#wgss

[clare-studies]

Hello!

I’m a new studyblr blog :) I’m looking for people to follow! 

Could you reblog or comment if you post studyblr stuff related to...

religious studies and/or theology 

women’s, gender, and sexuality studies

queer studies

Attic/Classical Greek

Scottish Gaelic 

sociology 

poetry

environmental studies

Thanks a bunch! I’m excited to get this blog going :) 

#studyblr #studyspo #religious studies #college #university #gender studies #women's studies #wgss #rels #greek #attic greek #greek langblr #langblr #sociology #original post #text #poetry #environmental studies #scottish gaelic #gaelic

[thestarlightforge]

Not A League Of Their Own teaming up with a week of COVID isolation and my grad school homework to throw me into a full-on gender/sexuality crisis. Lmao.

I’ve said it before, but if you’re in an “entertainment” profession and doubt the importance of the work you do—look no further than me 😂

The texts in question:

“The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House” — Audrey Lorde

“Integrating Race and Gender” — Evelyn Nakano Glenn

Trans 101

“So there is some crying in baseball: a review of ‘Back Footed’” — A League of Their Own S1 E5

#I actually cried doing my homework today #I might need to go to office hours lol #aloto #renew aloto #a league of their own #a league of the own series #chanté adams #d’arcy carden #abbi jacobson #lgbtqia #lgbtq fiction #lgbtqplus #lgbtq representation #grad school #graduate school #WGSS

[foreverg1111rl]

Queers! Read This!

#text #WGSS

[memehayes]

writing my 10th essay to my friends on how frustrating it is to watch fans and hgs alike downplay and undermine the distress women face from being stuck around men who make them uncomfortable while simultaneously needing to retain those very men’s approval / favor for any number of valid personal and professional (ie game) reasons but not clicking send bc it’s 4am and their sweet unsuspecting selves don’t deserve to wake up to that

#bb25 #it’s mostly on twitter but god i’m so tired #the vilification of america for existing both as a gamer and a woman ends HERE ! #like take a fucking wgss course idk what to tell you anymore if you don’t get why cameron making her uncomfortable & wanting to work w/ him #are two things that can coexist esp given this specific house dynamic & america’s current place in it #not to mention ppl who still bring up her & izzy shirting on cam (prior to him ramping up his harassment) only for america to softly walk #it back when l8r speaking to cory (AFTER telling him he wouldn’t get it as a man mind u) as some sort of gotcha … like yea why wouldn’t #she walk it back negative things she said about cam to cory who at the time had a positive perception of cam? #cory is also a MAN in this house and this game #you don’t have to like america or appreciate that she is in opposition to your faves to not completely miss the bigger picture #and regurgitate misogynistic talking points that blame women for men’s poor behavior

[blackgirlclassicist]

Congrats!

Thank you so much!! 🥹

More time to re-learn some languages, finally!!

#ask zombie caesar #the masters is in wgss not classics so i’ve been so deprived of latin/greek learning #outside of duolingo anyway

[beelzzzebub]

registration tomorrowwww guess who isn't prepared and doesn't have any second choices for when her top picks inevitably get filled by seniorssss

#it's meee #i really need to get on that #i've already been told to just give up on trying to get a spot in film studies lmao #i might cry if i don't get into music composition #it's chill #i'm exaggerating #but i am very very sad about film studies #i got myself soo hyped for that #i'm trying to be excited for wgss but it just doesn't hit the same #FUCK i just checked the schedule and music composition is filled with six waits #i could cry #fuuuuuuuuck and there's no seats in wgss either #those might open some more tomorrow but seriously those were the only two classes i was actually looking forward to next semester #i genuinely will be so upset if i don't get into either of those #i'm holding out hope for wgss but composition is basically sealed atp #ahhhhhhh #well now i need to add some second choices because atp i won't even have enough credits #i seriously hate registration #boink

[determinate-negation]

Today, I submitted my resignation as director of the Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Although it might at first appear that this choice was driven by the ever-intensifying political attacks against gender studies in Florida, these attacks are precisely why I would have wanted to remain as director. As a genderqueer scholar, I have been deeply committed to defending the center and advocating for the value of our research and teaching. However, I am also an anti-Zionist Jewish scholar, and since October 7, I have experienced unrelenting pressure from the university to disavow my religious practice, my religious community and my ethical commitments.

