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Thursday, January 05, 2006

Cave art: men and women each did their own thing - Yahoo! News
Cave art: men and women each did their own thing - Yahoo! News
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Review Session
Dear all,Remember that there's a review session at 3 pm Tuesday (reading day) in Alfond Hall 330!(And the material covered by the exam will be post 1500 A.D., for simplicity's sake!)Hope that helps!Michelle Laughran
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FYI: Cultural differences with gender in advertising...
This ad's for jarred vegetables, with a slogan that said, "Goodness you can see with the naked eye."Other Italian ads that wouldn't fly in the States...
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Friday, December 09, 2005

FYI: Even monkey boys apparently like trucks...
Anybody see any problems with how this study may have been constructed in the first place?? How about the fact that in some human cultures, cooking--rather like barbeque in the U.S.--is gendered as a primarily "male" activity? Somehow, I don't think that means that Americans are evolutionarily closer to monkeys! :-) "Some 25 million years ago, humans and vervet monkeys diverged from a common ancestor. In very rough terms, perhaps one and a quarter million human generations, or five million vervet generations, have been brought forth upon the Earth since that common ancestor lived. Of course, many differences have evolved between humans and vervets in those 25 million years: among other things, human parents choose toys for their children; vervet parents do not. But after all that time and genetic change, and despite studies attributing human children's toy preferences to adult stereotypes, a new study by Dr. Gerianne Alexander finds that vervet males, like human boys, prefer toy trucks and balls, while vervet females and human girls prefer dolls and toy cooking pots. What's more, the vervets play with the toys much as human children do: males roll trucks on the ground, females inspect dolls (apparently) for genitalia." (More from MetaFilter)
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Thursday, December 08, 2005

FYI: "Ergotism: The Satan Loosed in Salem? "
"Ergotism: The Satan Loosed in Salem?"
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TAKE-HOME FINAL ESSAY EXAM QUESTION!
INSTRUCTIONS:Answer the following question in essay format (with an analytical thesis statement, arguments to prove that statement, and primary source evidence to back up your arguments!)The exam is "open books" and "open notes."BE SURE TO UTILIZE BOTH PRIMARY and SECONDARY SOURCES IN YOUR RESPONSES!Please limit your essays to 3-5 pages. (Don't forget also to proofread, or you risk losing points!)Your essays are due in by the in-class final, Wednesday, Dec. 14!(BTW, don't get so caught up in preparing the take-home section of the final exam that you neglect preparing also for the in-class section,since they're weighted equally!!)One of the points we have attempted to drive home over the course of this semester is that gender ideals, gender conventions, gender constructions and/or gender identities* are not universal. They change over time and from one society to another, depending on differences in economic, social, or other conditions in their particular historical context. (Note: they can even change from one class to another within the same society for the same reason!!)How and why have the gender conventions, gender ideals, gender conventions and/or gender identities of middle- and upper-class men and women changed in North America between the colonial period and the twenty-first century?*Definitions on A History of Gender in America, p. xix.
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Monday, December 05, 2005

Reading Assignment for 12/7: Second & Third Wave Feminism
Cool Beans - Breaking the Waves
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FYI: Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Ultra-Conservative "Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries"(Note numbers 4 & 7...)
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Wednesday, November 30, 2005

FYI: "France's Unhappy Immigrants"
The Week Magazine
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FYI: "Asexual Reproducers"
Evolution: Library: Asexual Reproducers
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FYI: Public Shaming Upheld!
Public Shaming Upheld!
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FYI: "France Upholds Law That Smooths History"
France Upholds Law That Smooths History - Yahoo! News
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Sunday, November 27, 2005

