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Monthly Archives: December 2012

December 18, 2012

Push Harder: Supporting a Highly-Motivated, Highly-Critical Loved One

by Kasey

Or, better ways to say “you’re too hard on yourself” This post brought to you from that post-semester haze in which I transition into my slower-paced winter break conference paper writing and research, tempered with a Top Chef bender. I’ve often noted in my work the tendency to call girls bossy or dramatic when their … Continue reading →

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Ph.D. in multicultural American literature. Research interests include girlhood, citizenship, transnational feminism, education, & media. In other words, I drink a lot of coffee and read big books & Teen Vogue.

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