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This will be relatively short, but I haven’t blogged in a while and I need to get out of that before it becomes a habit. I have (somewhat) of an excuse, though — it’s finals week, which means I’ve been, um, doing everything but studying. Now, however, nine hours before the most important [...]
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Femininity vs…?
13Apr07
I’ve encountered a really strange point of view as regards academia lately — namely, that to be ’serious’ regarding something (an area of study, in this case), you can’t present yourself at the same time as being feminine.
On a predominantly female messageboard I’m involved with, the subject had come up yet again — people seemed [...]
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