Religion and/as Media -
I think that for this class, I am going to write my paper focusing on televangelism. Although I'd like to talk about both Jerry Falwell and James Dobson, I think I'll end up having to pick one or the other. So, given that I am exceedingly intrigued by Focus on the Family... I'll most likely end up choosing James Dobson. (However, I volunteered to give a presentation for this class on a reading about Jerry Falwell* so at least I'll be able to fit some research in about him that way.) I just re-watched one of my favorite movies today (For The Bible Tells Me So) and got pretty re-inspired to write this paper. Although, I imagine that doing research for this will often put in me in very bad moods and leave pretty awful tastes in my mouth. Either way, I'm looking forward to it.
Moving Manhood -
American undergraduate fraternities and their ability to create an established and powerful masculine discourse through a variety of rituals, traditions and ceremonies. I have always been really curious about fraternities (and how they relate to gender and sexuality) but never really sought to do any research about them. I often just viewed Greek life in general as this bizarre and alien world that I could never associate with or understand but after doing a lot of other reading for this class, I'm inspired to finally try and understand what has always seemed so foreign to me. Interviewing some of the students in my program who go to schools that have a lot of greek life is what I'm most excited for - since I literally have had no experience with any sororities or fraternities. (Oh, to be a sheltered Sarah Lawrence student.)
Meaning of Having Children From Cross-Cultural Perspectives -
So, what's interesting about this class is that well, it has yet to begin.** Ha. So, clearly I'm jumping the gun a little on this one. Truthfully, the teacher may not even want us to write a paper... although, I think that's doubtful. Either way, I think I'd write about something having to do with same sex couples and legal rights concerning adoption and/or raising children? We'll see.
In other news, this is what the weather looks like for the next week -
Sooo.... that sucks. The new beautiful days we had a week ago were such a tease.
* "Falwell" shows up on my computer as an incorrect spelling and one of the suggestions it gives is "falafel." Jerry Falafel. Much more fitting. Although I'm not sure Jerry Falwell even deserves to be associated with such a delicious food.
** This class isn't supposed to start until April 20th and end before the 4th of June. Don't ask me how this is possible or how I'm possibly getting full credit for a little over a month of class but hey... I'm not about to complain.
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