Comments on: “Full Frontal Feminism”: a ringing endorsement http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:58:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters | Mordant Belle http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-313390 Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters | Mordant Belle Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:43:46 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-313390 [...] posts on it: Brownfemipower via Amtoons (since her blog is kaput atm), and from Hugo Schwyzer, this ringing endorsement and this discussion of [...] […] posts on it: Brownfemipower via Amtoons (since her blog is kaput atm), and from Hugo Schwyzer, this ringing endorsement and this discussion of […]

]]> By: faux feminism or third-wave ingenuity. an analytical critique of Jessica Valenti’s Full Frontal Feminism. « feminist rising. http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-190481 faux feminism or third-wave ingenuity. an analytical critique of Jessica Valenti’s Full Frontal Feminism. « feminist rising. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:49:52 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-190481 [...] entry posted May 7, 2007. http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/ [...] […] entry posted May 7, 2007. http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/ […]

]]> By: Doctor Science http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52956 Doctor Science Tue, 08 May 2007 19:45:49 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52956 Actually, I find THT (like 1984) gets less dated all the time. It's a novel, people! Not an instruction book! Have you ever taught LeGuin's <i>The Left Hand of Darkness</i>? Speaking of books that age does not wither nor custom stale ... Actually, I find THT (like 1984) gets less dated all the time. It’s a novel, people! Not an instruction book!

Have you ever taught LeGuin’s The Left Hand of Darkness? Speaking of books that age does not wither nor custom stale …

]]> By: annaham http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52701 annaham Tue, 08 May 2007 05:17:37 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52701 Ah, I see. I should probably re-read it in order to see what you mean. Ah, I see. I should probably re-read it in order to see what you mean.

]]> By: Antigone http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52691 Antigone Tue, 08 May 2007 04:41:35 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52691 I agree: I'm 22 and I still see the relevance of The Handmaiden's Tale. Then again, I can still still see the relevance of 1984 and "Brave New World" so, perhaps I'm just good at picking out dystoias. I agree: I’m 22 and I still see the relevance of The Handmaiden’s Tale. Then again, I can still still see the relevance of 1984 and “Brave New World” so, perhaps I’m just good at picking out dystoias.

]]> By: Hugo Schwyzer http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52668 Hugo Schwyzer Tue, 08 May 2007 03:17:27 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52668 Oh, the datedness of the Handmaids Tale lies in the technological references; it screams WRITTEN IN THE MID-EIGHTIES to a reader who, as I do, reads it every year over and over again. A few of my students remark on that datedness, but most have the reaction that Megan does. Oh, the datedness of the Handmaids Tale lies in the technological references; it screams WRITTEN IN THE MID-EIGHTIES to a reader who, as I do, reads it every year over and over again. A few of my students remark on that datedness, but most have the reaction that Megan does.

]]> By: annaham http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52657 annaham Tue, 08 May 2007 02:54:49 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52657 <I>and I’m not ready, yet, to accept that The Handmaid’s Tale is too dated to be relevant to students born years after its 1985 publication.</I> Wait, why is THM too dated to be relevant? I read it when I was 16 and thought it was VERY relevant, especially in the context of the continuing battle over abortion. and I’m not ready, yet, to accept that The Handmaid’s Tale is too dated to be relevant to students born years after its 1985 publication.

Wait, why is THM too dated to be relevant? I read it when I was 16 and thought it was VERY relevant, especially in the context of the continuing battle over abortion.

]]> By: Megan http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52632 Megan Tue, 08 May 2007 01:12:24 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52632 I still think that The Handmaid's Tale is a brilliant book, my favorite out of your assigned readings, and maybe one of my favorites out of assigned novels for any class I've taken. I still think that The Handmaid’s Tale is a brilliant book, my favorite out of your assigned readings, and maybe one of my favorites out of assigned novels for any class I’ve taken.

]]> By: Melinda Casino http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52579 Melinda Casino Mon, 07 May 2007 21:57:15 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52579 Thanks for offering your thoughts on these books. Thanks for offering your thoughts on these books.

]]> By: Amy http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52552 Amy Mon, 07 May 2007 20:34:37 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/05/07/full-frontal-feminism-a-ringing-endorsement/#comment-52552 Quick reply, thanks! Quick reply, thanks!

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