Letters to the Editor
Sandy45
Published Letters: 5
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women's vote in Mexico
[Read the article: Global news roundup]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Of course women in Mexico can vote. But, there are certain areas, very small and limited, that are ruled by indigenous customs. That is, certain indigenous communities have be able to retain a level of autonomy. It is something akin, although not completely equivalent to, indian reservations here in the US. This concept of autonomy brings certain positive aspects such as the possibility of preserving pre-Colombian languages and tradition. Of course, it also creates situations such as women not being able to vote. But any woman who is not part of a community of this kind is able to vote in any Mexican election.
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What's up with the hatred?
[Read the article: Bill Kristol: "White women are a problem"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]i find it really interesting how brightstar and symbol boy always talk about the horrible treatment of men at the hands of feminists (or American women in general?). Yet the amount of venom they throw out on this forum is 10 time worse that any of their detractors. Just read yourselves guys!
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WS in American Universities
[Read the article: Is women's studies dead?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There are a lot of posts stating that WS can be studied in any other department or departments. But that would mean only a very limited approach to the subject. In other words, gender questions would either be studied as literary questions, or sociological, legal, etc. WS allows an interdisciplinary approach to this.
Another way of thinking of this is through the example of less "ideological" or "political" approaches. For example, my university has Renaissance Studies and Medieval Studies, should these be dismantled because it is something that can be studied in a variety of fields? How would you reconcile an archeological approach to the Renaissance vs a literary approach to it?
Also, I think a lot of posts are collapsing the difference between the idea of majors and minors at the undergraduate level and the structure of graduate studies. A WS major would have also taken a wide array of courses in other areas and disciplines. On the other hand, at the graduate level, there is no, at least not usually, a WS department but only academic programs that serve as a intellectual meeting place of like minded scholars--women´s studies, hellenistic studies, Latin American studies, etc.
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Question for Brightstar
[Read the article: Mariachi women]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Do our read jezebel.com? Just wondering.
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Lucha Reyes
[Read the article: Mariachi women]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I believe Lucha Reyes sang accompanied by mariachis but was not a mariachi as such. That is, usually mariachis all play and sing to some extent and if I am correct Lucha Reyes was only accompanied by them. A mariachi accompaniment is a common place among almost all Mexican singers. Most singers, including pop or such and female and male, at some point in their career record with mariachis.