I came out indirectly to my students in COM260, Public Speaking. I told them of the time I questioned Geraldine Ferraro, at the National Women’s Music Festival, about how she could address an audience of 3000 lesbians without using the word, “lesbian”. I don’t remember exactly what I said, I’m pretty sure it was implicit – I was … Read more...
Category: How far…?
presenting at NCA
It’s Leda’s panel, I’ll just present a part of The (In)visibility of Teachers: On Meaning, Body and Pedagogy… Read more...
gender experiment
“You’re dressed up! What’s the event?”
“You’re in a dress!”
“Do you have an interview with the Provost?”
“Who are you and what did you do with Steph?!”
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen you in a skirt before.”
“I like it.”… Read more...
day 2
This anxiety is wicked – in the not fun sense. 🙁 I am trying to piece together outfits from what I already own and inexpensively purchased skirts from the Salvation Army. I’m afraid I look downright silly. sigh. No doubt I’ll hear about it.… Read more...
all the way?
Well. For all the angst I went through the dress was a bit of a let down. My students just took it as a performance, as in not real, or otherwise downplayed it. Or so the discussion went. Several people admitted to a bit of a jolt when they first saw me, a couple of students blurted something out … Read more...
they’re stepping up!
Wow. 🙂
My students (gotta love the possessive) are doing it. A bunch of them seemed down on their energy today, but then I was kinda down with my own too.… Read more...
counterdependence
We are in full-fledged storming in COM352. The “trust” thread is amazing. And I’m jazzed about the co-researcher’s thread too. But it’s all good. 🙂
This is the crucial stage – storming – when the needs/desires for control drive the tussle. The tricky part is that it isn’t just their jockeying, but mine as well. For me, the challenge … Read more...
Participatory Research
Well, I’m jazzed. 🙂 Eight students from the small group communication class have decided to be co-researchers for a next stage of this project. They facilitated small group discussions of their own and peers’ reactions to the Teacher’s Body Presentation I gave at NCA last year.
The initial first impressions/first reactions to my appearance appear consonant with the data … Read more...
Another teacher’s story
I got an email from Aleta Carpenter, with a recent story. I’ve got permission to post it here, and will add more soon. fyi – my students just watched and debriefed a “problematic moment” that came up in the original fishbowl discussion. They totally rock (!) and I had a few revelations, which I’ll be sharing…… Read more...
somehow, it works…
“It’s very public, what’s happening to her.” Oh attention-seeking one, do you recognize yourself here? 🙂
What’s happened to me in the last six months is also public. 20 pounds is noticeable. My students refrained from critiquing my dress at this level (ill-fitting, baggy, whoknows what adjectives they’d use. skank? Uh oh, THAT’s why I don’t try to talk … Read more...