WMST-L File Collection:
Miscellaneous Files
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Last updated: Sept. 7, 2010
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WMST-L File Collection:Miscellaneous Files
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The following files from the WMST-L file collection didn't fit easily into many of the other topical sections:
- Changing the "Second Shift"
- (What kinds of social changes--large and small--might change the "second shift"? WMST-L discussion, April 2009)
- Consciousness Raising Groups
- (A discussion about consciousness raising groups of the 1960s and '70s and the use of CR groups today in the classroom and elsewhere. WMST-L, February 2010)
- Does the Fetus Begin as Female?
- (WMST-L discussion, April 2000)
- Discussions about Beauty Issues
- (A query about good discussions of beauty issues--"makeup, high heels, etc."--elicited the suggestions offered in this file. WMST-L discussion, October 2008)
- The Effects of Title IX
- (WMST-L discussion from June 2002 about the effects of Title IX, both in sports and beyond.)
- Family Responsibilities and Academic Work
- (WMST-L discussion in November 2001 resulting from the AAUP's "Statement of Principles on Family Responsibilities and Academic Work." Concern was expressed about who was and was not covered and the fairness/wisdom of dealing with the tenure issue in this way. See also the earlier file, Maternity/Family Leave.)
- The Female Gaze
- (We often hear about the male gaze, but is there also a female gaze? If so, to what does the term refer? WMST-L discussion, March 2008)
- Feminist Bloggers
- (This WMST-L discussion from May 2005 seeks to identify interesting female and, especially, feminist bloggers.)
- Feminist Criticism of the Media
- (Suggestions for works about and/or examples of feminist criticism of the media appropriate for an undergraduate class. WMST-L discussion, January 2004.)
- Feminist TV Characters
- (Identification of television characters more contemporary than Murphy Brown who are 'unselfconsciously feminist.' WMST-L discussion, March 2004.)
- Finding Collections of Feminist Periodicals
- (Discussion of how and where to find archived collections of feminist newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals. WMST-L, October 2004.)
- Gifts for Women's Studies Graduates
- (What kind of gift might be appropriate for a Women's Studies Program to give to its students when they graduate? WMST-L discussion, April 2006)
- History of Battered Women's Shelters
- (Discussion of the first battered women's shelter and who started it. WMST-L, April 2001.)
- Household Division of Labor
- (Discussion of gender beliefs and the household division of labor; consideration also of research methodology. WMST-L, September 2002.)
- Humorous Short Stories by Women
- (Suggestions for humorous short stories by women appropriate for use in an Intro to Women's Literature course. WMST-L discussion, May 2009)
- Indexing a Book: The Pros and Cons
- (Is it necessary to create an index for a book one writes/edits? If so, what is the best way to do this? Can creating an index be a "feminist act"? WMST-L discussion, February 2009)
- March of the Penguins: Some Perspectives
- (A discussion of feminist and non-feminist perspectives on the film "March of the Penguins." WMST-L, August 2005.)
- Maternity/Family Leave
- (Discussion of maternity/parental/family leave policies at U. S. institutions of higher learning, as well as some discussion of the implications of gender-neutral language for maternity leave and discussion of the Family Leave Act. These messages appeared on WMST-L in 1997-1999. Also of interest may be a file from 2001, Family Responsibilities and Academic Work.)
- Menstruation: A List of Sources
- (A 1996 bibliography compiled by Paula Wansbrough and WMST-L member Kathleen O'Grady. 2 parts)
- Menstruation and Religion: A List of Sources
- (A 1998 bibliography compiled by WMST-L member Kathleen O'Grady.)
- The MIT Discrimination Report: "Junk Science"?
- (WMST-L discussions in December 1999 and February 2001, prompted by criticism of the MIT report admitting that the institution had discriminated against female faculty members. 2 parts)
- Music of Women's Struggles and Recovery
- (Suggestions for music dealing with women's struggles and recovery. WMST-L discussion, March/April 2004.)
- Obstacles to Women's Use of the Internet
- (A brief discussion of resources about obstacles to women's use of the Internet. WMST-L,, November 2004.)
- Origin of Women's History Month
- (Some answers to the perennial question.)
- The Politics of Marriage
- (Resources concerning the politics of marriage, with particular focus on same-sex marriage. WMST-L discussion, March 2004. See also the 2009 file The Appeal of (Same-Sex) Marriage)
- Readings on Women's Magazines
- (Suggested readings for an upper-level course on Women's Magazines and the Contstruction of Gender. WMST-L discussion, November 2006)
- Statistics on Women
- (Some suggestions for where to find varied statistics on women. WMST-L discussion, August 2008)
- Using Facebook in the Classroom
- (Should professors use social media such as Facebook in their courses? This WMST-L discussion from May 2010 looks at some of the advantages and problems of using Facebook in the classroom.)
- Widowhood from a Feminist Perspective
- (Resources about widowhood, with an emphasis on feminist and international perspectives. WMST-L discussion, February 2010)
- Women and Sports
- (A two-part WMST-L discussion from December 2004. Part 1 deals with literature that addresses women's experiences as athletes, while Part 2 concerns feminist analyses of sports.)
- Women and the Body
- (A WMST-L discussion from March/April 2006 and some additional messages from May 2008 identify sources associating women with the body.)
- Women and Visual Culture: Texts
- (Discussion of texts for a course on Women and Visual Culture. WMST-L, November/December 2006.)
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