CUNY Academic Commons | Paige Durrant | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/paigedurrant/activity/ Activity feed for Paige Durrant. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 6a76d6dd3c56d81e4c0c3aa6769f7637 Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=3351 Wed, 20 May 2020 22:50:15 -0400 WGST-PROJ-Wages-for-HWDownload

]]> 75aeea3bdf5c460757940a8c8902365a Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=3151 Wed, 13 May 2020 02:05:58 -0400 Dixon, Marlene. “Wages for Housework and Strategies of Revolutionary Fantasy.” Synthesis, vol. 1, no. 4, 1977, pp. 12–17. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43783331.This source explains how feminist fought for equal […]

]]> 6d7cb99e7d8338c7fdd1a2963a529b8e Paige Durrant commented on the post, Oral History - Blog Post 6, on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/oral-history-blog-post-6/#comment-304 Wed, 13 May 2020 01:17:46 -0400 This was very nice. Its always good to learn about things that other people experienced before our time.

]]> dc09c15e0469dd4584e6d3dd1bcbbe13 Paige Durrant commented on the post, Blog Post 10-Culture Wars, on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-post-10-culture-wars-4/#comment-303 Wed, 13 May 2020 01:15:37 -0400 I really appreciate your explanation. It makes it easier to understand your topic. I had a similar definition, but more broad. I saw it ass the general struggle between multiple groups on opposing groups. For […]

]]> e586a39395217da32e0d700a99d728b3 Paige Durrant commented on the post, Blog Post #12, on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-post-12-6/#comment-302 Wed, 13 May 2020 01:07:25 -0400 From what I understand, it also has to do with other factors. Factors such as politics, immobile or nonhuman objects and even language.

]]> 04690667acc878d78ccef727175af047 Paige Durrant commented on the post, Blog Post # 13, on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-post-13/#comment-301 Wed, 13 May 2020 01:04:54 -0400 I came across a couple of her books, and this one seems very interesting. Her work is powerful. I think your report really speaks volumes to what she mentions in Playing in the Dark.

]]> 0270dcb367ac404bcc748862125155e0 Paige Durrant commented on the post, Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman Presentation, on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/black-macho-and-the-myth-of-the-superwoman-presentation/#comment-300 Wed, 13 May 2020 00:56:20 -0400 Great presentation. Definitely proves to be a very important topic.

]]> 9faeff7acbfc37da13df3fd68c8d9614 Paige Durrant commented on the post, Presentation 2- 'Vibrant Matter' by Jane Bennett (04/20/20), on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/presentation-2-vibrant-matter-by-jane-bennett-04-20-20/#comment-299 Wed, 13 May 2020 00:52:01 -0400 Thank you for giving this wonderful presentation. Vibrant Matter is definitely way different than what I am used to when learning about feminism. Reading Vibrant Matter did leave me a little unsure, but your […]

]]> 47d1fac4ae909ee4e3015d9e97aa4aa3 Paige Durrant commented on the post, "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" Presentation, on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/incidents-in-the-life-of-a-slave-girl-presentation/#comment-298 Wed, 13 May 2020 00:47:53 -0400 I thought this presentation was very informative and well organized. It was well thought out and also very interesting.

]]> 9c9ae4c209b4e8c98d326aaccb68f9ac Paige Durrant commented on the post, Judith Butler Presentation By Ramy Mohamed, on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/judith-butler-presentation-by-ramy-mohamed/#comment-291 Tue, 12 May 2020 17:44:27 -0400 I love the lay out of this presentation. Judith Butler is one of my favorites. She offers new concepts that are not very common. To your first question, I do think gender is a performance. I did not see it as such […]

]]> d52762c09b90e866b394ff459ad42789 Paige Durrant commented on the post, Toni Morrison Presentation By Ramy Mohamed, on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/toni-morrison-presentation-by-ramy-mohamed/#comment-290 Tue, 12 May 2020 17:36:52 -0400 I first learned about Toni Morrison about a year ago, and she is very inspiring. Your presentation was fantastic, very informational. Your presentation gave me more knowledge on Morrison that I did not know […]

]]> e4250df2dff8818b8352fb92535b39c0 Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=2979 Wed, 06 May 2020 20:49:02 -0400 Three readings or work that were most impactful for me was Gender Trouble by Judith Butler, “Ain’t I a Woman”’ by Sojourner Truth and Disidentifications by Munoz. All three readings were very refreshing and offer […]

