hi chloe,
that book by vikki bell sounds interesting--i'll be sure to put it on my
summer reading list. i can't say i've been following recent debates on
this list; like you, it's not because i find the participants or
topics especially masculinist--just i've been busy grinding out dross for
the academic mill and haven't felt the necessary impetus to join in...
but summer's fast approaching (i know it's already here for the rest of
the world which is not on the quarter system). and i'm hoping this will
give me some time to talk/ask about issues re: gender and sexuality in
foucault--from my viewpoint, of course, as a woman (of color, nonetheless!!)
who is very much into all of this stuff.
best,
chi hyun
ps isn't it interesting how female silence so often gets misconstrued?
as if, unlike (male) silence it always has to mean something: compliance,
fear, etc...sometimes, guys, it can mean nothing at all--just friendly,
routine, run of the mill indifference.
On Sat, 8 Jun 1996, chloe sekouri wrote:
> >I'm amazed at how manly this list is. I haven't seen a post by an
> >identifiable woman on this list for quite a while.
> >
> >Guess it's cause of the boy-style arguing.
> >
> >bye bye.
> >malcolm
> >
> >
> >
> Speaking personally, I haven't been participating recently for two reasons:
> (1) I recently moved house, and was too busy painting, unpacking, fixing
> walls, et cetera to keep up with this list; and (2) there have been no
> threads that interest me. I must confess that I already have opinions on the
> majority of the issues folks have been discussing lately, and I haven't
> read any counter argumentsto my particular position(s) that intrigued me
> enough to bother writing.
>
> Am I the only woman on this list who finds it strange that *malcolm*
> complains of the overly -masculine style this list tends to drift toward ?
> While his posts are not as vituperative as some, they are often ponderous
> and long-winded (sorry, my plain language slip is showing . . .) Next Colin
> will write in to complain that people are too personally abusive on this
> list. Aargh.
>
> In an effort to start a new thread, I wonder if anyone has read Vikki Bell's
> _Interrogating Incest: Feminism, Fouault and the Law_, Routledge: London,
> 1993? I just finished reading it, and would like to discuss it, if there's
> someone out there who's also read it. (I promise to play nice in the sandbox
> with you if you e-mail me back, *especially* if you are a girl. Girls are so
> much nicer to play with)
>
>
> love and kisses to all that want them,
>
> chloe
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
that book by vikki bell sounds interesting--i'll be sure to put it on my
summer reading list. i can't say i've been following recent debates on
this list; like you, it's not because i find the participants or
topics especially masculinist--just i've been busy grinding out dross for
the academic mill and haven't felt the necessary impetus to join in...
but summer's fast approaching (i know it's already here for the rest of
the world which is not on the quarter system). and i'm hoping this will
give me some time to talk/ask about issues re: gender and sexuality in
foucault--from my viewpoint, of course, as a woman (of color, nonetheless!!)
who is very much into all of this stuff.
best,
chi hyun
ps isn't it interesting how female silence so often gets misconstrued?
as if, unlike (male) silence it always has to mean something: compliance,
fear, etc...sometimes, guys, it can mean nothing at all--just friendly,
routine, run of the mill indifference.
On Sat, 8 Jun 1996, chloe sekouri wrote:
> >I'm amazed at how manly this list is. I haven't seen a post by an
> >identifiable woman on this list for quite a while.
> >
> >Guess it's cause of the boy-style arguing.
> >
> >bye bye.
> >malcolm
> >
> >
> >
> Speaking personally, I haven't been participating recently for two reasons:
> (1) I recently moved house, and was too busy painting, unpacking, fixing
> walls, et cetera to keep up with this list; and (2) there have been no
> threads that interest me. I must confess that I already have opinions on the
> majority of the issues folks have been discussing lately, and I haven't
> read any counter argumentsto my particular position(s) that intrigued me
> enough to bother writing.
>
> Am I the only woman on this list who finds it strange that *malcolm*
> complains of the overly -masculine style this list tends to drift toward ?
> While his posts are not as vituperative as some, they are often ponderous
> and long-winded (sorry, my plain language slip is showing . . .) Next Colin
> will write in to complain that people are too personally abusive on this
> list. Aargh.
>
> In an effort to start a new thread, I wonder if anyone has read Vikki Bell's
> _Interrogating Incest: Feminism, Fouault and the Law_, Routledge: London,
> 1993? I just finished reading it, and would like to discuss it, if there's
> someone out there who's also read it. (I promise to play nice in the sandbox
> with you if you e-mail me back, *especially* if you are a girl. Girls are so
> much nicer to play with)
>
>
> love and kisses to all that want them,
>
> chloe
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>