her academic thoughts
My last huge term paper as an undergrad is the following, for my feminist theory class:
Take a cultural object (such as literature, popular music, film, television, the "Pro-Ana" Movement, the HPV vaccination, etc.) and "read" it with one or more of the theories we have addressed (and that you have not addressed in the prior paper). How does theory illuminate your object? For instance, how might Califia illuminate one or more of the characters on Sex in the City? Again carefully delineate the theory you are working with then engage it discursively with your object. What does this object signify when read with theory? What are the political implications of this object? And briefly explain your choice of object: Why did you choose it? How does it fit into and reflect your social location? Again, the point is to reflect upon theory in a way that is meaningful to you.
My first thought is Patrick Califia's pro-sex philosophies meets Buck Angel as an examination of empowering a sexual minority through sex work. Personal relevance is obvious: transperson reads transperson's theory into transpornstar. Trans trans. Pizza pizza. Maybe some Butler and/or Fausto-Sterling to season.
My next idea was Susan Bordo's "Reading the Slender Body" meets an early Penny and Aggie storyline. This one I'm less sure on.
And I'm going to come up with more ideas. I thought, going into the semester, that I was going to hate feminist theory and love applied anthropology. My complaint with both subjects was that they were just not practical enough. Instead? I'm seriously thinking about getting a masters degree in women's studies.
After my groin job. Degree gets good job gets money gets surgery gets happier girl gets more drive to go back to school.
-Allison continues thinking to the future
Take a cultural object (such as literature, popular music, film, television, the "Pro-Ana" Movement, the HPV vaccination, etc.) and "read" it with one or more of the theories we have addressed (and that you have not addressed in the prior paper). How does theory illuminate your object? For instance, how might Califia illuminate one or more of the characters on Sex in the City? Again carefully delineate the theory you are working with then engage it discursively with your object. What does this object signify when read with theory? What are the political implications of this object? And briefly explain your choice of object: Why did you choose it? How does it fit into and reflect your social location? Again, the point is to reflect upon theory in a way that is meaningful to you.
My first thought is Patrick Califia's pro-sex philosophies meets Buck Angel as an examination of empowering a sexual minority through sex work. Personal relevance is obvious: transperson reads transperson's theory into transpornstar. Trans trans. Pizza pizza. Maybe some Butler and/or Fausto-Sterling to season.
My next idea was Susan Bordo's "Reading the Slender Body" meets an early Penny and Aggie storyline. This one I'm less sure on.
And I'm going to come up with more ideas. I thought, going into the semester, that I was going to hate feminist theory and love applied anthropology. My complaint with both subjects was that they were just not practical enough. Instead? I'm seriously thinking about getting a masters degree in women's studies.
After my groin job. Degree gets good job gets money gets surgery gets happier girl gets more drive to go back to school.
-Allison continues thinking to the future