Off the Cliff: How the Making of Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood to the Edge
reviewdate:
Nov 25 2018
isn:
9780698405639
Tagged with sexism
Her Own Medicine: A Woman's Journey from Student to Doctor
reviewdate:
Sep 12 2018
isn:
0449003094
book type:
recommendation:
Rites of Passage
reviewdate:
Jun 10 2018
isn:
9780062295217
recommendation:
Only Ever Yours
reviewdate:
Apr 12 2017
isn:
9781623654559
recommendation:
Driving the Saudis: A Chauffeur's Tale of the World's Richest Princesses - Plus Their Servants, Nannies, and One Royal Hairdresser
reviewdate:
Jul 16 2016
isn:
9781451640045
book type:
What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal
reviewdate:
May 16 2016
isn:
9781935950059
book type:
Library Unconference, not Un Enough
I guess I have a different idea of what an unconference is than the organizers of National Library Unconference Day ’11. To me, an unconference doesn't have keynote speakers. It's peer education without stars and top down lectures.
I also have a different idea of what any library conference keynote slate should look like. In an 80% female profession, I'd prefer five women speakers and one man to the lineup listed on the website as of 2/5/11 at 3pm Eastern. I'm not saying there should be a mandated quota (though I'm not saying there shouldn't be either), I just think they could represent they could represent their constituency a teeny bit better.
future of libraries: men in suits
When I see library programs with male heavy/corporate/administrator compositions I get a little outraged. At ALA this year, the Office for Internet Technology Policy is hosting a just such a panel discussion, called What is the Future of Libaries?.
I have nothing against any of the participants personally. In fact I've seen a couple of them speak and was very impressed. It's the line-up all together that bothers me, especially in the context of library futurism. Personally I want nothing to do with a future that is defined or molded by what these seven people represent as a whole.
free:
Bancroft Prize for Having a Penis
Three men awarded book prize administered by a male university librarian and given my a male presenter. In the male dominated field of...history!
Mudflap Flap
There's been some talk on the Progressive Librarians Guild discussion list about the Wyoming Libraries publicity campaign's mudflap girl.
