The Pennsylvania State University

Instructor

Introduction to Literatures of the Americas. Comparative interpretation of the oral and written literary traditions of North, Central, and South America. Three sections taught;
responsible for planning and instruction.

Myths and Mythologies. World mythology: myths primarily of non-Western cultures,
based on selected areas and traditions around the world. Four sections taught; syllabus
available, responsible for instruction.

The Forms of World Literature: A Global Perspective. The development of literature
around the world, from epic, legend, lyric, etc. in the oral tradition to modern written forms.
Two sections taught; responsible for planning and instruction.

The Short Story. Lectures, discussion, readings in translation, with primary emphasis
on major writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Cross-listed in English. Two
sections taught; responsible for planning and instruction.

The Theme of Identity in World Literature: Race, Gender, and Other Issues of

Diversity. Themes of gender and heritage, centrality and marginality, self and other, as
expressed in literary works from around the world. Two sections taught; responsible for
planning and instruction.

International Cultures Through Literature and Film. Comparison of narrative
techniques employed by literature and film in portraying different cultures. Two sections
taught; responsible for planning and instruction.

Cascadia Community College

Instructor

English 101: English Composition 1. Using a thematic lens chosen by the instructor, this course helps students learn how to make judgments and decisions about their own and others’ communication, especially in college writing.

English 102: English Composition 2. Students learn how to develop a research process that includes creating topics and questions, searching for and evaluating a variety of sources, and synthesizing and incorporating those sources to compose original texts.

Humanities 150: Introduction to Cultural Studies. This course introduces students to the terms, strategies, and analytical techniques of Cultural Studies. Emphasis is on how cultural texts such as literature, film, visual art, digital media, and performance are consumed, produced, distributed, and responded to by diverse communities.

Global Studies 150: Globalization, Culture, and Identity. This course introduces students to the dynamics of identity-formation and cultural transformation in the context of globalization. The focus will be broadly comparative and historical, enabling students to reflect on their own experiences of race, class, and gender
in relation to that of people around the world and across time. In the process, they will learn about tensions between local ways of life, with their deep historical, linguistic, ethnic, and
religious roots, and global pressures for acculturation.

College 101: College Strategies. This course introduces students to Cascadia’s collaborative and integrated learning model, provides a lens for establishing ownership and control over their education, and contextualizes active learning in their everyday lives.

English 221: Film & Literature. Students read, view, and analyze multiple literary and cinematic genres, paying attention to the composition and audiences of the texts as well as transnational and global themes.

Seattle University

Instructor

Academic Writing Seminar: The Politics of Consent. Students use the lens of consent to ask questions and pose problems in various academic writing projects. Thematic units include animals and consent, medical consent, and bodily autonomy/sexual consent. Through these themes, students explore fundamental writing mechanics; master argument construction and use of evidence; and develop rhetorical strategies to address various situations, audiences, and genres. Writing projects are cumulative and range from summary/strong response to an exploratory research project, finally culminating in a portfolio with a reflective essay. Course contains some thematically relevant co-curricular activities and featured guest speakers.

Academic Writing Seminar: The Politics of Food. See above, but through the lens of food politics and food justice. Some sections held service learning designations and students participated in various community projects related to food (working in food banks, community gardens, and educational/outreach programs).

Introduction to Literature: Literary Appetites, Food Matters. Literary analysis of
the material and symbolic implications of food as manifested in novels, nonfiction, and
films. Course fulfilled SU’s diversity and writing requirements, and two sections carried a
significant service learning component.

Inquiry Seminar in Humanities: Dystopian Fictions. Exploration of the worlds of dystopian literature. Course begins with a discussion of the dystopian model of fiction in general—its tendency toward envisioning systemically oppressive societies and regimes—and reflections on why writers create such alternative models of the world. Deep exploration of what the term “dystopian” means, and how it applies to various narrative genres: poetry, the short story, the novel, comics, film, art, and video games, as well as how it connects to dystopic moments in history (World War II, Latin America’s Dirty Wars, etc.).

Shoreline Community College

Instructor

GWS 284: Circles of Liberation. This hybrid course (70% on site and 30% online) explores the ways in which one's gender, race, class and sexual orientation affect access to, participation in, and treatment by a variety of social institutions. Students use an intersectional framework to study the legal system, education, and the media, as well as actions to confront systems of oppression in the U.S.

