All posts tagged "History"
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Still Mama's Baby–The Continued Relevance of the American Grammar Book: A Prologue
I have always been awful at football. And for that, I give thanks. The first thing I want to do is to thank my mother,...
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Women Filmmakers Forum: Pratibha Parmar
Filmmaker Pratibha Parmar has an exemplary track record for her passionate commitment to making films with integrity and illuminating untold stories with visual flair and...
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Elections Around the World
Elections are happening all over the world, with some countries demanding changes from their governments while dictators in other nations reassert their control and power....
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Gender Taxes: American Women Are $1.5 Million Poorer By Age 65
By Joseph de la Torre Dwyer Every single working day of the year, American women pay a 22.6 percent gender tax on their income. By...
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Race, Mad Men, and Nostalgia
By Claire Oberon Garcia Like three million other Americans, I eagerly looked forward to the return of Mad Men. I love the show. But as...
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Celebrating Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was born on April 7, 1915 and died on July 17, 1959. She squeezed a lot of living–and a whole lot of music–into...
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On Race, Trauma, and "Strange Fruit"
Recently, I taught Billie Holiday’s signature song, “Strange Fruit,” in my Critical Trauma Studies course in a harrowing session on lynching. My graduate students had...