]]> 06fdc195e839c34a720764cc78c03b81 Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=2960 Wed, 06 May 2020 06:54:35 -0400 Dixon, Marlene. “Wages for Housework and Strategies of Revolutionary Fantasy.” Synthesis, vol. 1, no. 4, 1977, pp. 12–17. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43783331. Accessed 6 May 2020. This is academically credi […]

]]> 0a10f0e825d8e0c3e50f99bdf9aeef79 Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=3010 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:21:00 -0400 Material Feminism focuses on how nonhuman forces affect our agency, being, and culture. These material conditions can be looked at in terms of gender and relations to the actual lives of women. According to Jane […]

]]> dbbcbaba7b14bee24fc58b835de07d7c Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=1328 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:20:44 -0400 This is the link to my Judith Butler Presentation, so I couldn’t upload the whole thing as a post.

]]> e8f5a26e2509ce69731f8fa633ab2673 Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=3098 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 01:31:00 -0400 God Help the Child by Toni Morrison

This book explains the life of an African American woman named b=Bride and how she was able to get past a life of struggle and become a successful woman. However, even as an […]

]]> b0ebc75b04f3e358fa30c69ac8c5c1c7 Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=1108 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 19:09:55 -0400 My mom was born in the early 70’s in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, but lived most of her life on the island on Mustique before coming to the USA in the early 2000’s.

Q: When you were living back home did you […]

]]> 601cfa96e5f482fb88f71227e190be0d Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=1336 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:55:00 -0400 Judith Butler talks about therepresentation of feminists, women and gender. Whether it is political, cultural or social, how one represents a gender or speaks on it, is very important. She point out terminology […]

]]> 8062d0fcfbbc591feed552364fdab70a Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=3095 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 00:01:00 -0400 From what I understand from the Faluci reading, culture wars are the war between different cultures based on their views, beliefs or norms. But in this case, the war is between women, men or even society. The war […]

]]> 3e4fd80e115b3f788e8e396b3ab6a2df Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=1110 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:24:48 -0400 I had a little trouble at first. I am sure there are many ways, but this is how I did it.

First, I logged in to my hypothesis account and then I installed the chrome extension to make things easier, but it […]

]]> a9f53282487df4ffc5c398e2dbf0beaa Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=1106 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 16:14:04 -0400 I am doing okay. About 2 weeks ago I had about 3 asthma attacks within a week. 2 mild ones and one that was extremely scary. It has been a little stressful keeping up with my classes online and having to deal […]

]]> 4fb3a14463f3968635f0847af3759e98 Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=1341 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 02:49:00 -0400 To disidentify with something means to go against or disagree with the representation or stigma placed against whatever you define yourself as. I think in order to disidentify, you must first be able to […]

]]> 87b7417c78845319959ca7f61716dd66 Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=892 Tue, 17 Mar 2020 03:31:16 -0400 Show: Queen Sono (6 episodes; Netflix)

I chose this film because it had a leading female role, but also including a male roles who were just as assertive and strong. Although it may seem as the typical […]

]]> 4e63c34bb9605278148c398073497e5c Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=885 Tue, 17 Mar 2020 02:08:59 -0400 In order to contextualize my subject of wages and housework I need to know the basics. Why was this idea created? Who were most active in this movement? What wave of feminism was this discussed? I need to know […]

]]> 94e38c07027921d256d395e500e4c3d2 Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=692 Tue, 03 Mar 2020 17:45:22 -0500 If a feminist and anti-racist activism succeeded and we live in a more egalitarian and less oppressive world, I would wake up to the birds singing. I would wake up even more gleeful to start in a world that I […]

]]> af8a2ce8173832f483fb85e5ca9ad05c Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=575 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:42:48 -0500 I am interested in exploring issues surrounding the role of women in the household as they related to women, gender, and sexuality studies, especially the work of Silvia Federici during the time period of the […]

]]> 6033fd0179f48a95753f2ca3e16e60e7 Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=1333 Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:26:00 -0500 Link to my “Ain’t I A Woman” presentation.

]]> 179e84011a45d82d53830a607deb6219 Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=425 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:02:17 -0500 The general definition of feminism is “the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.” I do not completely agree with this definition. I do think there are radical feminists that […]

]]> 77dc89bc6135a1356f263bc66786d616 Paige Durrant wrote a new post on the site Intro to Women's Studies https://wgs1001shaw20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=255 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 23:37:34 -0500 To create a post, first log in. Click the “+ New” sign at the top of the page. By clicking that tab, it will take you to “posts” and gives you the option of different styles in which you can create your posts. […]

]]> 38f740c426d6d0e06beef68cf6a2b295 Paige Durrant became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/645214/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 23:26:06 -0500