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I resonated a lot with Lucy’s presentation about queer representation in YA Literature. In particularly, I wanted to investigate her comment about the subtle use of stereotypes. Lucy claimed that “Openly Straight” played into stereotypes as well as played into stereotypes to subvert them, and that she had to perform a close reading of theContinue reading “Blog 9 — 17 April 2020”

Use this post to develop and critically reflect on the topic of your project.  Aim to articulate the central question of your project? The central question of my project at this point will be: to what extent has the male gaze manifested in how women view themselves? To what extent does empowering women physically inContinue reading “Blog 8 — 10 April 2020”

I plan to ground my analysis of the impact on the male gaze on female sexuality and identity through an investigation of the speculum. I will begin with a discussion of the speculum’s origin to examine the criticism of its nature during the 70s. Then, I will discuss what “the male gaze” meant to womenContinue reading “Case Study Revised — 5 April 2020”

After struggling to come up with a research-able concept, I have found my Case Study topic. I plan to ground my analysis of the impact on the male gaze on female sexuality and identity through an investigation of the speculum. While I plan to consider the origin of the speculum and the gynecological practices predatingContinue reading “Case Study Proposal — 2 April 2020”

Although I will first discuss my impression of the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives and the Ladder, I will also reflect a little bit on the Corona Virus, since I’ve spent a large amount of my spring break being preoccupied by the virus. I’m sorry if this blog is jumbled and disjointed. To beContinue reading “Blog 7 — 29 March 2020”

I wanted to focus this blog on two topics. First, I wanted to focus on the drawings Jody made on the chalkboard. I had not made the connection between Diotima’s speech and the Enlightenment framework. I found that connection particularly powerful since a lot of people live their lives thinking they cannot make a difference.Continue reading “Blog 6 — 07 March 2020”

In our discussion about the Symposium, we framed the conversation around understanding that this play is the only record we have of a Symposium, so there is no way to tell distinctly what was comical hyperbole and what actually mirrored the structure and discussions of Symposium. Similarly, within the Symposium, we heard solely from adultContinue reading “Blog 5 — 28 Feb 2020”

Last week’s readings were particularly engaging, yet I found myself laughing at MacKinnon’s sassy reflection on the history of sexuality. Although I was thoroughly entertained by her presentation of ideas, I was also struck by the simple truths she highlighted. She points out clear flaws in the previous direction of the history of sexuality, primarilyContinue reading “Blog 4 — 21 Feb 2020”

When reading Lysistrata, I was taken aback by a few things. First, I was surprised that although the play’s description may seem feminist, with women taking initiative to control the government to end a war, the women’s dialogue had the opposite effect. The women in the beginning constantly put themselves down and clearly regard themselvesContinue reading “Blog 3 — 14 Feb 2020”

During small groups, there was a question raised by Kinsey regarding the relationship between sexuality and identity. Although it was specifically targeting Foucault’s thoughts on the subject and was a product of our previous class’ discussion, the concept stuck with me after class. While Othered (non-heteronormative) sexualities often feel compelled to “come out” to theirContinue reading “Blog 2 — 07 Feb 2020”