Category: sexual assault

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

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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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Credibility and What One Believes in Carmen Maria Machado and Dani’s “The Low, Low Woods”

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When Jaydn DeWald introduced me to Carmen Maria Machado and Dani’s The Low, Low Woods, I knew that I wanted to include it in my “Monsters, Race, and Comics” class. Jaydn also introduced me to Machado’s “The Husband Stitch,” and before starting The Low, Low Woods we read and discussed Machado’s story in class. One of the overarching themes in both texts deals with the discrediting of … Read More Credibility and What One Believes in Carmen Maria Machado and Dani’s “The Low, Low Woods”

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