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 »
The Biological Template
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
The development of human intellectual capability has produced a wider range of emotions than perhaps we even have names for. Our transcendental complexities and desires have a need to be resolved that far outstrips Nature’s faculties for maintaining equilibrium in the world. In The Social Construction of Sexuality Jeffrey Weeks comments on the intrinsic […]
The Biological Template
Tags: Biology, China, Economics, Foucault, Power, Power Dynamic, Sexuality
Posted in February 14, Rachel Kisty | No Comments »
Sex vs. Sexuality
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Whenever I want to infuriate myself, I like to go read the Yahoo comments on various articles concerning LGBT issues. Inevitably, there will be a comment along the lines of “i’m sick of hering about gay ppl! i don’t want to no about wut ur doing in ur bedroom!” and I find myself shaking my […]
Sex vs. Sexuality
Tags: Foucault, Norton, Peiss, sex, Sexuality, social constructs, Weeks
Posted in February 14, Nadia Cook-Loshilov | 1 Comment »