2006-09-22 02:57:28 I can feel myself getting feverish from the flu, but it got worse as I read a passage from Split Decisions and said to myself, “Hot Daaaaaayum! I love this woman!” I have to post this excerpt, ‘coz this is for Belledame, too. It’s from the chapter entitled, ‘My Complete and Utter Lack [...]
2006-09-22 14:51:41 Speaking to queer, antiracist, postcolonial, and socialist struggles and justice projects, Janet Halley writes about power or governance feminism which = MacKinnon + cultural feminism + feminist practice as legal work and governance work (expertise) in NGOs: This is perhaps the apogee of feminists’ prescriptive deployment of feminist theory. And it is a [...]
2006-09-22 01:43:52 First, Halley writes that Catherine MacKinnon reviewed portions of the book where she spoke to MacKinnon’s work. So, I’d say that’s pretty cool, eh? Second, a while back, when Belledame was reading a discussion of Thai prostitutes, she brought to everyone’s attention the work of someone who’d written about third world prostitution using [...]
This is really interesting and makes clear why MacKIinnon should NOT be confused with people who find Ev0l in Teh Cock! However, I think what she does show is how MacKinnon nonetheless draws on their arguments in her legal work in ONCALE. If you don’t know of the case, here’s a little information about it [...]
2006-09-17 00:48:47 Janet Halley explains her assertion that there are two MacKinnons, early and late. All underlines and bold are my additions and not in the original text. —————————————————————————- SEXUAL SUBORDINATION FEMINISM The Structural Male/Female Model. In the book that did more than anything else to provide the theoretic basis for sex harassment law, Sexual [...]
2006-09-16 21:52:22 KH kindly pointed out that ‘Sexuality Harassment’ is online. The chapter is from a book with Wendy Brown, Left Legalism / Left Critique. In this chapter, Halley argues that, to better represent the interests of heterosexual women as well as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people we need to abandon the sexual subordination [...]
2006-09-15 14:45:19 I am Curious Blue, you are the awesomest. He found this early paper by Janet Halley and, from my quick skim, it seems to outline the basic positions in her book, Split Decisions. Now, what truly intrigues me is that she wants to examine the convergences and points of departure between queer theory [...]
2006-09-12 04:55:59 All I can say is, hmmmm. A quote to ponder. I’m wondering how many folks would feel comfortable with this way of characterizing what Halley is calling sex positive feminism: Dr. Halley also noted that feminist theory and queer theory often diverge. She went on to describe the characteristics she sees as essential [...]
2006-09-12 03:04:59 “In English departments, we sit and listen for hours to people talking about texts we’ve never read. And we act as if that’s fine.” — Janet Halley (transcribed. any errors, mine.) I’m listening to her lecture right now which maps out various feminist theories and queer theories. This is really awesome folks, so [...]
2006-09-08 21:22:57 Hmmm. I may have to have a crush on Janet Halley. Just luscious. Luscious. mmmmMMMMMmmmmm. There are some labels Halley is comfortable applying to herself, however. “I’m a law professor,” she says. I’m a teacher. I’m a really good cook. And I’m a leftist.” OH god oh god oh god. I can’t wait [...]
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