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Silence is the Enemy: In my backyard

Recall that for the month of June, a group of bloggers are trying to draw attention to the horror of violence against women and girls across the globe. Along this theme, I could write about sex tourism...

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Silence is the Enemy: Singing those uncomfortable stories

Have you ever bought an album and discovered a song so dark, so sad that it makes you physically uncomfortable to listen to it? What do you do then? Can you stand to hear it or do you skip the track in...

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In defense of hir in a male-dominated environment

After the weekend, I’ll be back with a follow up to the post on my progress towards tenure, and I’ll try to address some of the substantive and thought-provoking comments that you all have raised. But,...

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Secret messages to inconsiderate and entitled mess-makers

Dear student who left a 3 oz. blob of ketchup right where people step out of the stairway and into the hallway, The dozens of people who will have to sidestep your mess this afternoon do not appreciate...

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Weekend project: overhauling Snow White so that it is suitable for my daughter

Don’t worry I’ll be back to the course design series soon, but I spent yesterday focused on other things (paper revisions, grant proposals) and I haven’t completed the necessary work to get the next...

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Help Ethan Siegel shave his head and raise money for charity

Have you seen Ethan Siegel? He’s the blogger behind Starts with a Bang. The guy has got a lot of hair! And he’s offering to shave his head if 100 unique commenters each give at least $10 dollars or 4...

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The Moon Opera (A book review)

This slim novel by author Bi Feiyu takes the reader inside the world of the Peking Opera, after the Cultural Revolution and at the dawn of capitalism in China. Xiao Yanqui rashly lost her place in the...

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Is a mother in labor a child abuser?

If she lives in New Jersey, she might be. Because apparently, refusing a C-section (and then successfully vaginally delivering a healthy baby) and acting “combative” “erratic” and “noncompliant” during...

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Who do these clowns think they are messing with?

Some days the intertubes are not good for my blood pressure. Today was one of those days. It started when my email contained a plea from the National Women’s Law Center sent me an email with the title...

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Explaining a non-traditional career timeline without invoking family?

While I’m loving @nparmalee, I thought I’d repost a short series of tweets where she asks a really good question, and one that I don’t have an answer to. There’s a lot of talk re: women in science and...

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