MCS 105: Introduction to Multicultural Studies. Students will develop a personal and historical understanding of issues related to race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities & culture; and how these issues are used in the distribution of power and privilege in the U.S.

Cascadia College

Professor

Tasha worked at Cascadia College as a Professor

3Play Media

Editor

Edit, transcribe, and caption audio and video.

VaginaPagina

Founded in 2001, VaginaPagina is an online community that offers a supportive, progressive, body- and sex-positive environment in which to discuss issues related to sexual and reproductive health and wellness. It is a unique, empowerment-based safe space that is GLBTQQIA- and kink-friendly. Our goal is to build knowledge and combat misinformation by sharing personal experiences and reliable information from credible sources.

“Fathers of Sons: 8 Steps to Avoid Being Dan Turner.”

Hellish Rebuke

Dan Turner’s letter defending his son is an act of violence. It positions him clearly as an agent and ambassador of rape culture, blaming everything but his son for the rape of an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. It positions Brock as a victim of alcohol and (his victim’s) promiscuity and, worst of all, it completely erases the the actual victim of the crime. So what do we do? If you’re the father to some sons, the best thing is to get in on the conversation early and often. You probably already have the best of intentions and a lot of love for your kids, but you might not be aware of some of the things you yourself have absorbed around masculinity and rape culture.

“Fathers of Sons: 8 Steps to Avoid Being Dan Turner.”

Hellish Rebuke

Dan Turner’s letter defending his son is an act of violence. It positions him clearly as an agent and ambassador of rape culture, blaming everything but his son for the rape of an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. It positions Brock as a victim of alcohol and (his victim’s) promiscuity and, worst of all, it completely erases the the actual victim of the crime. So what do we do? If you’re the father to some sons, the best thing is to get in on the conversation early and often. You probably already have the best of intentions and a lot of love for your kids, but you might not be aware of some of the things you yourself have absorbed around masculinity and rape culture.

"Long-Distance Doulas and Radical Self-Care: An Interview with The Doula Project’s Mick Moran"​

Hellish Rebuke

I’ve known Mick Moran for about a decade, starting back in the early 2000s when they volunteered with me over at VaginaPagina. Since then, Mick started working with The Doula Project in NYC. Most recently, they’ve been putting together a sort of “doula skillshare,” spreading community and radical self-care through their zine project, DIY DOULA: Self-Care for Before, During & After Your Abortion. I interviewed Mick to find out more about the zine and The Doula Project.

“Fathers of Sons: 8 Steps to Avoid Being Dan Turner.”

Hellish Rebuke

Dan Turner’s letter defending his son is an act of violence. It positions him clearly as an agent and ambassador of rape culture, blaming everything but his son for the rape of an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. It positions Brock as a victim of alcohol and (his victim’s) promiscuity and, worst of all, it completely erases the the actual victim of the crime. So what do we do? If you’re the father to some sons, the best thing is to get in on the conversation early and often. You probably already have the best of intentions and a lot of love for your kids, but you might not be aware of some of the things you yourself have absorbed around masculinity and rape culture.

"Long-Distance Doulas and Radical Self-Care: An Interview with The Doula Project’s Mick Moran"​

Hellish Rebuke

I’ve known Mick Moran for about a decade, starting back in the early 2000s when they volunteered with me over at VaginaPagina. Since then, Mick started working with The Doula Project in NYC. Most recently, they’ve been putting together a sort of “doula skillshare,” spreading community and radical self-care through their zine project, DIY DOULA: Self-Care for Before, During & After Your Abortion. I interviewed Mick to find out more about the zine and The Doula Project.

"Travels With Queerness and the Politics of Space: An Interview with Kim Sharp"​

Hellish Rebuke

Kim Sharp is one of my favorite queer, feminist writer friends. She recently took a big, brave risk in doing a micro-retirement so she could work on her writing. One of the fruits of that labor is her new project, Travels With Queerness, which explores what it means to take up space as a gender-nonconforming, feminist person on the road with their best friend, who happens to be a pit bull. I interviewed her to find out more about the project and what it means for space to be political.

“Fathers of Sons: 8 Steps to Avoid Being Dan Turner.”

