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Posted Military Dogs with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
With more and more dogs in the military, people are beginning to realize that dogs can develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This disorder is common for soldiers or people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event in their lifetime....
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Favorited Grand Theft Auto - Training Kid Killers? on Section 24 PSY 1001pub
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Favorited A Voice with No Words on Section 24 PSY 1001pub
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Favorited Was that real, or was it a commercial? on Section 24 PSY 1001pub
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Posted Johnny wants a pair of skates, Suzy wants a doll: Constructing a Christmas world to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
I must admit, Christmas time may be my favorite time of year, and many others will say the same. I love everything about the Christmas season--the songs you hear on the radio, Christmas cups at coffee shops, and not to...
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Posted Can a blind person see the flash of a bomb? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
In a 1945 publication of the Albuquerque Journal, a journalist reported that Georgia Green, a blind 18-year old girl, was traveling 50 miles north of Trinity Site (where the first atomic bomb was tested) when the atomic bomb was detonated....
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Posted Can a blind person see the flash of a bomb? to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
In a 1945 publication of the Albuquerque Journal, a journalist reported that Georgia Green, a blind 18-year old girl, was traveling 50 miles north of Trinity Site (where the first atomic bomb was tested) when the atomic bomb was detonated....
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Posted Blind girl senses atomic bomb before anyone else sees it. to Section 24 PSY 1001pub
In a 1945 publication of the Albuquerque Journal, a journalist reported that Georgia Green, a blind 18-year old girl, was traveling 50 miles north of Trinity Site (where the first atomic bomb was tested) when the atomic bomb was detonated....
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Posted What's sex got to do with...Snickers? to politics of sex: spring 2011
In this Snickers ad, Mr. T is shown holding a Snickers bar with a grimace on his face showing his toughness. The caption, "GET SOME NUTS," is clearly a reference to masculinity, and Mr. T embodies the tough-guy act with...
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Posted Extra Credit Presentation Post to politics of sex: spring 2011
In Section A for group media analysis presentations yesterday one group talked about Lady Gaga. I found it really interesting because I always pictured Lady Gaga as someone who was pushing boundaries (and she is) but I didn't really realize...
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Posted Section 4 Group 3 Media Analysis on Barbie Dolls to politics of sex: spring 2011
Kangweon Lee: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/167374/april-29-2008/tip-wag---barbie 1. Why do Barbie dolls always represent the ideal physique of a female giving no room for females that fall out of the norm? 2. How will the Barbie dolls appeal to the wider customers besides Caucasian...
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Posted What's sex got to do with...Rihanna's new music video for S&M? to politics of sex: spring 2011
What's sex got to with it? Let's just say everything. This clip is so sexual it borderlines porn; the fact that youtube requires viewers to verify that they are 18 years or older could questionably put this video in the...
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Posted Diablog #3 Follow up entry: Erotophobia to politics of sex: spring 2011
When reading Wilkerson's essay "Disability, Sex Radicalism, and Political Agency," I found it hard to understand "erotophobia" probably because I had never heard of it until this past week. So, I had to do a little more research to really...
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Posted Follow up entry: Diablog #3 to politics of sex: spring 2011
After class on Wednesday, I thought more about Rubin's "charmed circle" and its presence in modern society, compared to when it was written 27 years ago. This topic was brought up in lecture, and I thought I could try to...
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Posted Reflection on Dr. Somerville's Lecture to politics of sex: spring 2011
Dr. Siobhan Somerville's lecture was titled "Queering Like A State: Naturalized Citizenship and U.S. Empire." Her lecture was broken into two parts: first, Staging the Immigrant Romance, where she described the history of the naturalization process from a "dreary courtroom...
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Posted Diablog #3 Summary: Rubin and Wilkerson to politics of sex: spring 2011
Both Wilkerson's "Disability, Sex Radicalism, and Political Agency" and Rubin's "Thinking Sex" discuss sexuality and sex practices, focusing on hierarchies and eroticism. However, Wilkerson's writing focuses more on the results of differences in sexuality on "non-heterosexual" individuals, feminists, and disabled...
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Posted What's sex got to do with...sandwiches? to politics of sex: spring 2011
I came across this ad when I was looking for Burger Kings in the area. I think the sexual innuendo here is pretty clear. Burger King apparently thinks that "it'll blow your mind away..."...
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