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Theoretical Nihilism Calling Itself a "Theory": "Queer Theory"Draft of a chapter from a book on the history of gay/lesbian studies on so-called "queer theory."- Chaucer's Pardoner's Tale: Ethical / Sexual ContingencyA look at Chaucer's Pardoner's Tale through queer and ethical theory.
- Reflection on Reading Practices Based on Britzman Article, "Is There a Queer Pedagogy? Or, Stop Reading Straight"This is my reflection on my own reading practices in light of Britzman's article.
- How to Write a College-Level English PaperThis purpose of this article is to be a guide to help students who need aid in writing a college level essay.
Oscar Wilde: A Green Irish RoseOscar Wilde's fascinating life has been documented by many people. From the height of his career as the most respected satirist in London to his imprisonment for the crime of homosexuality, Wilde led what can only be described as a wild life.- Types of Literary Criticism: Gender CriticismGender criticism explores how sexual identity influences not only the creation of, but the perception of a work.
- Art Therapy Schools: Graduate Programs ListAccredited programs to study art therapy and receive certification.
My Destructive GenerationMy generation could well be the first American generation to leave our country worse than we found it.
Betty Friedan: Peoples Eclectic Vol. 5Betty Friedan is known as the abrasive feminist personality who kick-started what has come to be called the Second Wave of feminism.- Not Necessarily Poofs, Not Necessarily MasculineStephen Daldry's film "Billy Elliot" (2000) attempts to establish ballet as a heteronormative behavior for men and in doing so allows for itself to be much more readily "queered" than normalized
- The Results of HeteronormativityA look at several scholarly articles dealing with gay marriage and gay survival in America and abroad.
Teen Sex-Ed Debates: Abstinence Only Vs. Comprehensive Sex EducationWhat is the most effective way of educating teens about sexual health and safety? This article reviews the current debates over sex education in our public high schools.- How the Medical Profession Waged War - and Made Profits - on MasturbationAt the turn of the 20th century, the medical profession was busy both waging a war on masturbation and also beginning to profit on treating women for hysteria with the earliest models of vibrators.
- Anne Bradstreet Defies Conventions and Defends Women in Early American LiteratureDespite her rigid Puritan background, Anne Bradstreet often wrote on subjects in order to encourage those who felt oppressed by those beliefs and make a significant impact on establishing early American literature as a woman writer.
- Time's Meandering Borders: Cunningham's The HoursThe Hours ruminates over the inescapability of time within the self - that each day is temporary but has the potential to exist forever in the mind due to the whims and motives of the individual.
- Post Colonialism and a Taco AdA look at an article written by a Harvard student that compares post colonialism to a mexican menu.
- Gender Studies and H.D.'s HelenH.D.'s poem "Helen" illustrates the concerns of the gender studies movement in literary criticism.
Questioning Fluid SexualityA look at the theory of fluid sexuality. Reviews some research and proposes an avenue of future research.- I Love You, Man: Challenging the Gender DichotomyBased on sex and gender theory, I analyze the relationships and characters in "I Love You, Man." This movie challenges traditional gender roles and encourages more gender neutral behavior.
- Ginsberg's Moloch and Burrough's AddictionAn essay discussing William Burroughs' Queer and Allen Ginsberg's Howl and the corresponding theme of addiction of the two works.
- Ethnocentric Illusion: An Anthropological IntroductionReview and summary of two anthropological articles; Horace Miner's "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema" and Clyde Kluckhohn's "Queer Customs".
Men and Women Are Different SpeciesSome 50 years ago, a rather well-known anthropologist made a startling statement to the scientific press. He argued, with a rather impressive degree of success, that men and women are actually separate species.- The New Breed of Professional Poker Players are Surprisingly Politically CorrectED MILLER, expert poker player and author of three poker books, has recently caught some slack for his choice of pronouns in his latest book, No Limit Hold'em: Theory and Practice
Ferguson's Identity Politics with The Color Purple"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men".- The Producers: Mel Brooks' First, Last, and Best MovieYou don't need to be a fan of Mel Brook's first movie, "The Producers," which Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom conspire to carry off the perfect crime-to produce the worst play ever.
- The Pardoner's Performance, or How Do We Know What We Know About the Pardoner?The major effect of the Pardoner's presence is to focus the reader's attention to questions of performance and performativity...
- What Happened When I Quit My Teaching JobKate Hudson showed us how to lose a guy in ten days. I will explain how a perfectly sane recent college graduate can lose her mind in that short period of time.
- Language and Character in Play it as it Lays by Joan DidionPlay It As It Lays by Joan Didion is a novel that seems to centralize the majority of its language on a single main character.
- The Bookstores of Provincetown, MassachusettsCape Cod's most popular resort has a stash of great bookstores. Check them out.
- Redefining Social Roles for Women in the 21st CenturyGlobalization, feminism and the labor movement, terms not initially considered jointly as crucially defining self-identity. But as the saying goes, politics makes strange bedfellows.
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