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“What do little girls like to do?”: Confronting Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault in Punk

When she started at Evergreen State College, Kathleen Hanna’s roommate Alle had a poster or the Crass’ Eve Libertine on the wall with some lyrics from “Bata Motel” (1981), a song that directly confronts society’s views of women and the stereotypical image that society projects upon women. The song begins with Libertine pointing out that at six or seven young girls gets asked, “What … Read More “What do little girls like to do?”: Confronting Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault in Punk

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Personal Memoir Syllabus

Whenever I work on a syllabus, I always have some amorphous idea for a theme and for the texts I want to use in the course. For introductory composition courses where the goal is to teach students to write argumentative essays and move towards the incorporation of sources into their work, I always structure the course around personal narratives because, for me, starting by … Read More Personal Memoir Syllabus