tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post9204712321829928374..comments2023-09-15T03:09:51.119-07:00Comments on the bumpidee reader: Who Wants To Read Transnational Feminist Theory?Tobi Vailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-2890635025584640882009-03-14T15:19:00.000-07:002009-03-14T15:19:00.000-07:00you can request it from your library, but it may t...you can request it from your library, but it may take a whileTobi Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-44529058474120947592009-03-14T13:18:00.000-07:002009-03-14T13:18:00.000-07:00i really like your proactive second comment. thank...i really like your proactive second comment. thank god people are doing just that, decoding. i don't doubt that the material is incredibly important. i think you're very nice to the field, too. i'm in psychology and people publish stuff with made-up words all the time. so, like, not even stuff that a dictionary can help...<BR/>I guess I'd like stuff to be more accessible. <BR/>Margaret Mead:"If Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10496582797142116745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-83766245836051140912009-03-14T13:01:00.001-07:002009-03-14T13:01:00.001-07:00well put. i wish i could afford the book. then i c...well put. i wish i could afford the book. then i could further understand what's being furthered.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10496582797142116745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-86048651156106161902009-03-14T13:01:00.000-07:002009-03-14T13:01:00.000-07:00so many spelling mistakes in that last comment i m...so many spelling mistakes in that last comment i made, sorry<BR/><BR/>looking at the notes on contributors, there are several writers who are not academics, but are coming from activist perspectives...maybe some of that writing will be less confusing? hope so!<BR/><BR/>i think when people are writing in order to impact policy, they often adapt to the language of that policy. this book seems to Tobi Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-49766617845880776032009-03-14T13:00:00.000-07:002009-03-14T13:00:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tobi Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-86595918411405241472009-03-14T12:43:00.000-07:002009-03-14T12:43:00.000-07:00well to be fair to the book, the audience for the ...well to be fair to the book, the audience for the book are popular intellectuals and activists involved at the international level, as well as academics. i just wrote about the conference the book came out of, but the irony is that these scholars aim is to change international policy. they are not the careerist ivory tower intellectual types, but those who attend UN conferences and work with Tobi Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-70005210326865786902009-03-14T11:07:00.000-07:002009-03-14T11:07:00.000-07:00This reminds me of the virtues of Valenti's "Full-...This reminds me of the virtues of Valenti's "Full-Frontal Feminism." <BR/><BR/>Heady, scholarly publications place themselves in the "pretty doorstop" category if the material is inaccessible for use. The purpose should be to mobilize and inform women, not just get someone a fancy-schmancy degree.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10496582797142116745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-52720755776713284682009-03-14T10:42:00.000-07:002009-03-14T10:42:00.000-07:00so i've been reading this book and it is full of t...so i've been reading this book and it is full of technical terms, jargon<BR/><BR/>the subject matter is important, but it's frustrating that it's written this way<BR/><BR/>it needs to be translated into normal language people can understand<BR/><BR/>i hate that this is the case and haven't had the energy to write about it yetTobi Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-84966655196087252842009-03-03T23:25:00.000-08:002009-03-03T23:25:00.000-08:00hi sara, i think we should just post multiple post...hi sara, i think we should just post multiple posts on this one book so that people who might check the blog see them. i can write something at the top maybe. i've been meaning to try and change the stupid graphics of this thing, but i haven't had time to mess around with it<BR/>i got my book yesterday and just finished the angela davis book. anyhow if someone posts on a topic or a chapter, then Tabitha Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263734692562277597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-79236121108647382782009-03-03T20:35:00.000-08:002009-03-03T20:35:00.000-08:00my copy from powell's came in and i've only just c...my copy from powell's came in and i've only just cracked the intro since it's one of a number of books i'm currently reading. should we post discussion bits as comments here?saralibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330126812108810731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-66214604386767203032009-02-27T21:48:00.000-08:002009-02-27T21:48:00.000-08:00i'd love to get my hands on this book, but i'm a g...i'd love to get my hands on this book, but i'm a grad student so i barely make rent. i will keep my eyes open for an affordable copy asap, though. <BR/><BR/>good find!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046504021455382304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-17518198826530911812009-02-25T14:08:00.000-08:002009-02-25T14:08:00.000-08:00Hi I usually order from Orca but I was already get...Hi I usually order from Orca but I was already getting something from Powell's so I included this in my order--you can find it cheaper if you look, but I like to support the independent book stores. Quitty can order anything for you at Orca. They say it won't be here until March 12th though, so maybe this will be for March/April. Probably more realistic...it seems like something they should have Tobi Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-57207914549477279752009-02-25T13:30:00.000-08:002009-02-25T13:30:00.000-08:00I'm interested - where are you ordering a copy fro...I'm interested - where are you ordering a copy from? I see Powell's has it (new) for $40. -BridgetBJIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562436072520176227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-9153764216545374672009-02-22T15:08:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:08:00.000-08:00I'm in! -kanakoI'm in! -kanakokanakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223899800545206074noreply@blogger.com