Hellish Rebuke

Dan Turner’s letter defending his son is an act of violence. It positions him clearly as an agent and ambassador of rape culture, blaming everything but his son for the rape of an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. It positions Brock as a victim of alcohol and (his victim’s) promiscuity and, worst of all, it completely erases the the actual victim of the crime. So what do we do? If you’re the father to some sons, the best thing is to get in on the conversation early and often. You probably already have the best of intentions and a lot of love for your kids, but you might not be aware of some of the things you yourself have absorbed around masculinity and rape culture.

"Long-Distance Doulas and Radical Self-Care: An Interview with The Doula Project’s Mick Moran"​

Hellish Rebuke

I’ve known Mick Moran for about a decade, starting back in the early 2000s when they volunteered with me over at VaginaPagina. Since then, Mick started working with The Doula Project in NYC. Most recently, they’ve been putting together a sort of “doula skillshare,” spreading community and radical self-care through their zine project, DIY DOULA: Self-Care for Before, During & After Your Abortion. I interviewed Mick to find out more about the zine and The Doula Project.

"Travels With Queerness and the Politics of Space: An Interview with Kim Sharp"​

Hellish Rebuke

Kim Sharp is one of my favorite queer, feminist writer friends. She recently took a big, brave risk in doing a micro-retirement so she could work on her writing. One of the fruits of that labor is her new project, Travels With Queerness, which explores what it means to take up space as a gender-nonconforming, feminist person on the road with their best friend, who happens to be a pit bull. I interviewed her to find out more about the project and what it means for space to be political.

"The Time I Didn’t Get Murdered IRL after Inviting 7 Grown Men into my Home to Play D&D"​

Hellish Rebuke

Rape culture is all around us, whether we game or not. But gaming adds new stakes that I didn’t even know existed until we all sat around the table. How many women and gender-diverse gamers will never pick up a bag of dice or a keyboard because it doesn’t feel safe or they’ve been pushed out of the scene already? We need some serious Title IX enforcement for gaming.

“Fathers of Sons: 8 Steps to Avoid Being Dan Turner.”

Hellish Rebuke

Dan Turner’s letter defending his son is an act of violence. It positions him clearly as an agent and ambassador of rape culture, blaming everything but his son for the rape of an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. It positions Brock as a victim of alcohol and (his victim’s) promiscuity and, worst of all, it completely erases the the actual victim of the crime. So what do we do? If you’re the father to some sons, the best thing is to get in on the conversation early and often. You probably already have the best of intentions and a lot of love for your kids, but you might not be aware of some of the things you yourself have absorbed around masculinity and rape culture.

"Long-Distance Doulas and Radical Self-Care: An Interview with The Doula Project’s Mick Moran"​

Hellish Rebuke

I’ve known Mick Moran for about a decade, starting back in the early 2000s when they volunteered with me over at VaginaPagina. Since then, Mick started working with The Doula Project in NYC. Most recently, they’ve been putting together a sort of “doula skillshare,” spreading community and radical self-care through their zine project, DIY DOULA: Self-Care for Before, During & After Your Abortion. I interviewed Mick to find out more about the zine and The Doula Project.

"Travels With Queerness and the Politics of Space: An Interview with Kim Sharp"​

Hellish Rebuke

Kim Sharp is one of my favorite queer, feminist writer friends. She recently took a big, brave risk in doing a micro-retirement so she could work on her writing. One of the fruits of that labor is her new project, Travels With Queerness, which explores what it means to take up space as a gender-nonconforming, feminist person on the road with their best friend, who happens to be a pit bull. I interviewed her to find out more about the project and what it means for space to be political.

"The Time I Didn’t Get Murdered IRL after Inviting 7 Grown Men into my Home to Play D&D"​

Hellish Rebuke

Rape culture is all around us, whether we game or not. But gaming adds new stakes that I didn’t even know existed until we all sat around the table. How many women and gender-diverse gamers will never pick up a bag of dice or a keyboard because it doesn’t feel safe or they’ve been pushed out of the scene already? We need some serious Title IX enforcement for gaming.

