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Mindy Lewis left a comment for Susan Bordo
"Thanks - very helpful. I'll forward these along."
Sep 16, 2009
Susan Bordo left a comment for Mindy Lewis
"Marjorie: If you’re interested in ones that deal with beauty and body issues, I can suggest two brand new ones: Cosmetic Surgery: A Feminist Primer, edited by Cressida Heyes and Meredith Jones, Ashgate Publishing, England, and Critical…"
Sep 16, 2009
Marilyn Yalom left a comment for Susan Bordo
"Hello Susan, I greatly admired "Unbearable Weight" and am glad to see that it came out in a 10th anniversary edition. It will be fun to be in touch with you through shewrites. All best, Marilyn"
Jul 20, 2009
Susan Bordo replied to the discussion 'Anne Boleyn' in the group Across/Beyond/Defying Genre
"Re. the Chronicle, the article is called "Anne Boleyn: Victim or Vixen?" (I didn't choose the title!) and it came out quite a while ago (I extracted the piece from my proposal.) It's in the Chronicle Review. I'll get the…"
Jul 15, 2009
Jane Hammons replied to the discussion 'Anne Boleyn' in the group Across/Beyond/Defying Genre
"I subscribe to Chron of Higher Ed (though clearly I don't read it thoroughly!), so I can find that, but I would like the link to Quiddity. Thanks. "
Jul 14, 2009
Renee Cramer commented on the group 'Across/Beyond/Defying Genre'
"Hi all, glad to be joining this group! So far, with the exception of a blog posting on GirlwithPen, I've published only in academic venues - but I hope to cross over soon! My previous work has been on tribal politics, but I"m working now…"
Jul 14, 2009
Susan Bordo replied to the discussion '"Workshop": Breaking Academic Habits' in the group Across/Beyond/Defying Genre
"So now give me three concrete images that fall under the categories of "blissful" and "banal". "
Jul 14, 2009
Susan Bordo replied to the discussion 'Anne Boleyn' in the group Across/Beyond/Defying Genre
"Thanks for your interest! I've already published a couple of things, one in the Chronicle of Higher Education, and another an interview with me about the book in a journal called Quiddity. I'll check on the URLs for them and upload them…"
Jul 14, 2009
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Across/Beyond/Defying Genre

For anyone who has been asked (by editors, agents, teachers, fellow writers) "But just what IS it?", "How can we market it?", etc.etc.etc.
Jul 14, 2009
Jane Hammons replied to the discussion 'Anne Boleyn' in the group Across/Beyond/Defying Genre
"Those details about Elizabeth and Anne are so intriguing. Will you publishing excerpts from the work in progress anywhere, or are you saving it all for the book? I look forward to this book, as I do to all of your writing. "
Jul 12, 2009
Sheila Lintott replied to the discussion '"Workshop": Breaking Academic Habits' in the group Across/Beyond/Defying Genre
"Sensuous Motherhood: Reflections on the Aesthetic Dimensions of Mother's Lives Sensuous Motherhood: Aesthetic Reflections on a Mothering Life Sensuous Motherhood: From the Blissful to the Banal ?? I always wondered if you got to Unbearable…"
Jul 12, 2009
Susan Bordo replied to the discussion 'Anne Boleyn' in the group Across/Beyond/Defying Genre
"Thank you so much!! You've mentioned some of the exact things I want to focus on--esp. the Elizabeth/Anne "relationship." It's very intriguing....Elizabeth is famous for declaring she had the "stomach" of a man and was…"
Jul 12, 2009
Jane Hammons replied to the discussion 'Anne Boleyn' in the group Across/Beyond/Defying Genre
"A couple of years ago I went to see the Anne Boleyn exhibit at the Legion of Honor in SF. One part of the exhibit was AB's furniture. And I was surprised at how tiny it all was, even though I know we are now much bigger than people were 500…"
Jul 11, 2009
Elatia Harris commented on the group 'Across/Beyond/Defying Genre'
"Hi everybody -- I just got here and already I'm fascinated with this wall. I am working on a word + image project. It's a novella-length fiction with visual components. My background for this is art and writing. I've done quite a bit…"
Jul 11, 2009
Elatia Harris, Erin Rogers and Jane Hammons joined a group
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Jul 11, 2009
Caroline Grant left a comment for Susan Bordo
"Hi Susan, I was Caroline Webber in college and grad school; filed my dissertation that way, then married and changed my name."
Jul 11, 2009

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Who I am:
University webpage : http://www.as.uky.edu/academics/departments_programs/GenderWomenStu...
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
My books:

2004 10th Anniversary Edition of Unbearable Weight

1999 The Male Body: A New Look at Men in Public and in Private

1998 Feminist Interpretations of Descartes (editor)

1997 Twilight Zones: The Hidden Life of Cultural Images From Plato to O.J.

1993 Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture and the Body

1989 Gender/Body/Knowledge: Feminist Reconstructions of Being and Knowing (editor, with Alison Jaggar)

1987 The Flight to Objectivity: Essays on Cartesianism and Culture
Media outlets that I currently write for:
The Chronicle of Higher Education
My writing is:
Nonfiction, Memoir, Journalism, Theory
Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
Sometimes
I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
Yes

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At 7:01am on September 16, 2009, Mindy Lewis said…
Thanks - very helpful. I'll forward these along.
At 6:04pm on July 20, 2009, Marilyn Yalom said…
Hello Susan,

I greatly admired "Unbearable Weight" and am glad to see that it came out in a 10th anniversary edition. It will be fun to be in touch with you through shewrites.

All best, Marilyn
At 10:39am on July 11, 2009, Caroline Grant said…
Hi Susan, I was Caroline Webber in college and grad school; filed my dissertation that way, then married and changed my name.
At 8:32am on July 11, 2009, Rebecca Coffey said…
Susan, thank you so much for starting Across/Beyond/Defying Genre. This is going to mean a lot to me.--Rebecca
At 2:13pm on July 9, 2009, Caroline Grant said…
I'm happy to see you here, Susan; Ed Lee was one of my college professors, and I had fun recently being interviewed by Binnie on her radio show.
cheers,
Caroline
At 4:54pm on July 6, 2009, Kamy Wicoff said…
Dear Susan,

Hi and welcome to SHE WRITES! Debbie was so thrilled to see you here, and so am I. I hope you enjoy it and please do share your feedback.

Warm best,
Kamy
 
 
 

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