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Lost delight in a self-obsessed culture
Christina Crook is offline and away from home. She visits a farm, leans against the fence and pens this entry; kids play in the yard and a field mouse looks on with curiosity.Hey, Jackie Chan!
Josh Medlin discusses how he went from hating martial arts to viewing them as an integral part of his life.
New article online: Hey, Jackie Chan!
Josh Medlin discusses how he went from hating martial arts to viewing them as an integral part of his life.Stereotype: The childless woman
Marianne Siemens discusses her journey from wanting to have children to the decision of not to have children, including the blessings and bumps along the way.
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Feministry
A collection of quotes from feminist movements
The national stereotype
Can Canadians change the stereotype of First Nations people “misusing” government money, and accept that poverty can be imposed and the resulting stereotypes are wrong?We need to ‘remember to forget’ our stereotypes
In the editorial for the Fall 2012 edition of Geez, Melanie Dennis Unrau examines the idea of noticing our often hidden stereotypes, acknowledging that we have them, and maybe beginning to do something about them.
Little imperialist on the prairie
Will Braun uses the classic Little House on the Prairie story to examine stereotypes of First Nations people and the European idea that North America was empty when they arrived.
Schemata stigmata
Using the term schemata, which are frameworks that we apply to the world, Jenny Henkelman shows how stereotypes can come to reinforce themselves, and how unchecked they continue the vicious cycle of ‘us’ and ‘them’.
Undercover at the Festival of Faith and Writing
Jerome Stueart attends the Festival of Faith and Writing and does not reveal his sexual orientation. He began by blending in and feeling excluded even though he had not revealed his orientation, near the end of the festival he begins to feel that there is an acceptance of LGBTs.