A Brief History of Argentine "Death Flights,"​ Their Renewed Glorification on College Campuses, and the Urgent Need for Historical Literacy

Hellish Rebuke

We walk around nowadays in a perpetual state of scrolling-induced ephemera where we are neither here nor there, but only in some persistent present. We are no longer–if we ever were–adept at carrying history in our hearts, especially if that history belongs to a people other than our own. 'Never again' is meaningless if everything is always happening for the first time and if our historical amnesia allows right-wing, anti-communist groups to plaster our college campuses with images of “communists” being flung into the ocean, drugged on lies and Sodium Pentothol.

“Fathers of Sons: 8 Steps to Avoid Being Dan Turner.”

Hellish Rebuke

Dan Turner’s letter defending his son is an act of violence. It positions him clearly as an agent and ambassador of rape culture, blaming everything but his son for the rape of an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. It positions Brock as a victim of alcohol and (his victim’s) promiscuity and, worst of all, it completely erases the the actual victim of the crime. So what do we do? If you’re the father to some sons, the best thing is to get in on the conversation early and often. You probably already have the best of intentions and a lot of love for your kids, but you might not be aware of some of the things you yourself have absorbed around masculinity and rape culture.

"Long-Distance Doulas and Radical Self-Care: An Interview with The Doula Project’s Mick Moran"​

Hellish Rebuke

I’ve known Mick Moran for about a decade, starting back in the early 2000s when they volunteered with me over at VaginaPagina. Since then, Mick started working with The Doula Project in NYC. Most recently, they’ve been putting together a sort of “doula skillshare,” spreading community and radical self-care through their zine project, DIY DOULA: Self-Care for Before, During & After Your Abortion. I interviewed Mick to find out more about the zine and The Doula Project.

"Travels With Queerness and the Politics of Space: An Interview with Kim Sharp"​

Hellish Rebuke

Kim Sharp is one of my favorite queer, feminist writer friends. She recently took a big, brave risk in doing a micro-retirement so she could work on her writing. One of the fruits of that labor is her new project, Travels With Queerness, which explores what it means to take up space as a gender-nonconforming, feminist person on the road with their best friend, who happens to be a pit bull. I interviewed her to find out more about the project and what it means for space to be political.

"The Time I Didn’t Get Murdered IRL after Inviting 7 Grown Men into my Home to Play D&D"​

Hellish Rebuke

Rape culture is all around us, whether we game or not. But gaming adds new stakes that I didn’t even know existed until we all sat around the table. How many women and gender-diverse gamers will never pick up a bag of dice or a keyboard because it doesn’t feel safe or they’ve been pushed out of the scene already? We need some serious Title IX enforcement for gaming.

A Brief History of Argentine "Death Flights,"​ Their Renewed Glorification on College Campuses, and the Urgent Need for Historical Literacy

Hellish Rebuke

We walk around nowadays in a perpetual state of scrolling-induced ephemera where we are neither here nor there, but only in some persistent present. We are no longer–if we ever were–adept at carrying history in our hearts, especially if that history belongs to a people other than our own. 'Never again' is meaningless if everything is always happening for the first time and if our historical amnesia allows right-wing, anti-communist groups to plaster our college campuses with images of “communists” being flung into the ocean, drugged on lies and Sodium Pentothol.

"Ingrid Lyne’s Murder Is Every Woman’s Worst Fear"​

Hellish Rebuke

Ingrid Lyne’s murder does two contradictory things: It confirms the need for women to continue our vigilance (because look what happened!) and it also points out the uselessness of that vigilance (because look what happened!). So when you hear people talking about the very “reasonable” precautions Lyne took to avoid being murdered, point out the absurdity of it. Interrogate the master narrative. Get curious. Point out the inherent toxic masculinity and victim blaming of it, since those things are perpetuated by our silence and passive acceptance. You have a particular duty to call it out if you’re a beneficiary of rape culture.

“Fathers of Sons: 8 Steps to Avoid Being Dan Turner.”

Hellish Rebuke

Dan Turner’s letter defending his son is an act of violence. It positions him clearly as an agent and ambassador of rape culture, blaming everything but his son for the rape of an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. It positions Brock as a victim of alcohol and (his victim’s) promiscuity and, worst of all, it completely erases the the actual victim of the crime. So what do we do? If you’re the father to some sons, the best thing is to get in on the conversation early and often. You probably already have the best of intentions and a lot of love for your kids, but you might not be aware of some of the things you yourself have absorbed around masculinity and rape culture.

