Hello! I wanted to share my thoughts on the top two chapters I selected from Twenty-First-Century Feminist Classrooms: Pedagogies of Identity and Difference. I selected Chapter 1 and 6. Chapter 1 seems to cover discussion on how we can continue to build on difference and conflict in order to build on a "pedagogy of coalition". I want to read more about the invisiblity and visibility of the "other"in the classroom and the community. Chapter 6 sounds interesting because it will go over more in debt about antiracist pedagogy and its relation to concientizacion. I also want to read on how the latter is reflected on through a Chicana/Latina feminist approach, because most of the time discussion of antiracism is only addressed in binary terms. Ok. well that is my suggestion, all of the Chapters in the book sound interesting and exciting. See you all in class tomorrow.

Paz,

Nancy

Moriah's Top 3 Chapters from 21st Century Classrooms

I would like to focus on chapters 3, 10, and 11 in 21st Century Classrooms. Chapter 3 sounds interesting as it deals with incorporating ideas of globalization within curricula and students' reactions to these efforts. I believe this to be increasing relevant in a period in which the changes wrought by globalization impact almost every field of study. Chapter 10 interests me as it deals with decentering whiteness and patriarchy in courses which focus on race and ethnicity. Chapter 11 is interesting in that it focuses on teaching across difference, which seems to be the focus of the entire book. I am hoping that it will summarize the main points addressed in the different chapters. See you all tomorrow!

21st Century_my top three chapters

After looking through the table of contents and briefly skimming some of the first pages of the chapters, I think my three favorite chapters are chapters 2 and 3 which both focus on resistance in the classroom and chapter 8 (on teaching about black women to white girls). I like chapters 2 and 3 because they speak about student resistance in the classroom and hoping to be a future professor I would like to read about Macdonald's experience with resistance so that I am better prepared. I like chapter 8 because it also seems to be talking about resistance. If I had to narrow it down to two chapters out of these three, I would choose chapters 3 and 8....this way chapter 3 talks about nationalism while chapter 8 talks about race.

Young Women's Studies Club Magazine Drive

Hello all,

I need your help! ITS REALLY SIMPLE, PROMISE! As some of you know I am interning this semester with the Young Women's Studies Club at Hoover High. The girls in the club expressed interest in autobiographical writing, poerty, and art work so this semester I will organizing the creation of a YWSC zine, or self-published mini-magazine. YWSC members will submit stories, poetry, art work, ect to the zine, I will put it together, and at the end of the semester each will take home a collection of each other's work.

Collages are also a great contribution to zines and many of the best collages come from cutting images out of old magazines. Here is where you come in!

If any of you have any magazines/picture books that can be cut up (see list below) please please please bring them to the Women's Studies Dept's office (3rd floor Arts & Letters - A346) and place them in the box you find there.

Acceptable items:

-Any beauty/fashion glossy magazines (especially mags marketed to women of color which contain images of women of color).
-Any music magazines.
-Nature/Gardening magazines.
-Travel magazines.
-home decor magazines.
-baby magazines
-news magazines such as Time and Newsweek
-food magazines
-arts and crafts magazines including street art and performance art
-animal magazines
-history magazines
-car magazines
-sports magazines
-entertainment magazines
-health and fitness magazines
-children's magazines

ANY old magazines that you do not want will do. If you are not sure if what you want to donate is relevant, please donate and let us decide. It should go without saying, however, that nudity, drugs, alcohol, guns, knives, hunting, erotica etc are not appropriate topics (just making sure!)

Picture books are also really great for collages so please don't hesitate to donate those.

I am really counting on donations as my other option is to go out and purchase enough magazines for 25 YWSC members to hack away at. Please forward this message to anyone you think may be able to help the YWSC zine become a reality!

Sincerely,

Jessica

5th Annual Queer People of Color Conference -- Call for Papers

Below is a link to the 5th Annual Queer People of Color Conference blog. They desperately need presenters and I urge you to submit your work in the fields of feminist, queer, chicano/a, studies/theories etc. If you do not feel that your research is appropriate please register to attend the QPOCC.

Deadline to apply is March 17th. Email a 300 word abstract and a 200 word bio. More details on the blog.

http://www.qpocc5.webs.com/

Stop Racism, Sexism, and Homophobia at UC San Diego

Below is a link to the "Stop Racism, Sexism, and Homophobia at UC San Diego" blog. A very valuable resource for those who want to know more about what has been going at UCs around the state and what is being done to address these issues.


http://stopracismucsd.wordpress.com/

Irina's Conocimiento Walk

Several things were going through my mind. For one, our walk felt like a small field trip and reminded me of the many field trips I went on in elementary school. When I transferred to middle school I was disappointed to find that we did not have any fieldtrips. In high school the only fieldtrips were serious ones to visit potential future college campuses. One time I asked my teacher in high school if we could have a fun fieldtrip that was not so serious and he replied that it was simply not in the budget. That is too sad. I remember I had one class, A.P. Government, in which the teacher decided to teach outside on the grass for one day. I really enjoyed it. The fresh air, the wind…and just a change of surrounding. The teacher then asked the class for feedback. Interesting, most students were not interested in repeating another day outside because they were not “comfortable” sitting on the grass that could potentially stain their clothes. I also care for my clothes but I would have really loved it if we had some designated “outside class” days. On those days, I would wear the pants that I don’t care that much about.
Walking by the grassy area gave me an idea: I think it would be wonderful to one day have class outside, on the grass, as a class picnic. In a few weeks, there will still be light around 6pm so we would be sitting in the dark. And we could pitch in a couple of dollars each to order some pizza from the dominoes across the street. Others mentioned earlier that they would like to spend time with the class outside of class. This could be a more relaxed classroom experience. We could even bring something to sit on like a beach blanket so that we would all be comfortable.
The last thing that went through my mind was the cleanliness of the air. Usually, the air does not feel so clean because numerous people are smoking. I really enjoyed the minutes outside without cigarette smoke!