Studying and celebrating the different.
I live in Ohio. In the spring, Governor DeWine signed SB1 into law, making it much harder for me to exist as a cultural studies scholar in Ohio. You can look up the details if you'd like, but it is a bill aimed at removing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from public colleges and universities across… Continue reading Relief
I'm starting to come to the end of my first semester as adjunct faculty teaching 3 very different courses. One is very similar, at least in title, to the last course I taught as a graduate student. The similarities in title made me excited to teach a class about cultural diversity again. Today I had… Continue reading Student Feedback and Revisions
Sorry about the title. But I've had "I've Got a Theory" from the Buffy episode "Once More With Feeling" stuck in my head lately. For the past two school years, I have been lucky enough to be a masters student in the Department of Popular Culture at BGSU. It is the only program of its kind in the… Continue reading I have a theory, it’s in my thesis!
Thanks to this cool article and video on NewNowNext.com, I've found a new show that I wish we could watch over here. Who knows what it could inspire. It's called Free Speech. It's a show on BBC Three and is a "Live debate and discussion show coming fortnightly from across the UK. Free Speech viewers… Continue reading Free Speech
This is a wonderful article that talks about how different words and labels are used and thoughts behind the use of them: Blackhorse: Do You Prefer ‘Native American’ or ‘American Indian’? 6 Prominent Voices Respond
Below is a wonderful video that discusses "Deaf" from many angles. It is a very well done and immensely informative video. It is subtitled for those whose ASL skills aren't up to following the presenter. It is a little long, but it's really worth the watch!
Completely hilarious!
Deviate from the Norm 