UPDATE for Mon., Nov. 28 & Wed., Nov. 30
Dear Class,I wound up having surgery the day before Thanksgiving, and am recuperating well, but am not quite healed enough yet to risk busting at the seams...:-)Please post your updates and bibliographies regarding your final presentations here by Monday at 5:30 pm (or else send 'em to me via email at mlaughra@sjcme.edu)And we'll just shoot for doing exactly what we'd planned on Monday, Nov. 28th for Mon, Dec. 5th instead, and move everything up accordingly (as you can see here!)Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!Dr. Laughran
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For fun! Career girl board game from 1966
Boing Boing: Career girl board game from 1966
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005

FYI: "Quitting France"
"In the span of history, this is a not an altogether unfamiliar situation for us." MetaFilter
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FYI: "muslim women talk about the headscarf"
muslim women talk about the headscarf MetaFilter
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FYI: Sisters in Arms
Sisters in Arms MetaFilter
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Monday, November 21, 2005

For Fun! Swapping gender on websites!
swapping gender on websites (a cognitive game)
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Sunday, November 20, 2005

FYI: "Italy addresses political gender gap"
Buffalo News - Italy addresses political gender gap
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FYI: "Male" & "Female" Books? "The Dictionary of the Khazars "
The Dictionary of the Khazars MetaFilter
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Friday, November 18, 2005

FYI: "Vatican Official Refutes Intelligent Design - Yahoo! News"
Vatican Official Refutes Intelligent Design - Yahoo! News
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FYI: "Young Female Immigrants in France at Risk - Yahoo! News"
Young Female Immigrants in France at Risk - Yahoo! News
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FYI - Broads on Blogs: An increasingly popular political forum is attracting women with something to say, but is the blogosphere still a man's world?
SadieMAG - where style meets smarts
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Thursday, November 17, 2005

FYI: "Mom Makes Teen Stand on Street With Sign - Yahoo! News"
Mom Makes Teen Stand on Street With Sign - Yahoo! News
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Wednesday, November 16, 2005

QUIZ - "How Boyish or Girlish Are You?"
What do you think of this online quiz? How "scientific" is it, do you think?Blogthings - How Boyish or Girlish Are You?
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More Gender Ads
Gender Ads...
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More Fun with Gender and Marketing...
Lipstick for Men?
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FYI: Women as stupid in advertising
Women as stupid in advertising?
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FYI: Gender in Ads
"THE MODERN RULES OF ADVERTISING. Men are tired of their portrayal in advertising, according to a new book by Michael Buerk. But images of men behaving stupidly is not the only cliche which irritates John Camm. Writer John Camm has drawn up a list of seemingly unwritten rules of advertising which, he concludes, might as well be the Advertising Bible. Some examples: Men are obsessed with sex but will forego sex in order to watch football or drink beer. Women are locked in a constant battle with their weight/body shape/hairstyle. Married men will flirt with other, younger women but never act upon it. Scandinavians are, without exception, blonde and beautiful. Any over-the-counter medical product will work instantly and 100% effectively." (from The Presurfer)
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Newsflash: 'Intersex' Fish Found Off Calif. Coast !
'Intersex' Fish Found Off Calif. Coast - Yahoo! News
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Monday, November 14, 2005

FYI: Harriet Beecher Stowe's "The Pearl of Orr's Island"
"The Pearl of Orr's Island" Picture of Pearl House on Orr's Island, Maine
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Another... "Monster Garage"
The following program has been repeatedly and unabashedly advertised as a "catfight"! Monster Garage - Program Details - Yahoo! TV
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Another EC opportunity... another women & racing reality show!
Roush Racing: Driver X - Program Details - Yahoo! TV
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"Declaration of Sentiments"
Declaration of Sentiments(For comparison's sake: The Declaration of Independence)
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Sunday, November 13, 2005

FYI - "Gender Wars: Do men fear successful women?"
What do you think of this article?? "Gender Wars: Do men fear successful women?"
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Wednesday, November 09, 2005