On January 16, FAU administrators made it explicitly clear to me that to be a leader at the university, I must support Israel. I have chosen to resign from the directorship in order to speak out about what I have experienced, and to add my experience to the hundreds of stories of academics and cultural workers who are being targeted in order to silence criticism of the state of Israel amid its genocidal campaign in Gaza.

one of many many instances of pro palestine voices on college campuses being harassed, doxxed and pressured to take certain political positions by zionist faculty and students, and jewish anti zionists being purposefully targeted and pushed out of their own communities and academic spaces meant for jewish students/faculty

#mine #palestine #anti zionism

[cheshirecatqueerio]

I would like to note the cultural reach of the Ned Fulmer situation c a n n o t be understated. During one of my lectures today my entire WGSS class (which is 9 people) knew about the situation- including the prof (granted they are a millennial). Everyone was pitching in, dicussing the most notable Buzzfeed alums they saw crawl out of the woodworks on Twitter, funniest memes they'd seen, etc. Nonetheless diabolical the reach this seemingly niche gaggle of Buzzfeed remnants has. Absolutely off the rails diabolical.

#try guys #the try guys #buzzfeed #ned fulmer #eugene lee yang #keith habersberger #ariel fulmer #zach kornfeld

[march32nd]

what up community community !!!!! for my wgss final i'm making a video essay looking at britta perry as accurate/inaccurate representation of feminism and i would love if y'all could maybe give me episodes or scenes that i could use for this?

input appreciated and desperately needed!!!

topics i'm focusing on since that might be helpful - intersectionality - modern abolitionism - third wave feminism - standpoint feminism - marxist/socialist feminism - radical feminism - psychoanalytic feminism

i'd find it all myself but the community netflix purge is a hindrance so i am crowdsourcing!!! help a buddy out?

#community #community tv show #community nbc #community tv #nbc community #britta perry #britta community #abed nadir #dean pelton #troy barnes #annie edison #jeff winger #pierce hawthorne #shirley bennett #senor chang

[mueritos]

Hi! I’m asking this because I remember an answer to an ask you had a while back about taking a Women’s and Gender Studies class and being able to be in the class and contribute without taking up the most space. I think I’m having trouble with that in my own class. I noticed that the class doesn’t focus on trans people at all, and often unless prompted the lecturer will not bring up perspectives of women of color, let alone trans women of color. So I’ve been brining these topics up. But I’ve also noticed that I, a white trans man, is one of the only people routinely contributing to the class (which is all cis white woman, except one cis white man and one woman of color). Do you have any advice on how to keep discussions intersectional without taking up a bunch of space?

Hi! Its funny because since that ask, I am now the president of my school's Women's Gender Studies Honor Society (LMFAOOOOO). Here's what I have to say. The full title of this field of study is Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies. You are still entitled to take up space in this field just because you are not a woman. You still embody gender and sexuality (and even womanhood if we talk about transmens' transgressions/distance from womanhood) to various degrees! You should feel safe to speak up and talk about what you're talking about, and to me it sounds like you're adding more to the conversation that your own lecturer! I was in your shoes years ago. During my WGSS 101, I was one of two trans people (the other person was nonbinary), and 1 of 3 queer people in the class. We were consistently called "girls" "women" "ladies", our issues regarding sexuality and gender were not brought up, and the only reason why we ever read Angela Davis, Bel Hooks, or the Combahee River Collective, was because my Black professor had given our professor for the class those readings as recommendation. The entire class was full of virtue signaling ignorant white women who barely had any idea about their own place as women in society, and had much less to say about the field of women's studies. I remember TEACHING (i literally reached out to the professor to do this) the class terminology because these white women would not stop saying "Blacks" "queers/a queer" "Mexicans", etc because this class never even started with the literal basics!

I say keep doing what you're doing. There can be various reasons why the cis man and the woc in your class are silent, or even why all the white women aren't contributing as much as you. I'd rather the white ally be continually spitting truth and make other students feel safe and seen than a marginalized person who has got it all wrong (because believe me, I've been in classes with marginalized people who genuinelly have it all wrong). Not to mention, you're allowed to take up space in a class youre paying for.

Keep it up, because WGSS has a long way to grow, and it will only continue growing with people who intend to not conform to white women's version of WGSS.

#muertoresponds #im the president and also the only member so uhm. oops

[saintpoems]

#txt

[thequeensim123]

Here's an excerpt from an informal paper I wrote recently for my WGSS class on racism and white supremacy in the video gaming industry. I discussed the sims franchise heavily and I think it's really important that, as creators and players, we understand the importance of diversity in gaming overall, but especially in life simulation:

"It took EA almost five years from the original launch to create the skin tone selection they have now with different undertones and the ability to alter shade and depth. This is not a win for them. The Sims community boycotted and forced their hand. Some “simfluencers” had dropped from the EA Game Changer program in protest and they were losing money fast. What it really comes down to is that EA is a money hungry corporation that rushed the launch for The Sims 4 base game and all updates afterward, leaving them with an inconsistent and broken game. 

