Alphabetical Listing of my PapersSince I've rearranged my site slightly, trying to tidy it up, I thought this would be helpful. I've put a link to the appropriate section page at the end of the title of each paper. (Applied Theoretical Interpretations page) Comparing and contrasting Kondo's "M. Butterfly: Orientalism, Gender, and a Critique of Essentialist Identity" and Frankenberg's White Women, Race Matters: the Social Construction of Whiteness (Ethics & Morality page) Which relates a personal revelation loosely based on Virginia Wolfe's essay wherein she mentions her personal battle to slay her inner desire to be the age's conception of a perfect woman -- the self-effacing, personality-less "angel in the house." (Odds 'n' Ends page) I can't believe I put this up here! Then again... I can't believe I got an A for it either! ;-) (Applied Theoretical Interpretations page) This paper is pretty much a morphing together of several of my papers that you can find on my Library page. If you've read them, you've read almost all of this paper already. ;-) (Ethics & Morality page) An argumentation paper where I had to take a position I did not believe in, and argue it convincingly. Interestingly enough, after extensive research I ended up changing my mind. I encourage you to read it and make your own decisions. (Popular Movements page) Applying the analytic frameworks of Tsing and Kondo to the ecofeminist movement. Not one of my best, unfortunately, as I was pressed for time at the end of the quarter. (Popular Movements page) I included this mostly because of my questions at the end, which I hope someday to be able to answer. (Ethics & Morality page) A quickie synopsis of an article concerning an ethical question in the field of environmentalism. (Religion & the Bible page) A review of the Apocryphal Book of Tobit from an amusedly humanist/feminist/whatever-you-like-ist perspective. (Applied Theoretical Interpretations page) Are they truly gender-related? My final for the language class, where I analyzed various transcripts. While the transcripts themselves are not on-line for privacy reasons, the paper does still make interesting reading, I think. Of course, I may be prejudiced... :-) (Applied Theoretical Interpretations page) My final paper for my summer class titled "Family & Sociology." It had some very interesting readings, although the paper's a bit um... thick... ;-) (Odds and Ends page) The response papers and the midterm for this class. Some fascinating theories in the readings also! Well worth reading. (Odds 'n' Ends page) These are the papers written for my masculinities class. While most of them are pretty fluffy, they do mention some worthwhile readings and movies. (Library page) An excellent class which I'd have enjoyed more were I not quite so frazzled that quarter. The sources for the readings mentioned in the papers are, incidentally, quite fascinating. (Library page) I very much enjoyed the reading list for this class. The papers themselves are a little light, I fear... mostly a quickie synopsis and a question for class discussion. ;-) (Ethics & Morality page) These laws are unjust and unconstitutional -- and we should repeal them. (Popular Movements page) Despite the boring title, a paper about a fascinating article on Annie Oakley. (Societies & Subcultures page) A final paper that was also an experiment in writing role-play. (Religion & the Bible page) The title says it all. :-) (Popular Movements page) One person's discomfort with a movement that seems to have lost its way. (Religion & the Bible page) Yet another attempt to find relevancy in the bible for women... ;-) (Societies & Subcultures page) A quickie pseudo-ethnographic study of a very familiar subculture: gamers in Planet Ten, a comics and games store I used to manage. (Religion & the Bible page) A textual interpretation for my popular culture sociology class of the movie "Dogma." (Popular Movements page) A nice, clear, approachable book on the "how to" of social activism. (Library page) I highly recommend the book this paper reviews; the author presents a clearly written analysis of the sacralization of "Art" in America. (Societies & Subcultures page) An exploration of how a religion defines and is created by society, as shown through associated class readings. (Role-Playing Gaming page) An on-going project. All the zines I've written for the Interregnum APA (Applied Theoretical Interpretations page) It's taken me a bit to realize that writing an anthropology paper is both quicker and easier than writing a sociology paper... this is the first sociology paper that I thought I did a good job on. (Applied Theoretical Interpretations page) A methodological contrast/comparison of Ortner's "Is Female to Male as Nature is to Culture?" and Rubin's "The Traffic in Women: Notes on the 'Political Economy' of Sex." A fun paper to write. (Societies & Subcultures page) Where we try to find the Western Apache connections between wisdom and location in Santa Cruz students. (Odds 'n' Ends page) Which was an assigned, impromptu 2 