UPDATED:Full Calendar for November & December
Dear Class,Well, I'm home, and the schedule file is nowhere to be found, so I'm going to have to reconstruct it from memory. Just so that you know, I may tweak it again a tad when I get into campus tomorrow and double-check the page amounts in the textbook... Don't worry, I'd be reducing the reading if there's any change, and I'll be sure to let you know!! :-)Plus, I'll also be adding the questions to address on the blog...WEEK ELEVENMonday, Nov. 14: Gender in the Nineteenth-Century Northern U.S.
A History of Gender in America, Chap. 3: "Masculinity in the Nineteenth-Century North (1820-1890)" & Chap. 4: "Femininity in the Nineteenth-Century North (1820-1890)"
Questions to answer on blog: "What did Longfellow think was particularly manly about the village blacksmith? To what degree were the blacksmith's manly quality class specific?" (p.98)
Questions to answer on blog: "How did the authors of these books define manhood? What was their definition of success? What did they say was the connection between manliness and success?" (p. 113)
Questions to answer on blog: "What kind of gender stereotypes do these illustrations present? What role does clothing play in these conventions? What threat do these cartoons suggest that supporters of women's rights posed to conventional gender roles?" (p. 138)
PROOF-READING ERRORS CORRECTED TAKE-HOME MIDTERM DUE
UPDATED - Wednesday, Nov. 16: Gender in the Nineteenth-Century South
A History of Gender in America, Chap. 6: "Masculinity in the Nineteenth-Century South (1820-1890)," Chap. 7: "Femininity in the Nineteenth-Century South (1820-1890)"
Leftover question from Monday's reading: In the article, "At War with Herself," do the gender ideals expressed by Harriet Beecher Stowe in her fictional "sentimentalist" stories reflect the actual reality of her own personal gender identity or gender conventions in her real life? Why or why not??
Questions to answer on blog: "What did creating a set of rules for duelers have to do with manliness? What kind of manly characteristics are these rules for dueling intended to encourage or allow men to demonstrate?" (p. 180)
Questions to answer on blog: "What kinds of gender characteristics do these cartoons attribute to Davis? What do these cartoons have to say about the relationship between gender identity and clothers? Why would picturing Davis in women's clothes be considered particularly humiliating?" (p. 186)
Questions to answer on blog: "What did being abused mean to Keckley as a woman? Are her feelings about it any different from those of Frederick Douglass?" (p. 226)
Questions to answer on blog: "In the essay reprinted below, Spenser describes what she considers to be the characteristics of 'a real lady.' According to Spencer, what is it that distinquishes a 'lady' from other women? Is there anything particularly southern about the qualities she describes?" (p. 227)
In-Class Presentation Topic due!
WEEK TWELVE
Monday, Nov. 21: Gender in the West and at the turn of the Twentieth Century
A History of Gender in America, & Chap. 8: "Gender Identities in the Trans-Mississippi West (1820-1890)" Chap. 9: "The New Woman and the New Man at the Turn of the Century (1890-1920)"
Questions to answer on blog: "How does Abbott characterize himselfe and the men with which he associated? What did being a man mean to him? What was his attitude toward women? What did he think characterized womanliness?" (p. 256)
"What do these three songs tell us about gender identity and gender roles in the West? To what degree were those identities and roles different from those one might have found in the eastern part of the United States during the same period?" (p. 259)
"In what way did Swisshelm challenge gender conventions? How did she use them to her advantage? How was she able to negotiate a place for herself in the male-dominated world or frontier journalism and politics?" (p. 263)
"What kind of manhood and womanhood does he idealize? What anxieties about gender does his speech expose? What might have been the sources of those anxieties?" (p. 298)
"How did fighting in WWI influence the construction of masculinity in early 20th-c. America? What anxieties about what constituted manliness did it expose?" (p. 305)
"How did ideas about femininity dating back to the Victorian period contribute to concern about body weight at the turn of the century? What role did social class play in attitudes toward food and its relationship to femininity?" (p. 312)
Wednesday, Nov. 23: THANKSGIVING BREAK - No Class! (Happy Turkey Day!!)
WEEK THIRTEEN
Monday, Nov. 28: In-Class presentation update & bibliography (with books!) due...
Wednesday, Nov. 30: Gender in the Twentieth Century
A History of Gender in America, Chap. 10: "Masculinity in the Twentieth Century (1920-1975)" & Chap. 11: "Femininity in the Twentieth Century (1920-1975)"
If Men Could Menstuate by Gloria Steinem
Questions to answer on blog: "What impact did the Cold War have on strengthening the connection between the construction of manliness and physical fitness? What are the long-range implications of the physical fitness campaign for defining both masculinity and femininity?" (p. 340)
According to Lundberg and Farnham, what was the source of female neuroses? How were their neuroses gendered? What was the impact of their neuroses on men?" (p. 378)
"What was it about the Miss America Pageant that these feminists specifically objected to? What do their objections tell us about the way they wished femininity to be constructed?" (p. 380)
WEEK FOURTEEN
Monday, Dec. 5: Gender, Sex and Sport (ASSIGNMENT CANCELLED!)
We'll cover the assignment listed for Wed., Nov. 30th in class instead!
UPDATED: Wednesday, Dec. 7: Gender, Violence and Work
A History of Gender in America, Chap. 14: "Gender and Violence (1600-1975)"
A History of Gender in America, Chap. 15: "Gender and Work (1600-1975)," pp. 523-539.
"Second and Third Wave Feminism"
Wednesday, Dec. 7: Review Session!
WEEK FIFTEEN
Monday, Dec. 12: Last Day of Class & In-Class Student Presentations!
Wednesday, Dec. 14: Final Exam @ 2:45 in our room 230
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Saturday, November 05, 2005

