burning like matchsticks in the face of the darkness

Because i don't want to hear "doesn't it suck to be a woman" like ever again, but the history of the gay rights movement interests me a lot. And in general i'm much more interested in queer stuff than in gender-by-which-we-mean-the-oppression-of-women stuff.

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marginaliana

I'm glad you know enough about your interests to distinguish. My surprise stems mainly from the fact that I have found there to be just as much, "doesn't it suck to be gay" as there is "doesn't it suck to be a woman". But I have a way lower tolerance for that sort of thing than you do. :)

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I have found there to be just as much, "doesn't it suck to be gay" as there is "doesn't it suck to be a woman".

This may well be true. I feel like there's more straight-up historical stuff that isn't necessarily "doesn't it suck to be gay" whereas historical feminist stuff seems to center on "doesn't it suck to be a woman" but i think you're right that i have a higher tolerance than you do.

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oooh. that's EVIL. >< I had to miss lots of classes because everyone seemed to love the T TH 1-2:20 slot. *sigh* Maybe they'll move it?

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Yup, the humanities love TR, particularly the afternoon. At least i'm not madly in love with both of them and a graduating senior (Nancy may perhaps be offering 312 again next spring *crosses finges*).

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I hope that works out...

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Thanks, me too.

Now i'm remembering classes i've been wanting to take and looking through the course catalogue yet again. Ack, gonna be a senior next year. Last chance ever to take classes at Smith -- unless of course i end up living in Northampton, in which case i'll be auditing classes for the rest of my life, except that i'll probably have a 9- job and thus won't be able to except for evening classes and i'll cry.

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*hugs you*

you should try to get a job at a college...that way, you can take a 'late lunch' twice a week to audit a class. ;)

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Aw, thanks for the hug dear. *hugs you back*

Funny you should mention, actually, because as we were leaving the Museum last Saturday, i saw Margi who heads Membership & Marketing and introduced her and my parents. She told them how wonderful she thinks i am and that they wish they could work me full-time. I said something like "Can i have that in writing?" and expressed great pleasure at a guaranteed job post-college. She said unfortunately they are not allowed to hire students immediately following graduation and then said students go on to get jobs at places like the Smithsonian :) I understand kicking kids out of the Bubble, but sigh. I wonder what the exact rule is, like if you have wait a year or have one full-time job elsewhere before applying or just what, since obviously they don't disallow Smith grads from ever working at Smith.

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That sucks about not hiring you straight after graduation. What's the idea behind that rule? Can it be appealed?

And if you worked at the Smithsonian, that would just be the greatest.job.ever. 0.0

You'd have access! to everything!! I just...

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/museum geek.

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The idea is probably because Smith is such an incestous and insulated bubble anyway that it would really be good to force you out of it, and at least for some time. I should inquire at greater length at some point.

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Would make for an interesting column!

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*loves you*

That would motivate me to actually find out the specifics of the policy (which i want to anyway) and would be a neat piece.

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:D Old editors never die, they just get streamlined.

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*giggles*

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couldn't you take it next year? Or take Gary Lehring's Queer class next year? Or take the Lesbo Lit seminar next semester? Or try the gender & sex soc or gov courses? Or try to take something gay off campus?

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In my response i asked if she would be teaching it next year. Every other year classes and profs who go on sabbatical threaten to become the bane of my college existence (she says with some exaggeration).

Gary's GOV 269 Politics of Gender and Sexuality? That looks like it has potential, is offered next semester. (Most of next year's classes aren't on the electronic catalogue yet.)

Is the Lesbo Lit class Marilyn Schuster's WST 315 Sexual Histories, Lesbian Stories? It looks somewhat interesting, but it's offered this semester (and thus i'm guessing perhaps next fall as well).

I'm sad that i have yet to take an off-campus class. I'm not sure i'm ever gonna have time, but it's definitely worth looking into.

Checking out Soc and Gov is not particularly helpful for next semester but it does remind of classes i've been meaning to take. Damn you. (Though really it's a good thing.)

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Yes, pol of gender and sexuality is offered next semester-the time isn't up though. wst 315 is offered in the fall. Prof Whittier is also offering a Soc seminiar, if that interests you.

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Yeah, i saw her Gender and Social Change seminar in the Soc section. That has potential. So hard to decide. On the one hand, gender and queerness interest me a lot, but on the other hand courses involving those things (particularly gender) have such potential to suck.

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try off campus. Hampshire is offering a course called "Queer in Culture"

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Is that the Analysis of Pop Culture one? 'Cause that looks really cool. I think it's a this semester course, though. I can't find a Spring schedule on the Hampshire site, and the 5-College search is unclear as to semesters.

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Go to thehub.hampshire.edu

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And ooh, Queer in Culture does look cool.

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lest you needed any more convincing, bestey harris is going on sabbatical all next year and won't be offering the course. just so you know, i'm officially bitter. if you happen to email me the reading list at any point in time i would love you for that. i've also wanted to take the course since first year, and now it looks like i'll never be able to. whateverfuck.

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