By Annaham on 16 December, 2010
Cultural criticism can be an agent for change, educating for critical consciousness in liberatory ways, only if we start with a mind-set and a progressive politics that is fundamentally anti-colonialist, that negates cultural imperialism in all its manifestations [...] In many ways progressive cultural revolution can happen only as we learn how to do everything [...]
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By Guest on 16 December, 2010
Eliot Renard is a genderqueer, feminist, socialist Chicagoan who enjoys making math and science accessible and fun for students through various online tutoring programs. Ze also has a health blog, personal blog and tumblr, because compartmentalizing is fun. I began experiencing the symptoms of what I now know to be depression, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue [...]
Posted in guest post | Tagged childhood illness, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain conditions, depression, family, family dynamics, fibromyalgia, guest post, mental health, personal, social attitudes
By Anna on 16 December, 2010
Talulah Mankiller at Life Under a Rock: Just the Facts, Ma’am (via Kiri) (post mentions domestic violence but doesn’t describe) Even when I was very sick and had no idea what was wrong, I always had two versions of reality in my head: what I logically knew was actually probably going on, and what I [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged abuse, australia, crazy, deaf-blind, depression, kentish sign language, kiri brings the awesome, mental health condition, neglect, Sign Language, violence
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