The whole open access book Sartorial Fandom: Fashion, Beauty Culture, and Identity is chock-full of interesting essays, but we picked this one to highlight specifically because it includes a (very brief) reference to @reallyndacarter, an excellent Tumblarian.
A post from @asksecularwitch inspired us to do a quick search on JSTOR about witches, and we discovered Fantasies of Gender and the Witch in Feminist Theory and Literature, an open access book by Justyna Sempruch.
Through a critical re-reading of feminist texts, Sempruch develops a new concept of the witch, one that challenges traditional gender-biased theories linking it either to a malevolent "hag" on the margins of culture or to unrestrained "feminine" sexual desire.
Image: "We Are The Daughters Of The Witches You Didn't Burn," from St Lawrence University's Street Art Graphics collection on JSTOR.
in case anyone was struggling to parse, this book is not transphobic! (also it’s quite interesting)
we are the daughters of the witches you couldn’t burn is associated with terfy shit, and I would assume the jstor account manager just didn’t know that. this book quotes Butler’s gender trouble extensively and utilizes non-binary inclusive gender theories to explore the development of the figure of the witch. it’s neat
Thank you for pointing this out — we weren’t aware of the baggage in that message, and we certainly DO NOT condone TERF ideology. Our apologies to all our friends here!
dodecalemma asked:
Working on my thesis now and keep trying to show that there is little to no research on something or that it’s a topic not commonly discussed.
How does one cite a lack of literature???
Hi Tumblr community, any suggestions for Lemma? (Who appears to be a very scholarly cat.)
Hello! I’m Talia Feshbach, a linguistics major at Bryn Mawr College researching self-censoring on social media sites, specifically TikTok, Tumblr, and Twitter. Self-censoring is the practice of censoring taboo or forbidden words through character replacement or euphemism - for instance, writing ‘kill’ as 'k!ll.’ I’m conducting an anonymous survey about people’s self-censoring habits on these and other platforms. If you are over 18, use any social media, and are a US citizen and/or resident, please consider filling out this survey! https://brynmawr.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ZXUCkQ6Qk3s9lI
It is only 20 questions long and takes less than 5 minutes. If you can’t respond or aren’t interested, please reblog or pass the survey on. As a quick note: please do not inform me if you have or haven’t filled out the survey, as it is intentionally anonymous. Feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Let’s all help Talia!
I’ve noticed this a lot on social media, but especially Facebook and Twitter. Librarians are really stressing about figuring out their schedules for Annual and general conference stuff. I’ve attended way too many conferences. At this point my schedule basically makes itself. Not sure how that happened.
But if I could give any advice (which no one asked me for but here it is anyway), it would be to NOT STRESS OUT ABOUT A CONFERENCE. You don’t need to know exactly what you’re going to do every hour of every day. Part of attending a conference is, sure, learning new practical things to take back to your library and coworkers. A larger part of conferencing is networking and community. Meeting new people, reconnecting with friends, becoming knowledgeable about the profession, and discovering more about what it means to be a librarian.
Skim the schedule, pick out a few sessions/meetings/panels you REALLY want to attend, and see what happens. If you want to become more involved in ALA leadership, stop by a Council, division, or round table meeting. They’re generally open to everyone. I always go to YALSA, Council, and LRRT. Depends on your interests. Talk to people (on the bus, before a program, in the exhibit hall, in line for stuff). Hang out in the Networking Uncommons and librarian watch. Ask questions. Go to socials. Avoid hangovers (that’s the hard one). Let me know if you have questions or want to chat!
It’s overwhelming but in a fun, exhausting sort of way!
This is excellent conferencing advice! Your Tumblr overlord does not conference anymore (too busy overlording) but would give this exact advice to our friends.
Hey friends: come out and support EveryLibrary at ALA in Orlando at Howl at the Moon, a dueling piano bar!
Friday, June 24th!
8 pm!
$40 gets you in the door and drinks!
Tickets here!
OH hey tumblarians! JSTOR is back at it again, this time partnering with EveryLibrary to sponsor the Friday night event during ALA Annual in Orlando! Deets at the link! Come!
The JSTOR Art Project
I’m PUMPED to share this poster with you–It’s one of my favorite pieces I’ve completed in the past year. I was asked by JStor to create an image of a student’s desk…and to, basically, have fun with it. I filled the space with treasured objects from my studio, from my memories, and from my own research projects on JStor. I included some detail shots because this poster was HUGE and I was able to get really detailed.
Detail 1: An excerpt from a quote that is very important to me.
Detail 2: Some book spines, including a sneak peak of the spine of Compass South (our first story, Hope! :))
Detail 3: A ticket stub that is very important to me. (and I only wish I owned that skull)
Detail 4: Pluche, or the Love of Art–a book that is also very important to me.
This poster will be distributed to school libraries and institutions across the country.
In addition, JStor also came to my studio and filmed a little interview with me about the poster. If you are interested in seeing my crazy-person studio space and my pink-potato face, you can watch it here. (edit: or below)
This is a super cool poster that we’ll have to give out at booth #1916 at ALA Midwinter in Boston! Tomorrow!
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