Difference between revisions of "328 2010--Week 1 Questions/Comments"
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Towards the top history vs women's history was discussed, and later someone stated something about the genders being "equal" now (oh look, quotation marks...). Personally, I think it's interesting that the tag "women's" history needs to be used at all. Like many other disciplines in the minority, women's history is defined by opposition to the larger culture as a whole, and that's precisely why it's such an important and interesting subject--it's viewed through an alternative lens, a lesser-known perspective. | Towards the top history vs women's history was discussed, and later someone stated something about the genders being "equal" now (oh look, quotation marks...). Personally, I think it's interesting that the tag "women's" history needs to be used at all. Like many other disciplines in the minority, women's history is defined by opposition to the larger culture as a whole, and that's precisely why it's such an important and interesting subject--it's viewed through an alternative lens, a lesser-known perspective. | ||
Christine's comment about the sources of information we study was dead on. | Christine's comment about the sources of information we study was dead on. | ||
| − | Taylor: It's not only that maternity leave is considered sick leave (is that just because both involve the hospital?) It's also that men are RARELY if ever offered or encouraged to take paternity leave... --Sarah Smethurst | + | Taylor: It's not only that maternity leave is considered sick leave (is that just because both involve the hospital?) It's also that men are RARELY if ever offered or encouraged to take paternity leave... |
| + | schang: There are definitely categories--do you mean timeline-wise or through specific lens? And what exactly do you mean by agency? I'm a little fuzzy on your specific definition. Perhaps that's because it's near midnight...--Sarah Smethurst | ||
