Can we write about sex and still be feminists?
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Link-Souders Creative Writing Contest runs through Monday, March 2, 2020. Write to win $250! Participate in the English Department's annual Link-Souders Creative Writing Contest by submitting your poetry and short fiction to avalon@su.edu. You may submit up to 5 poems and short fiction up to 5,000 words. Participants must be undergrads enrolled in 12 credit hours for fall and spring 2019-2020 and submissions must be unpublished. If you do not wish to participate in the contest you may still submit to Avalon by indicating "Avalon only" in your email. For more information, please contact Christin Taylor at ctaylor4@su.edu.
For every girl who is tired of acting weak when she is strong, there is a boy tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable.
For every boy who is burdened with the constant expectation of knowing everything, there is a girl tired of people not trusting her intelligence.
For every boy for whom competition is the only way to prove his masculinity, there is a girl who is called unfeminine when she competes. . . .
For every boy struggling not to let advertising dictate his desires, there is a girl facing the ad industry’s attacks on her self-esteem.
For every girl who takes a step toward her liberation, there is a boy who finds the way to freedom a little easier. —Nancy R. Smith, from “For Every”
We are going to look at how we are many things animus and anima to help explore ourselves in this class.
Make some notes about what you find interesting (either agree or disagree both are encouraged). I think it is important to look at what we are saying about being a woman and sexual politics before we jump into some additional literature and writing prompts.
Read the article and list to Wo recite the poem.
This is from Danez Smith
Who said it was simple
Using two or more of the provided texts, make an argument against focusing one aspect of a person’s identity at the expense of the others. For example, why is it problematic to read Audre Lorde as either a lesbian or African American?
Link-Souders Creative Writing Contest runs through Monday, March 2, 2020. Write to win $250! Participate in the English Department's annual Link-Souders Creative Writing Contest by submitting your poetry and short fiction to avalon@su.edu. You may submit up to 5 poems and short fiction up to 5,000 words. Participants must be undergrads enrolled in 12 credit hours for fall and spring 2019-2020 and submissions must be unpublished. If you do not wish to participate in the contest you may still submit to Avalon by indicating "Avalon only" in your email. For more information, please contact Christin Taylor at ctaylor4@su.edu.
For every girl who is tired of acting weak when she is strong, there is a boy tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable.
For every boy who is burdened with the constant expectation of knowing everything, there is a girl tired of people not trusting her intelligence.
For every boy for whom competition is the only way to prove his masculinity, there is a girl who is called unfeminine when she competes. . . .
For every boy struggling not to let advertising dictate his desires, there is a girl facing the ad industry’s attacks on her self-esteem.
For every girl who takes a step toward her liberation, there is a boy who finds the way to freedom a little easier. —Nancy R. Smith, from “For Every”
We are going to look at how we are many things animus and anima to help explore ourselves in this class.
Make some notes about what you find interesting (either agree or disagree both are encouraged). I think it is important to look at what we are saying about being a woman and sexual politics before we jump into some additional literature and writing prompts.
Read the article and list to Wo recite the poem.
This is from Danez Smith
Who said it was simple
Using two or more of the provided texts, make an argument against focusing one aspect of a person’s identity at the expense of the others. For example, why is it problematic to read Audre Lorde as either a lesbian or African American?
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