Stephanie

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• Commented on Annotated Bibliography 3
  Don't feel bad - I did the same thing. Life happens....
• Commented on Writing Process Reflection
  Rachel, I can completely relate to this. I feel so similarly, like I still don't even have a handle on where it's going! After reading everyone's reflections and writing my own, I realize that for everyone this is way more...
• Commented on Writing Process Reflection
  Rebecca, Since I had the privilege of reading your paper, I have to tell you that it's awesome! The final product is already very impressive! It's such a process though, a surprisingly emotional one. I think you're doing great and...
• Commented on Writing Process Reflection
  Jackie, In terms of length, it's not really specified, it's really more about the process. We're supposed to spend the entire year working on it, and depending on the level of honors you have to have a committee of 3...
• Posted Writing Process Reflection to GWSS 4108W Senior Seminar
  Writing my senior thesis has been a frustrating yet interesting journey. On the positive side, I feel like this most recent set of edits has been very helpful. I believe I have a -real- way forward in order to finish...
• Posted Intro Paragraph to GWSS 4108W Senior Seminar
  Here is the intro and thesis statement for my Feminist Ethics Section of my paper: As feminists, we routinely and systematically examine how power relations embedded in our social system of gender, race, class, etc. This is implicitly social justice...
• Commented on Intro paragraph
  You do a wonderful job of outlining EXACTLY what your standpoint is as well as your argument. I think it takes into account the discussions we had as a class and the comments that we gave about your earlier works....
• Commented on intro and outline (draft)
  I appreciate the weaving in of personal stories into this. It's a powerful way to make points about bigger structural stories that can become impersonal. The outline seems comprehensive and a great place to work from....
• Posted Last 4 Annotated Bibliography Entries to GWSS 4108W Senior Seminar
  Here are, finally, my last 4 annotated bibliography entries! I felt like I needed to narrow my topic and thoroughly understand it before I could have more sources that were truly useful and meaningful for my topic. Here they are!...
• Commented on Thesis...
  Jackie, One thing that I wonder is how will you demonstrate this? Is there a lot of literature on this that you're compiling? How does your research complement, synthesize, or go further then the current research? I know you're keeping...
• Commented on thesis statement
  Amy, After talking more I had a couple more points... All of which you may have already thought about, so please excuse any unhelpful comments. :) I'm curious about the connection you'll be making between the prostitution as exploitation only...
• Posted Thesis Statement and Methodological Approach to GWSS 4108W Senior Seminar
  [These thesis statements are mere guestimates of what I will find when I continue my research and writing, as well as incorporate the comments of my three brilliant faculty members. So I really think they'll be changing, but this is...
• Posted Writing Date? to GWSS 4108W Senior Seminar
  Maybe this is a weird thing to post on the blog, but... Lori mentioned a couple times yesterday in class that she had a standing writing date with a friend of hers. Would anyone want to do this? Have an...
• Commented on Positionality Paper Intro
  I don't know if this will fall in the purview (perview?! spelling?!) of your project, but I'd be more interested to hear about your point of view on the binary of sex work as empowering vs. being taken advantage of....
• Posted Revised and Narrowed Project Description to GWSS 4108W Senior Seminar
  Hey y'all. I have a revised project description that I feel is more manageable and specific. Feel free to comment again if you get a chance. This research project, for my senior summa thesis, is based on former research I...
• Commented on 4 Annotated Entries
  Sorry to double comment, but, I was wondering if you've found any zines like the one you've been considering creating for your project....
• Commented on Poem in Progress!
  I love it! What a good way of representing a lot of ideas in a creative fashion......
• Commented on 4 Annotated Entries
  I really want to read these books now!...
• Posted Positionality Paper to GWSS 4108W Senior Seminar
  [I am imagining this section to be towards the end of my paper, after I have described my past research findings, and current theorizing on the topic. It will also be the introduction to my section about feminist ethics. The...
• Posted Interesting Article to GWSS 4108W Senior Seminar
  The other day in class we were casually talking about the school to prison pipeline (I think that's the term). Here's a related article I found interesting... http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/18/new.york.doodle.arrest/index.html?hpt=Mid...
• Posted 6. Annotated Bibliography - Round 3, 3, Entries to GWSS 4108W Senior Seminar
  Cerwonka, Allaine. "Traveling Feminist Thought: Difference and Transculturation in Central and Eastern European Feminism." Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 33.4 (2008). 809-832. Allaine Cerwonka's article using the idea of transculturation in the context of perceived clashes between...
• Posted 4. Annotated Bibliography: First 3 to GWSS 4108W Senior Seminar
  In his article, "Interactive and Intersectional: Analytics of Globalization," Peterson attempts to introduce new heuriristic tools to help academics theorize and understand globalization in its many forms, directions, and complexities. He develops the "RPV framing" device, which reminds us to...
• Posted 3. List of References to GWSS 4108W Senior Seminar
  Hattori, Tomohisa. "The Moral Politics of Foreign Aid." Review of International Studies 29.2 (2003): 229-47. Print. Hattori, Tomohisa. "Reconceptualizing Foreign Aid." Review of International Political Economy 8.4 (2001): 633-60. Print. Hearn, Julie. "The 'NGO-Isation' of Kenyan Society: USAID & the...
• Commented on Project Description: Sin.dicate
  I agree with Jackie that this would be a fascinating project, as well as an important contribution to the community. My questions would be, Is there already something like this? Have there been any attempts at organizing a forum, or...
• Commented on The Marketability of Beauty and Uses of the Erotic in the Workplace.
  Katherine, Your idea is a fascinating one for me! I've always wondered about this: if I were a bartender, and I purposely flirted and acted/dressed sexy, is that empowering or degrading? As for researching this in the workplace, you could...
• Posted 2. Project Description to GWSS 4108W Senior Seminar
  -This is adapted from a project description/proposal I wrote last semester as I began to work on this topic.- Broadly, this paper seeks to understand post-colonial relationships as well as globalization in the context of Kenya. The case study...
• Posted Social Justice Leadership Retreat to Multiracial Feminist Politics and Policies
  Hey 3590 classmates!I have a really good event some of you may be interested. It's the U's Social Justice Leadership Retreat. It's an amazing experience. I've attended multiple versions of it as well as facilitated it and I can assure...
• Posted Different Approaches to Feminism to Multiracial Feminist Politics and Policies
  This semester I'm taking a few GWSS courses, two of which have very different approaches to feminism and activism. One of them (the one that's not this class) is very theoretical. We are always critiquing ideas, theories, and ways of...
• Commented on In class exercise
  The problem with saying white women are the norm though is that then every other person is the OTHER instead of the MAIN topic. When you base it all off whiteness, it will forever be the normative. It shouldn't be....
• Commented on an issue
  Awesome points. I especially agree about the idea of deconstructing masculinity and its role here... The case studies are tough, but as someone who works in social work, it's helpful for me to learn how to consider cultural factors I...