Misty Stinnett

WST3015H

April 28, 2008

Reflection Essay

I was very intrigued when I heard about BETA center. The idea that I could make a difference right away, through hands-on contact at a local level seemed very satisfying. I originally thought I might just end up running errands for BETA center or answering phones, gathering supplies, ( Read more... )

Misty Stinnett
WST3015H
April 18, 2008
Baghdad Burning
“Today, one of the women who work at the ministry, Amal, objected when
the troops brought forward a dog to sniff her bag. She was carrying a
Quran inside of it and, to even handle a Quran, a Muslim has to be
‘clean’ or under ‘widhu.’ ‘Widhu’ is the process of cleansing oneself
for prayer or to read ( Read more... )

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The module for the week of 4/9/08

Author: LISA LOGAN Date: Friday, April 4, 2008 7:46pm
Hello scholars! At last, the module for this week in all of its
perfection! :D I really made a good one this week. You are going to
LOVE it! The readings are in your Grewal and Kaplan textbook or PDF in
WebCT in the Modules area. The plain text is copied below ( Read more... )

Author: MISTY STINNETT Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 6:27pm
In the articles this week, I was very intrigued by the idea of human/women’s rights and
religious rights. In Riverbend’s blog « Civilization… » on page 112, she writes : « Iraqis
have gotten accustomed to the ‘security checks.’ The checks are usually worse for
women than men, because we ( Read more... )

We started reading Baghdad Burning, a published blog from an anonymous female Iraqi who is fluent in English. Incredible read.

Author: MISTY STINNETT Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 1:05am
We’ve only just begun… (pg. 16)

When I initially read this passage, I was shocked. I know that I’ve
mentioned in class that when I think of Iraq, I think of the ( Read more... )

You'll  notice that Dr. Logan started having us do alternative posting assignments, rather than essays all the time, maybe because we complained. Here is a fact sheet:

Misty Stinnett
Fact Sheet
3/17/08
Women’s Studies

Middle East: Sri Lankan Domestic Workers Face Abuse:
Labor Laws Leave Migrant Women Exposed

What is it?

Over 660,000 female domestic workers ( Read more... )

Great essays this week by Bordo and Chernik, couldn't post because they're PDFs.

Author: MISTY STINNETT Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 4:21pm
The Body Politic: by Abra Fortune Chernik

5 years of anorexia, 3 months hospitalization, 2 years psychotherapy
“I accepted my right and obligation to take up room with my figure, voice, and spirit”
(140).
“ ( Read more... )

No essay this week, but I didn't want to forget the thought-provoking questions either.
Women and Consumption:  Objects and/or agents

Last week we examined how women have been represented or have represented themselves in art.  This week we turn our attention to other forms of representation in mass media.  That is, how is gendered identity ( Read more... )

fter reading the materials, focus on your assigned essay and make some
lists as follows that you post to the group. Post your list according
to the name of your author and your name, e.g. mine would be
“Logan-Berger/King.” In making your list, pretend you are the author of
the excerpt, and keep in mind that not all authors will have information
for ( Read more... )