in it to win it: the sports bra seen through assemblage and intersectionality

When Brandi Chastain scored the winning penalty shot and took off her shirt to reveal her sports bra time seemed to stand still for soccer fans. In this victorious moment, Chastain revealed her body (her muscles) in a non-sexual manner. For a short window of time people cared about this event enough to write controversial …

Interactive Pillow

 Introducing the Touch Pillowcase Push to sleepThe Touch Pillowcase features a central embroidered button and various constellations easily visible in the night sky. Constellations, like Aquarius, Cepheus, Grus (the crane), Lacerta (the lizard), Octans, and Pegasus are not only visible during the fall in Santa Barbara, California, but are also stitched on the pillowcase. These …

peripheral presence in the digital age

On the one hand this week's material on Intersectional Feminist Technology has made me question many, if not all, of the institutions and platforms I currently participate in. The myriad of problems our nation started with this year seem to multiply everyday. Acts of destruction, hate, and greed only seem to breed additional vile deeds. …

Countdown to Dinner: My Slow Cooker

“Animals eat to satisfy their hunger, to stay alive. As people we don’t have to do that. I mean we don’t only have to do that. We can make eating into an experience. We don’t have to worry about where the next meal will come from––far from it! If anything, we eat too much. There’s …

A Cure for the Common Lie #Syllabi

#Syllabi are born from tragedy; years of injustice, oppression, exclusivity, inequality, hate and fear; #Charlestonsyllabus, #StandingRockSyllabus, #ImmigrationSyllabus, #TrumpSyllabus2.0 , #IslamophobiaIsRacismSyllabus, #AllMonumentsMustFallSyllabus. The voices I hear are those of which our nation's leaders have failed to defend. I can hear them demonstrating as I read through various #syllabi's timelines, blog posts, op-eds, articles, and abstracts. I don't just hear one voice, but many characterized by strong, intelligent, and inclusive …