What enrages me the most is that The Sims has always been a life simulator. Life, contrary to EA’s beliefs, includes diversity in existence. If I can not accurately simulate life within the original launch, without modding, then EA has failed at the only objective of creating a life simulator. The automatic exclusion of diversity from the Sims 4 universe treats whiteness as the default to life. EA has made significant progress that can not be denied, more recently, giving free updates with indigenous braiding hairstyles, diverse food options, and religious head coverings. This progress is soured when you realize many cultures are still locked behind paywalls called “expansion packs”, forcing some to pay to represent their own culture or religion."

..........................................................................................................

This is why I include the cultural cc tag on my blog. The monetization of people's existence makes me endlessly dizzy. It is so important to me that everyone has easy access to represent themselves and other people in their games. I try my best to cultivate a diverse experience not just on this account but my lookbook account (@queenvladislaus) as well. I implore all creators to keep their spaces inviting to all cultural, bodily, and religious representations. As a plus size simmer myself, it hurts to see one thin sim after another in lookbooks and let's plays and CC that breaks on larger sims. I can't imagine how this feels to be bombarded with whiteness in a game that is supposed to celebrate life of all kinds.

That's my PSA for the month. <3 you all

#the sims 4 #sims news and discourse #update

[ganondorf]

just thinking that maybe 13 year olds should not be up to their eyes in political and lgbt discourse and expected to form opinions and organized thoughts comparable to a college sociology or wgss student and face social ostracization if they’re a bit off the mark and be exposed to many horrors of the world at once when they’re like just starting to deal with puberty like idk when i was 13 i was rping warrior cats on neopets and watching asdfmovie tldr i hate how there is no spaces for kids on the internet anymore to be free of that

[ray-talks]

8/22/23

this is much earlier than i usually post; however, i doubt much will happen later.

i fasted all day, as per. my plan. i will be fasting until saturday. i didn't go on a walk, because my classes end relatively late. i am surprised how easy it to fast -- on day where i do eat, it feels like i am so consumed with hunger, that i will never be satisfied. yet somehow, i manage to go without eating with relative ease on fasting days. it is just strange to me, but i suppose eating a little stimulates appetite.

classes themselves are going okay thus far. i am excited for my writing courses, as well as my wgss class. it will be pleasant to do some creative writing work. i am questioning whether i should add wgss as a major/minor; i determined i shall see as class unfolds. even though i am excited to see how school will go, it is definitely possible that i won't be alive to see the end of it. so i am grappling with the oddity of that -- it may appear utterly pointless to build these things up, if i won't live to see them come to fruition, but i'd rather have some foundations if plans go awry.

as i was walking back to my dorm, i realized that i am in desperate need of help. but can anyone help me? what do i even mean when i ask for help? how can i be helped? it was such a vague plea that was shouted out in my mind. i wanted to be stopped in some ways, and in others, i do not want to be stopped at all. therefore, i am stuck in the middle of two platitudes.

if i hypothetically approached my therapist, saying, "i can't eat, i can't live, please help me", i highly doubt anything would resolve. i would still be plagued with emptiness. all i would be doing is spoiling my plans. i acknowledge the fact that i will not let go of my plans likely worsens my condition. if i always have one foot out the door, then i can never recover. but i just can't. can't, can't, can't. it is like there is some mental block in my brain, that says: you can never get better.

and i believe it, whole-heartedly.

nevertheless, i won't continue with my blathering. i wish anyone who reads this a good day, and i'll see you tomorrow.

#ray talks #tw ana diary #mental health diary

[flockofdoves]

classes next semester are gonna be sooooo weird like i still have requirements to do but almost none of them are available in the fall so thats a scary amount of stuff to pile into my last semester next spring

but in the fall its like. oh fuck i have to choose like multiple electives to be a full time student. theoretically cool theres a lot of cool classes in the world! (even if soooo weird now that i dropped my stpec major i cant just like go into any econ/wgss/afroam/history class whenever i want to) but kinda overwhelming. and somehow so many of the ones i wanted to take are at the same time as my two required classes

and then the two electives i most want to take in the world i technically can't get into but i know if i email professors bc of my Very Specific Situations its likely i could get in. but also somehow both those classes are at the exact same time???? so im hedging my bets and emailing both professors but also theres almost part of me that wants one of them to say no lol so i wont have to choose myself and then say 'oh wait nvm' to one of them after they went through effort for me

#cpost

[aajjks]

He is a nasty man

https://twitter.com/MIMlSFILTER/status/1671209773113520149?t=WgSs-9uiD9VE3hAbdfdoow&s=19

…… no words really

#asks