Technology is…

Posted by on Sep 19, 2013 in Technology is | No Comments

Confusing, evolving, scary, generationally defining, beneficial, developing.

Feminism is…

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Intersectionality, shifting, proscriptive, solidarity, inclusive, exclusive, conflicting, confusing, necessary.

Terminology in Freedman, Fausto-Sterling, and Rosser

Posted by on Sep 12, 2013 in Reading Response | No Comments

Anne Fausto-Sterling and Estelle Freedman mention the intricacies of terminology surrounding gender and sexuality, and how new terminology has been developed, or altered, to accept shifting identities. Gender and sex, two terms which seem indistinguishable to the untrained eye, are defined in Sexing the Body, and presented with their historical context. The concept of bisexuality, […]

Introduction

Posted by on Sep 2, 2013 in Introductions | One Comment

I’m Mehnaj Ahmed, a sophomore at City College majoring in math/math education. I became interested in feminism after reading The Handmaid’s Tale in middle school, and then taking a combined race/class/gender studies class in high school. I’m auditing this class and that means I’m probably not going to be at any of the face-to-face sessions, […]