"Long-Distance Doulas and Radical Self-Care: An Interview with The Doula Project’s Mick Moran"​

Hellish Rebuke

I’ve known Mick Moran for about a decade, starting back in the early 2000s when they volunteered with me over at VaginaPagina. Since then, Mick started working with The Doula Project in NYC. Most recently, they’ve been putting together a sort of “doula skillshare,” spreading community and radical self-care through their zine project, DIY DOULA: Self-Care for Before, During & After Your Abortion. I interviewed Mick to find out more about the zine and The Doula Project.

"Travels With Queerness and the Politics of Space: An Interview with Kim Sharp"​

Hellish Rebuke

Kim Sharp is one of my favorite queer, feminist writer friends. She recently took a big, brave risk in doing a micro-retirement so she could work on her writing. One of the fruits of that labor is her new project, Travels With Queerness, which explores what it means to take up space as a gender-nonconforming, feminist person on the road with their best friend, who happens to be a pit bull. I interviewed her to find out more about the project and what it means for space to be political.

"The Time I Didn’t Get Murdered IRL after Inviting 7 Grown Men into my Home to Play D&D"​

Hellish Rebuke

Rape culture is all around us, whether we game or not. But gaming adds new stakes that I didn’t even know existed until we all sat around the table. How many women and gender-diverse gamers will never pick up a bag of dice or a keyboard because it doesn’t feel safe or they’ve been pushed out of the scene already? We need some serious Title IX enforcement for gaming.

A Brief History of Argentine "Death Flights,"​ Their Renewed Glorification on College Campuses, and the Urgent Need for Historical Literacy

Hellish Rebuke

We walk around nowadays in a perpetual state of scrolling-induced ephemera where we are neither here nor there, but only in some persistent present. We are no longer–if we ever were–adept at carrying history in our hearts, especially if that history belongs to a people other than our own. 'Never again' is meaningless if everything is always happening for the first time and if our historical amnesia allows right-wing, anti-communist groups to plaster our college campuses with images of “communists” being flung into the ocean, drugged on lies and Sodium Pentothol.

"Ingrid Lyne’s Murder Is Every Woman’s Worst Fear"​

Hellish Rebuke

Ingrid Lyne’s murder does two contradictory things: It confirms the need for women to continue our vigilance (because look what happened!) and it also points out the uselessness of that vigilance (because look what happened!). So when you hear people talking about the very “reasonable” precautions Lyne took to avoid being murdered, point out the absurdity of it. Interrogate the master narrative. Get curious. Point out the inherent toxic masculinity and victim blaming of it, since those things are perpetuated by our silence and passive acceptance. You have a particular duty to call it out if you’re a beneficiary of rape culture.

"Please Stop Worrying About What My Vegan Kids Are Eating"​

SheKnows

A vegan diet for my family felt like the only way to be a decent human and honor my commitment to lessening suffering in the world. It was an easy, immediate action, with little cost to me, that would hopefully have a big benefit for the planet and everyone trying to live on it.

“Fathers of Sons: 8 Steps to Avoid Being Dan Turner.”

Hellish Rebuke

Dan Turner’s letter defending his son is an act of violence. It positions him clearly as an agent and ambassador of rape culture, blaming everything but his son for the rape of an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. It positions Brock as a victim of alcohol and (his victim’s) promiscuity and, worst of all, it completely erases the the actual victim of the crime. So what do we do? If you’re the father to some sons, the best thing is to get in on the conversation early and often. You probably already have the best of intentions and a lot of love for your kids, but you might not be aware of some of the things you yourself have absorbed around masculinity and rape culture.

"Long-Distance Doulas and Radical Self-Care: An Interview with The Doula Project’s Mick Moran"​

Hellish Rebuke

I’ve known Mick Moran for about a decade, starting back in the early 2000s when they volunteered with me over at VaginaPagina. Since then, Mick started working with The Doula Project in NYC. Most recently, they’ve been putting together a sort of “doula skillshare,” spreading community and radical self-care through their zine project, DIY DOULA: Self-Care for Before, During & After Your Abortion. I interviewed Mick to find out more about the zine and The Doula Project.

