Last night on The Colbert Report, Stephen interviewed Andrew Solomon on his new book Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity. It sounds interesting! I think there’s something a little troubling about the way he defines “dramatically different,” because focusing on differences such as disability, criminality, mental illness, transgender experience, or … Continue reading
So, no one died. I just watched the Mad Men season 6 finale and I just have a few thoughts. There wasn’t much in the finale regarding Sally and Don, but what there was was pretty significant. Let’s not forget, also, that the title of the finale, “In Care Of” references the letters getting sent … Continue reading
In Mad Men 6.12 “The Quality of Mercy,” we see the fallout from Sally’s discovery about Don begin to unfold. I was surprised, however, that it came in the form of a request to go to boarding school. Betty senses that something’s up, but assumes it’s something more run of the mill than walking in … Continue reading
Watch Girl Rising Sunday, June 16th at 9 pm ET on CNN! Plus, host a CNN house party to put Girl Rising on the map. As I continue to study the work done to create equal access to education for girls internationally and the work done to fight gender inequality and sexism here too, I … Continue reading
Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty’s Trek across the Pacific by Christine R. Yano My last seminar in English was a wonderful course taught by the chair of my committee on Asian American Cultural Critique. Before that class my background in Asian American studies was pretty much absent. While Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty’s Trek across the Pacific … Continue reading
“Dear God,” is right. And has Don ever looked worse? [If you haven’t watched tonight’s Mad Men, you might want to stop here for now.] A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an overly-long post about Sally Draper and how she functions on a symbolic level on Mad Men. One of the layers of meaning … Continue reading
This is haunting and moving. Amazing installation on the National Mall by artist and activist Naomi Natale.
Mad Girl’s Love Song: Sylvia Plath and Life Before Ted by Andrew Wilson I’ve loved Sylvia Plath’s poetry since high school. And The Bell Jar. OMG, The Bell Jar. In college I even did an informative speech about her relationship with Ted Hughes in which I dressed up like Sylvia. It was also my Halloween … Continue reading
In April, I went to two conferences and presented on two different projects that I’m passionate about. I got some great feedback on both projects, or during the process of writing/presenting/answering questions I realized some venues for further research and writing. At the Roundtable of Latina Feminisms, I presented about literary depictions of girlhood in … Continue reading
Ph.D.s and Pigtails 