tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34247274.post80081556189612826..comments2023-11-02T03:52:02.299-05:00Comments on Lauren Burger: Le 30e anniversaire de la Journée internationale de la femmelaurenburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698106891612600031noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34247274.post-9675131750821851132011-09-15T23:30:21.000-05:002011-09-15T23:30:21.000-05:00wow, I liked your article I hope this blog adds ad...<a href="http://uii.ac.id/" rel="nofollow">wow, I liked your article I hope this blog adds advanced</a>YOGYAKARTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419100861333405693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34247274.post-82276995316543572402011-05-04T05:04:03.615-05:002011-05-04T05:04:03.615-05:00..https://www.blogger.com/profile/03037704048671379868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34247274.post-49179826631358391602009-05-08T14:50:00.000-05:002009-05-08T14:50:00.000-05:00Interesting stuff.
On the subject of telling othe...Interesting stuff.<br /><br />On the subject of telling other people's stories I remember sitting dumbfounded through a compulsory program when doing my undergrad on women's history. The dumbfounded expression was after the very respected but rather blunt lecturer had announced to the room that "only women can ever write about women's history."<br /><br />I rather wondered why I was there.<br /><br />But then I took issue with it in a more constructive way and wondered what had so affronted me, and I think it is the presumption that to investigate, write about or produce meaningful contributions on a subject we have to have complete ownership of it.<br />As a white male from the United Kingdom I will never fully have ownership and inside understanding of so many important areas for study. My understanding of them will forever be through the lens of my white, western, masculine upbringing no matter how I try.<br />However far from excluding me from the study I believe this makes it important that I undertake it. But that I undertake it with full realisation of the privileged that colours my perspective. As historian's we are always looking in from the outside; and we are always aware of how our perspective affects the events we are observing. I can add “born in the late 20st century” to my list of things that exclude me from areas of research, because I will forever be an outside to the past; but my understanding of the present gives it context. Likewise I will never be an insider to women's history, never have ownership of it, but my reflective and careful understanding of the masculine privileged give me a different context on it.<br /><br />I'm not saying your thoughts are wrong, but this is what got me through a difficult moment of questioning my attempts at feminist historian credentials.Unnatural Philsopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759383575746257872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34247274.post-24299107720163659042007-03-18T11:35:00.000-05:002007-03-18T11:35:00.000-05:00I just wanted to say that your post hit some inter...I just wanted to say that your post hit some interesting points with me. Most specifically, the issue of telling the stories of "others"... Isn't it possible that we may develop a skewed perspective without even realizing it if we only let the inside group tell the story? Since its impossible for any one actor to have a complete grasp on reality, could it then be possible that multiple perspectives on the same issue create a truer picture of the same situation?<BR/><BR/>-AD<BR/>historicaldistortion.blogspot.comHistorical Distortionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432010791522785110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34247274.post-25662337045502272892007-03-09T09:59:00.000-05:002007-03-09T09:59:00.000-05:00No anonymous comments allowed! Had to sign up just...No anonymous comments allowed! Had to sign up just to say that I too happened to tune into the performance last night while driving.<BR/><BR/>I really liked what I was hearing, but can't seem to find a list of the songs performed or anything (My search is what led me to find your post).<BR/><BR/>At any rate, I liked what you had to say. I don't think you should feel guilty -- such things don't receive too much attention whith the world being a busy frantic place and all. (Not to mention that advertising is expensive!)<BR/><BR/>I think your other comments are spot-on. Ultimately, I think the best way men can participate in things like International Women's Day is simply through a humble (and mostly reserved/quiet) presence. In a perfect world, these subtle 'gut' biases wouldn't exist, but we are funny creatures, and that's why I probably could never become a well-respected expert in women's history/studies. It works that way with a lot of things. If the USA decided to have an "International United States Day!", that'd be pretty retarded and in bad taste (considering our already *glistening* public image). On the flipside, if there was an "International Uganda Day", that'd be perceived as much neater. "Me-too-ism", as you put it (and I rather like that phrase), is not always a good thing, and is a result of the nature of past and current status quos.<BR/><BR/>So, as a guy, I think the 'female-only' focus makes sense. I wouldn't find it strange to see a few male musicians playing in the orchestra, but would expect all the soloists and vocalists be female.<BR/><BR/>I think I'm starting to ramble so I'll just say again that I like the points you bring up, and am happy to have found your post!<BR/><BR/>Greetings from Michigan,<BR/>-Austinaustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536936143833046091noreply@blogger.com