"Travels With Queerness and the Politics of Space: An Interview with Kim Sharp"​

Hellish Rebuke

Kim Sharp is one of my favorite queer, feminist writer friends. She recently took a big, brave risk in doing a micro-retirement so she could work on her writing. One of the fruits of that labor is her new project, Travels With Queerness, which explores what it means to take up space as a gender-nonconforming, feminist person on the road with their best friend, who happens to be a pit bull. I interviewed her to find out more about the project and what it means for space to be political.

"The Time I Didn’t Get Murdered IRL after Inviting 7 Grown Men into my Home to Play D&D"​

Hellish Rebuke

Rape culture is all around us, whether we game or not. But gaming adds new stakes that I didn’t even know existed until we all sat around the table. How many women and gender-diverse gamers will never pick up a bag of dice or a keyboard because it doesn’t feel safe or they’ve been pushed out of the scene already? We need some serious Title IX enforcement for gaming.

A Brief History of Argentine "Death Flights,"​ Their Renewed Glorification on College Campuses, and the Urgent Need for Historical Literacy

Hellish Rebuke

We walk around nowadays in a perpetual state of scrolling-induced ephemera where we are neither here nor there, but only in some persistent present. We are no longer–if we ever were–adept at carrying history in our hearts, especially if that history belongs to a people other than our own. 'Never again' is meaningless if everything is always happening for the first time and if our historical amnesia allows right-wing, anti-communist groups to plaster our college campuses with images of “communists” being flung into the ocean, drugged on lies and Sodium Pentothol.

"Ingrid Lyne’s Murder Is Every Woman’s Worst Fear"​

Hellish Rebuke

Ingrid Lyne’s murder does two contradictory things: It confirms the need for women to continue our vigilance (because look what happened!) and it also points out the uselessness of that vigilance (because look what happened!). So when you hear people talking about the very “reasonable” precautions Lyne took to avoid being murdered, point out the absurdity of it. Interrogate the master narrative. Get curious. Point out the inherent toxic masculinity and victim blaming of it, since those things are perpetuated by our silence and passive acceptance. You have a particular duty to call it out if you’re a beneficiary of rape culture.

"Please Stop Worrying About What My Vegan Kids Are Eating"​

SheKnows

A vegan diet for my family felt like the only way to be a decent human and honor my commitment to lessening suffering in the world. It was an easy, immediate action, with little cost to me, that would hopefully have a big benefit for the planet and everyone trying to live on it.

"A Brief Memo to Other White Women on Our White Supremacist Programming"​

Hellish Rebuke

It is precisely because of white supremacy, too, that white women feel entitled to touch black women; this is true even if it is unconscious. We can’t look at this ahistorically, as the entire foundation of interactions between white and Black women had to do with power and ownership. That doesn’t all just fall away because it’s 2017. When we tell women of color that their experience wasn’t about race, we are at the height of our ignorance and privilege. We are showing how little we have to consider issues of power and race in our daily lives because it just doesn’t apply to us. When we question and argue, we engage in gaslighting and that (like touching women of color without their consent) is a power play and a show of white supremacy–again, whether intentional or not.

“Fathers of Sons: 8 Steps to Avoid Being Dan Turner.”

Hellish Rebuke

Dan Turner’s letter defending his son is an act of violence. It positions him clearly as an agent and ambassador of rape culture, blaming everything but his son for the rape of an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. It positions Brock as a victim of alcohol and (his victim’s) promiscuity and, worst of all, it completely erases the the actual victim of the crime. So what do we do? If you’re the father to some sons, the best thing is to get in on the conversation early and often. You probably already have the best of intentions and a lot of love for your kids, but you might not be aware of some of the things you yourself have absorbed around masculinity and rape culture.

"Long-Distance Doulas and Radical Self-Care: An Interview with The Doula Project’s Mick Moran"​

Hellish Rebuke

I’ve known Mick Moran for about a decade, starting back in the early 2000s when they volunteered with me over at VaginaPagina. Since then, Mick started working with The Doula Project in NYC. Most recently, they’ve been putting together a sort of “doula skillshare,” spreading community and radical self-care through their zine project, DIY DOULA: Self-Care for Before, During & After Your Abortion. I interviewed Mick to find out more about the zine and The Doula Project.