Re: Our discussions about shaming (and other!) pumishments - "Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks'" (!)
CNN.com - Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' - Nov 4, 2005
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Friday, November 04, 2005

More on the Church & Science: "Vatican to host debate on infinity"
ANSA.it - News in English - Vatican to host debate on infinity
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Regarding last week's discussion: "Vatican: Faithful Should Listen to Science"
Vatican: Faithful Should Listen to Science - Yahoo! News
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Wednesday, November 02, 2005

READING ASSIGNMENT FOR Nov. 7 & 9
WEEK TEN:Monday, Nov. 7:
A History of Gender in America, Chap. 2: "Gender Identities in the English Colonies (1600-1760)
Answer the following questions on the blog:
What are the relationships between the primary sources and the articles?
Compare and contrast the gender experience with what we've learned about women in Europe following the Reformation.Wednesday, Nov. 9:
A History of Gender in America, Chap. 3: "Gender Identities in the Age of Revolution..."
Lives and Voices, pp. 252-269
Answer the following questions on the blog:
Lives and Voices, p. 269, question #6.
Compare and contrast gender identities in the American and French Revolutions, utilizing both primary and secondary sources.
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Tuesday, November 01, 2005

FYI: Food poisoning in the news!
It's not ergot, though... Pennsylvania company recalls 94,400 lbs of beef - Yahoo! News
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FINAL EXAM TIME!
FYI: Our final exam time has already been scheduled!It'll be on Wednesday, Dec. 14 @ 2:45 in our room 230...
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Monday, October 31, 2005

A Witch Hunt: Germany 1628
A Witch Hunt: Germany 1628
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Sunday, October 30, 2005

Assignment for Monday: Common Errors about Witch Hunts
Common Errors about Witch Hunts
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Assignment for Monday: Theories of Origins about Witch Hunts
Theories of Origins about Witch Hunts
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Assignment for Monday: European Witch-Hunts
Gendercide Watch: European Witch-Hunts
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Assignment for Monday: National Geographic: Salem Witch-Hunt--Interactive
Explore this site! :-) National Geographic: Salem Witch-Hunt--Interactive
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Thursday, October 27, 2005

