Have We Escaped Comstockism?
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013
While it is impossible to deny the prevalence of the “Victorian prude” during the 1800s, this week’s readings made it clear the image was not embraced by everyone of 19th century America. It also shed light on many similarities of sexual discourses from then to now. It made me question if and how much we’ve […]
Have We Escaped Comstockism?
Tags: Battan, Comstock, Discourse, Peiss, Power-Relations, sex, Sexuality
Posted in March 5, Nadia Cook-Loshilov | 2 Comments »
Science & Religion
Monday, February 18th, 2013
For as long as the two have existed, the worlds of science and religion have been at war. It is not because of mutual hatred or a desire to dominate human consciousness (although I’m sure this plays some part in certain battles). Rather, it is that the two lines of thought are constantly contradicting each […]
Science & Religion
Tags: Foucault, Peiss, Power-Relations, Religion, Science, The Scarlet Letter
Posted in February 19, Nadia Cook-Loshilov | 3 Comments »