"Travels With Queerness and the Politics of Space: An Interview with Kim Sharp"​

Hellish Rebuke

Kim Sharp is one of my favorite queer, feminist writer friends. She recently took a big, brave risk in doing a micro-retirement so she could work on her writing. One of the fruits of that labor is her new project, Travels With Queerness, which explores what it means to take up space as a gender-nonconforming, feminist person on the road with their best friend, who happens to be a pit bull. I interviewed her to find out more about the project and what it means for space to be political.

"The Time I Didn’t Get Murdered IRL after Inviting 7 Grown Men into my Home to Play D&D"​

Hellish Rebuke

Rape culture is all around us, whether we game or not. But gaming adds new stakes that I didn’t even know existed until we all sat around the table. How many women and gender-diverse gamers will never pick up a bag of dice or a keyboard because it doesn’t feel safe or they’ve been pushed out of the scene already? We need some serious Title IX enforcement for gaming.

A Brief History of Argentine "Death Flights,"​ Their Renewed Glorification on College Campuses, and the Urgent Need for Historical Literacy

Hellish Rebuke

We walk around nowadays in a perpetual state of scrolling-induced ephemera where we are neither here nor there, but only in some persistent present. We are no longer–if we ever were–adept at carrying history in our hearts, especially if that history belongs to a people other than our own. 'Never again' is meaningless if everything is always happening for the first time and if our historical amnesia allows right-wing, anti-communist groups to plaster our college campuses with images of “communists” being flung into the ocean, drugged on lies and Sodium Pentothol.

"Ingrid Lyne’s Murder Is Every Woman’s Worst Fear"​

Hellish Rebuke

Ingrid Lyne’s murder does two contradictory things: It confirms the need for women to continue our vigilance (because look what happened!) and it also points out the uselessness of that vigilance (because look what happened!). So when you hear people talking about the very “reasonable” precautions Lyne took to avoid being murdered, point out the absurdity of it. Interrogate the master narrative. Get curious. Point out the inherent toxic masculinity and victim blaming of it, since those things are perpetuated by our silence and passive acceptance. You have a particular duty to call it out if you’re a beneficiary of rape culture.

"Please Stop Worrying About What My Vegan Kids Are Eating"​

SheKnows

A vegan diet for my family felt like the only way to be a decent human and honor my commitment to lessening suffering in the world. It was an easy, immediate action, with little cost to me, that would hopefully have a big benefit for the planet and everyone trying to live on it.

"A Brief Memo to Other White Women on Our White Supremacist Programming"​

Hellish Rebuke

It is precisely because of white supremacy, too, that white women feel entitled to touch black women; this is true even if it is unconscious. We can’t look at this ahistorically, as the entire foundation of interactions between white and Black women had to do with power and ownership. That doesn’t all just fall away because it’s 2017. When we tell women of color that their experience wasn’t about race, we are at the height of our ignorance and privilege. We are showing how little we have to consider issues of power and race in our daily lives because it just doesn’t apply to us. When we question and argue, we engage in gaslighting and that (like touching women of color without their consent) is a power play and a show of white supremacy–again, whether intentional or not.

"A Hellish Rebuke of Brock Turner and Rape Culture"​

Hellish Rebuke

There should be no doubt–and there has never been, for many of us–that the system does not exist to protect victims; it exists to protect its own interests, which means perpetuating systems of power and privilege. The system will, in its disinterest and tone deafness, repeatedly send messages to men that raping someone is probably not that big a deal, even if you’re caught in the act. As Stanford law professor Michele Landis Dauber noted, there’s also a message for women: “[Judge] Aaron Persky is telling these women don’t bother calling police.” All this will perpetuate rape culture and patriarchal values. The system –which is made up of actual human beings like Judge Persky with a lot of power–will violate victims a second time, only worse. And when that gets done enough in repetition, it starts becoming expected and normal.

“Fathers of Sons: 8 Steps to Avoid Being Dan Turner.”

Hellish Rebuke

Dan Turner’s letter defending his son is an act of violence. It positions him clearly as an agent and ambassador of rape culture, blaming everything but his son for the rape of an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. It positions Brock as a victim of alcohol and (his victim’s) promiscuity and, worst of all, it completely erases the the actual victim of the crime. So what do we do? If you’re the father to some sons, the best thing is to get in on the conversation early and often. You probably already have the best of intentions and a lot of love for your kids, but you might not be aware of some of the things you yourself have absorbed around masculinity and rape culture.