FYI: SEX ID TEST
"Some researchers say that men can have 'women's brains' and that women can think more like men. Find out more about 'brain sex' differences by taking this Sex ID test, a series of visual challenges and questions used by psychologists in the BBC One television series Secrets of the Sexes.Get a brain sex profile and find out if you think like a man or a woman. See if you can gaze into someone's eyes and know what they're thinking. Find out why scientists are interested in the length of your fingers. See how your results relate to theories about brain sex."
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Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Extra-Credit Opportunity: "Witch Hunt" on the History Channel
NOTE: They've changed the time since the email they sent me!Special Presentation: Witch HuntSaturday, October 29 @ 5:30pm ET/PTThe Salem Witch trials have long been a topic ofhistorical fascination and exploration, revealing theconflicts at the core of early America. Whether theirapparitions and powers were real or imaginary, the endresult of these trials was severe as suspected witcheswere hanged and tortured to death in 1692. In thisgripping one hour program, the historical context andmeanings behind these famous trials are carefullyinvestigated and re-examined. Witch Hunt featuresvivid and often shocking recreations of the horrifyinghardships of life in the 1690s. Using carefuldramatization of transcripts, diaries and letters, theprogram brings to life not only the infamous trialsand executions, but also the worldview behind thisdark episode in American history. Witch Hunt is agreat companion for course units on early America andprovides students with the opportunity to put theirminds into the historical framework of the 1690s asthey assess the ramifications of this fascinatingchapter in the history of the early colonies. Studentswill be pulled into the drama of Salem as they seerecreations of young people on trail and accused ofwitchcraft and hear about the compelling new theorieshistorians give for the strange behaviors that seizedSalem so long ago.
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Monday, October 17, 2005

Assignment for 10/24: "Renaissance Secrets - Venice: A Second-hand City? Prostitution - Thinking History"
Renaissance Secrets - Venice: A Second-hand City? Prostitution - Thinking History
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Assignment for 10/24: "Renaissance Secrets - Venice: A Second-hand City? Prostitution Evidence"
Renaissance Secrets - Venice: A Second-hand City? Prostitution Evidence
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Assignment for 10/24: "Renaissance Secrets - Venice: A Second-hand City? Prostitution - More Info"
Renaissance Secrets Venice: A Second-hand City? Prostitution - More Info
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ASSIGNMENT for 10/24: "Veronica Franco"
Veronica Franco
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FYI: "High-tech dowries"
Boing Boing: High-tech dowries
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FYI: "Margery Kempe"
Margery Kempe
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FYI: "Christine de Pizan"
Christine de Pizan
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FYI: "Leonor Lopez de Cordova"
Leonor Lopez de Cordoba: "Leonor Lopez de Cordoba /Cordova"
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FYI: "Hildegard of Bingen"
Hildegard of Bingen
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TAKE-HOME MIDTERM ESSAY EXAM!
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer the following two questions in essay format (with an analytical thesis statement, arguments to prove that statement, and primary source evidence to back up your arguments!).
The exam is "open books" and "open notes." BE SURE TO UTILIZE PRIMARY SOURCES IN YOUR RESPONSES! Please limit your essays to 3-5 pages for each question. (Don't forget to proofread, or you risk losing points!)
Your essays are due in class by Monday, Oct. 24th!
1) We have read several legal codes as important primary sources for gender in ancient society. What are the methological problems associated with using law codes as historical sources, and how can you try to attempt to control for these problems?
Given that, compare and contrast a) Hammurabi's Code or the Israelite Laws; b) the Twelve Tables or the Institutes; c) Justinian's Corpus Iuris Civilis or the laws of the Salian Franks. Be sure to not just list similarities and differences, but to develop a hypothesis about what different standards these different civilizations might seem to have developed about women's legal rights, and why.
2) The ancient Greek medical ideas about women had a long influence on gender relations in Western Civilization.
How did the ancient Greeks justify medically or biologically women's lesser public participation in their society? Compare and contrast their views with those hundreds of years later during the European Middle Ages. In what ways and why (or why not?) do ancient Greek ideas seem to continue to influence medieval European conceptions of women?
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FYI: "Shame On You" (shaming punishments!)
Shame On You
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Modern-Day Sumptuary Regulation? Principal Cancels 'Bacchanalian' Prom - Yahoo! News
Is this a modern-day form of "sumptuary regulation"? What do you think? Why or why not?L.I. Principal Cancels 'Bacchanalian' Prom - Yahoo! News
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Non-Racy Extra-Credit Opportunity! :-)
On PBS:Secrets of the Dead PBS 10 Oct 12 08:00pmSeries/Documentary, 60 Mins."Amazon Warrior Women"Episode #405W.Discovery of female remains leads to theories about the Amazon warriors.Future Airings:Secrets of the Dead - Amazon Warrior Women, WCBBDT2 Oct 12 11:00pmSecrets of the Dead - Amazon Warrior Women, WCBBDT2 Oct 13 04:00pmSecrets of the Dead - Amazon Warrior Women, WCBB Oct 13 10:00pmSecrets of the Dead - Amazon Warrior Women, WCBBDT Oct 13 10:00pmSecrets of the Dead - Amazon Warrior Women, WCBBDT2 Oct 14 11:00amSecrets of the Dead - Amazon Warrior Women, WCBBDT2 Oct 15 08:00pmSecrets of the Dead - Amazon Warrior Women, WCBBDT2 Oct 15 11:00pmSecrets of the Dead - Amazon Warrior Women, WCBB Oct 16 12:00pmSecrets of the Dead - Amazon Warrior Women, WCBBDT Oct 16 12:00pmSecrets of the Dead - Amazon Warrior Women, WCBB Oct 16 07:00pmSecrets of the Dead - Amazon Warrior Women, WCBBDT Oct 16 07:00pmAgain, post an analytical comment regarding the depiction of gender in the documentary, and earn EC!
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Monday, October 10, 2005

