My column today seems to be snagging the zeitgeist, as Publishers Weekly picked up on the same story. If you don’t know the saga of Pennsylvania English teacher Judy Buranich, read on: The Problem with Literary Slut Shaming By K. A. Laity Because women don’t write anything important, right? Shocking revelations this week—or at least…
Category: women
RIP: Joanna Russ
I can’t add too much to the fine encomium that Todd wrote; I’ll just say that bringing The Female Man to a bunch of students at UHD, while definitely a challenge, offered a real eye-opening (and mind-expanding) experience to them as well. I’ve been talking about Russ a lot lately with folks in the romance…
April Fools Broad Pod
Okay, well not so much April fools as April fun! The April Broad Pod is up — that’s the podcast from Broad Universe, the organization that supports women in speculative fiction and has a wealth of fabulous people including me! Go on, give it a listen. Today I’m participating in a talk on “The Glass…
Review: Vision: From the Life of Hildegard of Bingen
See all of Tuesday’s Overlooked Films (and other media) over at Todd Mason’s blog. There’s a short BBC film on the life of Hildegard von Bingen that I show to my classes starring the fantastic Patricia Routledge as the visionary healer. Despite its creaky low-budget ambience I prefer it to this one despite its beauties….
BitchBuzz: Women’s History Month WTFs
It’s the middle of Women’s History Month and we’re facing some of the most aggressive attacks on women ever in this country, while people are overwhelmed by the terrible tragedies in Japan and the desperate battles for autonomy in the Gulf as people fight against dictators who have traditionally been propped up with help from…
BitchBuzz: Made (Over) in Dagenham & News
Good news: “High Plains Lazarus” finished 9th in the Predators & Editors poll for Best Horror Short of 2010. I seem to be the only woman in the top ten. Thanks to everyone for their support and voting. It’s always awkward asking people to vote for you, but I’m learning to be a little more…
BitchBuzz: The Quiet Grrl Riot
Today’s column: The Quiet Grrl Riot By K.A. Laity The biggest revolution this year may be one you didn’t even notice. The year end reviews seem to be having a nerd-gasm over The Social Network, which I figured out finally—thanks to Edgar Wright’s roundup for a ‘gentleman’s magazine’—is all about “geeks as gangsters” and not…
BitchBuzz: Women, Sex and Stephen Fry
What’s the link, you’re asking yourself: Women, Sex, Shame, and Stephen Fry Stephen Fry’s recent faux pas highlights a cultural blind spot about women’s sexuality and shame. There have been such brouhahas in the Twitterverse this past week. Most writers focused on the take down of Cooks Source magazine, but the more frivolous among us—scandal…
I am not a Cowgirl; I am not a Quilter
But I guess that doesn’t matter.
Seeking Crafty Women
Hey, Vicky tells me we’re getting some great submissions for the inaugural issue of the Journal for the Women’s League of Ale Drinkers, but we haven’t got much in the way of crafty things. There’s still plenty of room for lovely photos of your crafty projects: knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, sculpture, food — the possibilities are…