"Long-Distance Doulas and Radical Self-Care: An Interview with The Doula Project’s Mick Moran"​

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I’ve known Mick Moran for about a decade, starting back in the early 2000s when they volunteered with me over at VaginaPagina. Since then, Mick started working with The Doula Project in NYC. Most recently, they’ve been putting together a sort of “doula skillshare,” spreading community and radical self-care through their zine project, DIY DOULA: Self-Care for Before, During & After Your Abortion. I interviewed Mick to find out more about the zine and The Doula Project.

"Travels With Queerness and the Politics of Space: An Interview with Kim Sharp"​

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Kim Sharp is one of my favorite queer, feminist writer friends. She recently took a big, brave risk in doing a micro-retirement so she could work on her writing. One of the fruits of that labor is her new project, Travels With Queerness, which explores what it means to take up space as a gender-nonconforming, feminist person on the road with their best friend, who happens to be a pit bull. I interviewed her to find out more about the project and what it means for space to be political.

"The Time I Didn’t Get Murdered IRL after Inviting 7 Grown Men into my Home to Play D&D"​

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Rape culture is all around us, whether we game or not. But gaming adds new stakes that I didn’t even know existed until we all sat around the table. How many women and gender-diverse gamers will never pick up a bag of dice or a keyboard because it doesn’t feel safe or they’ve been pushed out of the scene already? We need some serious Title IX enforcement for gaming.

A Brief History of Argentine "Death Flights,"​ Their Renewed Glorification on College Campuses, and the Urgent Need for Historical Literacy

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We walk around nowadays in a perpetual state of scrolling-induced ephemera where we are neither here nor there, but only in some persistent present. We are no longer–if we ever were–adept at carrying history in our hearts, especially if that history belongs to a people other than our own. 'Never again' is meaningless if everything is always happening for the first time and if our historical amnesia allows right-wing, anti-communist groups to plaster our college campuses with images of “communists” being flung into the ocean, drugged on lies and Sodium Pentothol.

"Ingrid Lyne’s Murder Is Every Woman’s Worst Fear"​

Hellish Rebuke

Ingrid Lyne’s murder does two contradictory things: It confirms the need for women to continue our vigilance (because look what happened!) and it also points out the uselessness of that vigilance (because look what happened!). So when you hear people talking about the very “reasonable” precautions Lyne took to avoid being murdered, point out the absurdity of it. Interrogate the master narrative. Get curious. Point out the inherent toxic masculinity and victim blaming of it, since those things are perpetuated by our silence and passive acceptance. You have a particular duty to call it out if you’re a beneficiary of rape culture.

"Please Stop Worrying About What My Vegan Kids Are Eating"​

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A vegan diet for my family felt like the only way to be a decent human and honor my commitment to lessening suffering in the world. It was an easy, immediate action, with little cost to me, that would hopefully have a big benefit for the planet and everyone trying to live on it.

"A Brief Memo to Other White Women on Our White Supremacist Programming"​

Hellish Rebuke

It is precisely because of white supremacy, too, that white women feel entitled to touch black women; this is true even if it is unconscious. We can’t look at this ahistorically, as the entire foundation of interactions between white and Black women had to do with power and ownership. That doesn’t all just fall away because it’s 2017. When we tell women of color that their experience wasn’t about race, we are at the height of our ignorance and privilege. We are showing how little we have to consider issues of power and race in our daily lives because it just doesn’t apply to us. When we question and argue, we engage in gaslighting and that (like touching women of color without their consent) is a power play and a show of white supremacy–again, whether intentional or not.

"A Hellish Rebuke of Brock Turner and Rape Culture"​

Hellish Rebuke

There should be no doubt–and there has never been, for many of us–that the system does not exist to protect victims; it exists to protect its own interests, which means perpetuating systems of power and privilege. The system will, in its disinterest and tone deafness, repeatedly send messages to men that raping someone is probably not that big a deal, even if you’re caught in the act. As Stanford law professor Michele Landis Dauber noted, there’s also a message for women: “[Judge] Aaron Persky is telling these women don’t bother calling police.” All this will perpetuate rape culture and patriarchal values. The system –which is made up of actual human beings like Judge Persky with a lot of power–will violate victims a second time, only worse. And when that gets done enough in repetition, it starts becoming expected and normal.