Rome & Shock-Value
Just a quick note: While the gender, religious and social class issues are handled pretty well in the series "Rome," I thought that scandalous sex scenes were going to be rare in this show, but turns out they're not really rare enough! (I'm not entirelyl certain how historically accurate they all are, but I suppose it's good for ratings, at least...) Be aware that there seem to be every week now scenes that are definitely "rated R," if that's something you'd prefer to avoid... I will be offering other opportunities for extra-credit, so nobody's required to watch if they don't want!Just an FYI!!Enjoy the remainder of your holiday weekend!Dr. Laughran
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Thursday, October 06, 2005

Like we were talking about re: ancient Rome & early Christianity...
"'Rome' Revealed!''Forget Judeo-Christianity - the Romans didn't associate sex and nudity with guilt.' In an all-new addition to HBO.com's Behind-the-Scenes feature, learn how Romans felt about sex, infidelity and the role of marriage - and what, if anything, they considered shameful. The producers share insights into how they trained extras to perform like Roman soldiers, what the actors had to overcome to perform their sex scenes, and why Atia [the bad 'guy'] would be considered 'nouveau riche.'"
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Famous Etruscan Sarcophagus depicting married couple on dining couch together...
The Etruscans (unlike the ancient Greeks and Romans) had these images in their art all the time!! :-)
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Monday, October 03, 2005

Rome: The TV Series & Extra-Credit
In this case, one would post of course about gender issues..."A Good Idea!": Rome: The TV Series & Extra-Credit
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Assignment - A Greek historian's account of the behaviour of Etruscan women
A Greek historian's account of the behaviour of Etruscan women
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Assignment - Livy, The Rape of Lucretia
Livy, The Rape of Lucretia
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Assignment - Roman Marriage: Confarreatio Coemptio Usus Sine Manu
Matrimonium - Roman Marriage - Confarreatio Coemptio Usus Sine Manu
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