Monthly Archives: October 2010
RAPE DETROIT
A yellow t-shirt that reads RAPE DETROIT is currently on exhibit in the stairwell-gallery at The Burton Theatre. Created by multi-media artist and Bad Party vocalist Nate Czarling, “Rape Detroit” is priced at $100. Acquisition of this piece can be … Continue reading
CFP: MASAL Women’s Studies Section
As Chair of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters (MASAL) Women’s Studies Section, I would like to extend a personal invitation to collegiate faculty, graduate and advanced undergraduate students, community organizers, and individuals from research organizations, government agencies … Continue reading
The Hangover
It is more than apparent in the thoughtful comments spurred by “Scotch, Cigars and Sexism” that sex and gender are important issues to members of our community. This pleases me to no end. We are dealing with something that operates … Continue reading
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Tagged #tweetea, community, Feminism, Future Midwest, gender, iDetroit, sex-positive, Sex-positive Detroit, social media, TEDxDetroit, The Social Network, twitter
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Scotch, Cigars and Sexism: A Feminist Response to Henry Balanon and His/The Social Network
As I watched “Mark Zuckerberg” repeatedly hit refresh on a laptop that at five years old appeared somewhat archaic, I whipped out my iPhone and tweeted: The Social Network is the most homosocial shit ever. David Fincher’s contemptuously sexist telling … Continue reading