drenched in Homophobia

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Ann Bartow

This. And this, which links to it. Not a Frank Bruni fan (to put it mildly) but Bruni is one of the most “out” prominent gay journalists in this country, and this sort of leveraging of his sexual orientation, putatively … Continue reading →

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“While cleavage isn’t appropriate in the office, breasts shouldn’t be hidden, according to author Elisabeth Squires. A study found that women with medium-sized breasts are best perceived by men at work.”

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Apparently this is not satire, it is actual news from ABC in the form of an article entitled “Cleavage: What’s Appropriate, What’s Not.” Here are a couple of additional excerpts: … From the beach to the mall to the office, … Continue reading →

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The Semiotics of Internet Reactions To A Documentary About Girls Who Play Rock Music

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The blog Crimitism reports: Comments which have been left on the YouTube trailer for the documentary Girls Rock! The Movie, about a rock n’ roll camp for girls who look to be between about 9 and 17. All of this … Continue reading →

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New Disability Blog Carnival Is Up!

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Read it here.

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I Can Take My Own Off, Thanks

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

On-line book stores can be convenient.   Sure, Amazon.com carries lots of books we want to read.   But does Amazon —  which doesn’t have a particularly  feminist-friendly reputation (see here) — really need to sell this?   Share your … Continue reading →

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Survey re: Women Lawyers Working Together

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The ABA Journal and UC Hastings’ Center for WorkLife Law recently posted an online survey, Women Lawyers Working Together, to find out how women attorneys treat each other. Take the survey!

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Pamela Stone, “Opting Out? Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home”

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From the publisher’s website: Noting a phenomenon that might seem to recall a previous era, The New York Times Magazine recently portrayed women who leave their careers in order to become full-time mothers as “opting out.” But, are high-achieving professional … Continue reading →

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Eugene Volokh Is “Seeking Input from People Who Have Actually Menstruated”

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Do I make this stuff up? No, I do not. Specifically, Eugene wants to know: … When you menstruate, do you feel that you’re part of the “in crowd”? If you chose to stop — not because of menopause, which … Continue reading →

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Anne Frank Photo Gallery

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Many more here.

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Belle Lettre on “Opting-Out, Opting Back In, and What is Wrong with the NYT”

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Read her post here. The topic of what is wrong with the NYT alone could, of course, fill a multi-volume set. She also has an update here. See also: Christine Hurt’s post entitled “Can Professional Women Really “Opt-In” to the … Continue reading →

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Sex and Women’s Sports

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Ann Bartow

I was suprised to see this story in Sports Illustrated, home of the “swimsuit edition”: Sex sells? Not so fast: Women’s sports need substance, not pretty pictures. Here is an excerpt: Sex doesn’t sell. Jan Stevenson got naked in a … Continue reading →

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Garance Franke-Ruta, “Porn Again: How the new pornographers are exploiting young women, and why liberals should care.”

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Read her new essay here.

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Rinsing Out The Sexism

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Ann Bartow

This “collectible figurine” is on sale here: I wouldn’t buy this alternative universe version either, but it makes the point pretty well, I think. Read Amanda’s post about all this at Pandagon.

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“Larry Flynt: The Right To Be Left Alone”

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Text of this post from this protest site: …This latest documentary on Flynt has just been released as the “center frame” film at the Full Frame Documentary Festival, sponsored by Duke University, The New York Times and HBO. There were … Continue reading →

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Belle Lettre, “The Female Body, Dissected”

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Belle Lettre has an interesting post called “The Female Body, Dissected” at her excellent blog that you can read here.

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Patently Evil?

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Discourse.net points out a Guardian article that reports: Internet giant Google has drawn up plans to compile psychological profiles of millions of web users by covertly monitoring the way they play online games. The company thinks it can glean information … Continue reading →

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Paula Rothenberg, “Feminism Then and Now”

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Accessible in full text here. Below is an excerpt: … The Women’s Liberation Movement that began in the 60s was originally a radical movement seeking deep and fundamental change. It identified the ways in which male and other forms of … Continue reading →

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A Reminder That High Heels Mess Up Your Body

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

WaPo graphic here. Below is an excerpt from a related article entitled On Your Feet: … Among women’s shoes, fashion has truly trumped function. As the summer months approach, colorful sandals, flip-flops, wedges, high heels and ballet flats dot the … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Conference – Sex Work: Culture, Policy, and Benefits: Exploring the Lives of Sex Workers and their Diverse Realities

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Some of the dishonest rhetoric used to criticize the recent Wheelock College Pornography conference was the demonstrably false claim that conferences featuring alternative views of sex work are never convened. Of course they are, and with plenty of porn industry … Continue reading →

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Sweet Jesus Rosa Brooks Loves Bill O’Reilly!

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Well, her recent column was titled: “Sweet Jesus I love Bill O’Reilly!” anyway! Below is an excerpt: … Three University of Indiana scholars just released a “content analysis” of O’Reilly’s trademark “Talking Points Memo,” the brief commentary with which he … Continue reading →

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