to 4 minute speech. I left the components of a good speech (according to the Jensen model) written down in it, if you're interested. (Religion & the Bible page) An assessment of Paul's prescriptions on celibacy, marriage and how women should conduct themselves. (Ethics & Morality page) A quick review of plagiarism, using Jensen's model of argumentation. (Ethics & Morality page) Cause and effect, or wishful thinking? (Odds 'n' Ends page) These are most of the papers from my Primate Behavior class. While the actual scholarly articles may be hard for the casual explorer to find, my papers on the articles mention some interesting behavioral research, and so might be of interest. Enjoy... it was a fascinating class. (Odds 'n' Ends page) A review of three articles on the subject, as well as some personal speculations on the improbability of primate "infanticide" being an evolutionarily selected trait. (Library page) A quick review of Benedict Anderson's book on the development and history of the nationalist movement. Quite good. (Library page) A paper on the bourgeoisie tendency to mythologize society. Fascinating reading. (Library page) A little disjointed-seeming in its leaps from essay subject to interview, but like most of Foucault's stuff I've read there's the occasional startlingly new idea that makes it well worth the effort. (Library page) Excellent book... but then I've always liked Geertz' dry sense of humor when it comes to academia nuts. (Societies & Subcultures page) Which is a fascinating book, analyzing the English music scene and how the 'styles' of the various groups speak of what each group believes. (Library page) Probably one of the best explanations of postmodernism I've read, and according to my professor a seminal work in the field. Well worth a re-read just to make sure you caught everything! ;-) (Library page) This is another book I highly recommend, as far as a careful (if ultimately non-agreeing) treatment of a popular movement that is commonly denigrated without thought. (Library page) Which covers Edward Said's seminal work on the academic movement called orientalism. (Religion & the Bible page) A very short overview of the Books of Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. (Applied Theoretical Interpretations page) This was a fun paper for me, since it covered two of my favorite subjects: body language and gaming. I do wish I could have had more time to work on it, though. (Library page) A review of an unfortunately well-crafted book, brimming with sexism disguised as anti-racism. No, I didn't like it. (Popular Movements page) For my Popular Culture class. The exam was surprisingly simple... bit of a relief. ;-) (Applied Theoretical Interpretations page) On anger, bigotry, and minorities. Don't read this paper if you're easily offended... this was my catharsis for a particularly nasty and pointless episode of racism directed at me during a class. (Applied Theoretical Interpretations page) Application of basic political science theory to interstellar relationships in a science fiction game. (Odds 'n' Ends page) A discussion of some readings on possible theoretical frameworks of behavior for prehistoric humans. (Religion & the Bible page) Where I postulate freely that Mary Magdalene was both the disciple Jesus loved, and possibly the author of the gospel of John. (Societies & Subcultures page) Gaming as counter-hegemonic subculture (Ethics & Morality page) In which, for a "timed" assignment, I discuss egalitarianism, victimization of women, and animal training. (Odds 'n' Ends page) *embarrassed grin* You don't wanna know... (Library page) From a class where the instructor did not encourage free expression. This is as carefully neutral a review of Frankenberg's White Women, Race Matters: The Social Construction of Whiteness and Walker's "Advancing Luna - and Ida B. Wells" as I could manage for her. (Odds 'n' Ends page) This was my first attempt at both my minor, and at sociological research. It's not as good as I would have liked it to be for my survey respondents... but here it is nonetheless. (Role-Playing Gaming page) All the zines I've written for The Wild Hunt APA (Library page) An essay on both the book being reviewed, and cultural links between language, wisdom, and location for the Western Apache. The book is well worth reading. (Religion & the Bible page) This was a final paper written for my "Women, Religion, and Society" class. The research was both fascinating and personally illuminating. (Religion & the Bible page) A quick review of how women's treatment in the early christian church changed, as the fledgling church moved from "cult" status to being part of the societal "status quo." (Societies & Subcultures page) A fascinating paper to write... the more I learned of 'fundamentalism,' the more I realized that it wasn't simply a few dangerously fanatic lunatics imposing their will on women through a society's accepted 'state religion.' We have a long way to go still. (Popular Movements page) Observing the process of sacralization in art |
