Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Thinking About Gender, Pt. 1

Archive of articles, essays and websites concerned with the the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex. Includes sources that document discrimination, exploitation or violence that has a gender basis. Also contains sources that challenge these simplistic associations and question the construction/representation of gender traits.

Abby, Christopher. “States of Denial: A rape, a visit to the ER, a request for emergency contraception, a refusal on religious grounds. Welcome to the new front in the battle for reproductive rights, where state law says it's okay to deny prescriptions.” Alternet (August 18, 2004)

Agenda (A Journal About Woman and Gender—Global Perspective)

Bartels, Eric. “My Problem With Her Anger.” Alternet (August 17, 2004)

Bhagat, Rasheeda. “Tormentors and Tormented.” The Hindu Business Limited (June 11, 2004)

Body Positive (Website that deals with issues surrounding body image and health)

Crespin, Jessa. “An Interview With Leslie Cannold.” Bookslut (August 2004)

Crouch, Stanley. “For Young Black Men, Rap’s Lure is False.” New York Daily News (June 7, 2004)

DiNovella, Elizabeth. “Helen Thomas: [The First Lady of the Press].” Progressive (August 2004)

El-Moslimany, Samia. “Azizah Rising.” Saudi Aramco World (March/April 2004)

Fierce (Monthly themes—“For women who are too bold for boundaries”—emphasis on self-determination, respect, and ability—positive images and voices)

“The Growth of Capitalist Identity.” Adbusters Online Exhibit:

Harris, Lynn, et al. “It’s That Time of Month To Discuss That Time of Month.” The Black Table (August 12, 2004)

Hester, J. David. “Rhetoric of the Medical Management of the Intersexed Child.” Genders #38 (2003)

“Intolerable Killings: Ten years of Abductions and Murders in Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua.” Amnesty International USA (Ongoing Reports)

Karlyn, Kathleen Rowe. “Scream, Popular Culture and Feminism’s Third Wave: ‘I’m Not My Mother.’” Genders #38 (2003)

Kim, Janet. “CODEPINK Hits Future Site of Republican National Convention.” The Village Voice (August 19, 2004)

Kort, Michele. “Our August Amazons: Women’s Sports Reach Olympian Heights.” Ms. Magazine (Summer 2004)

Matloff, Judith. “Mothers at War: Babies or Battle Zones? More Journalists These Days are Choosing Both, and Facing the Consequences.” Columbia Journalism Review (July/August 2004)

McNamara, Mary. “A Royal Gain.” L.A. Times (August 16, 2004)

Muslim Women’s League

Naylor, Brian. “Vatican Instructs Bishops on Gender Roles.” NPR (July 31, 2004)

Negra, Diane. “Quality Postfeminism?: Sex and the Single Girl on HBO.” Genders #39 (2004)

Rajiva, Lila. “Synthetic Science.” Alternet (February 24, 2004)

“Rape and Rights.” L.A. Times (August 1, 2004): online at

Reid-Luster, Asata. “Summer Moon: Sisterhood for the Ages.” Fierce (Spring 2003)

Reilly, Adam. “Who’s Your Granny?: Pondering the Improbable Senate Campaign of Doris Haddock, a.k.a. Granny D.” The Boston Phoenix (August 20-26, 2004)

Roberts, Roxanne. “Do Me a Favor, Keep a Lid On Your Double Latte.” Washington Post (August 11, 2004)

Schappel, Elisa. “How Mad Can a Mother Get.” Alternet (August 17, 2004)

Seigel, Jessica. “Taking Back the Whip.” Ms. Magazine (Summer 2004)

Siegel, Carol. Siegel, Carol. “Curing Boys Don’t Cry: Brandon Teena’s Stories.” Genders #37 (2003)

Smead, Julie. “Fairy Tales and Folklore with a Feminine Touch.” Lexington Herald-Leader (August 13, 2004)

Smith, Larry. “Marriage and Its Discontents: Bitch vs. Bastard.” Alternet (August 17, 2004)

Spence, Lester. “The Black Slate: Rethinking Down Low Politics.” Africana (August 17, 2004)

Strickland, Ronald. “Gender, Class and the Humanities in the Corporate University.” Genders #35 (2002)

“Talk is Cheap Get Unplugged” Frank #4 (2004):

Wald, Gayle. “’I Want it That Way’: Tennybopper Music and the Girling of Boy Bands.” Genders #35 (2002)

Wedner, Diane. “Solo Performances.” L.A. Times (August 1, 2004)

“Who’s Killing the Women of Juarez: Mexican City Haunted By Decade of Sexual Violence.” National Public Radio (February 22, 2003)

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