The Only Way
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
In a matrifocal kinship network, the relationship between mother and child is of utmost importance, and is the relation upon which all power is patterned. This integral, essential connection is blurred under the aegis of the patriarchy that defines power dynamics in the contemporary era. One could argue that the defining relationship was between father […]
The Only Way
Tags: Female Friendship, Matrifocal, slavery, Sula, War
Posted in April 16, Sam Barnes | 1 Comment »
Scientia Sexualis in African-American Communities
Monday, April 15th, 2013
As The Scarlett Letter was written in the Victorian Era about the Puritan Era, Sula was written about an older period of time through the lens of an more recent one. To what extent might Sula be superficially set in an older period of time, but actually concerned with society at the time the book […]
Scientia Sexualis in African-American Communities
Tags: African-American, Power, Scientia-Sexualis, slavery, Sula
Posted in April 16, Eli Bierman | No Comments »
A Dangerous Intersection: Victoria C. Woodhull’s problematic denouncement of slavery
Monday, March 4th, 2013
By the late nineteenth century profound connections were being made between matters of political importance and discourses on sexuality. “The Scare-Crows of Sexual Slavery” by Victoria C. Woodhull presents a fascinating example of how the Women’s Liberation and Black Liberation movements were intrinsically and actively linked together. While she draws an important parallel between the […]
A Dangerous Intersection: Victoria C. Woodhull’s problematic denouncement of slavery
Tags: Black Liberation, intersectionality, sexual slavery, slavery, Victoria C. Woodhull, Women's Rights
Posted in March 5, Sophia Curran | 2 Comments »