I am also taking this course because of online convenience, my
love for technology (of course!), and
I have a few ulterior motives. I need 3
more credits of a technology focused English course, and this course will
complete my minor requirements. Also if
I am able to monopolize her attention (just for a few moments), I hope to make
Dr. Almjeld super-stoked about being on my dissertation committee! (we talked
about this once).
I am also hoping that some enlightenment will befall
on my parenting techniques, as I help my daughter navigate through her own
girlhood. I need to teach her the
importance of developing an identity unaccompanied by negative gender or
societal influences. Like any parent, I
want my daughter to strive toward her own personal goals. If this class provides me with the tools to
present mature feminist concepts to a very impressionable young girl, it is best
investment that I ever made in our future.
When I was a young girl and woman, not unlike many of us, have
been influenced by societal standards. I
have also encountered prejudice and misogynistic treatment. So, I want to be pro-active and encouraging to
girls and young women. I want to be able
to provide some eloquence to my claims of need for equal treatment of men and
women, and most importantly be an advocate for confident female generations.
I am also focusing my dissertation on females in
technology. More specifically, how
females have been overshadowed and made to feel inferior within technology. I am hoping that participating in this course
will bring me closer to a research question.
I also want to participate in the technology camp, but my
daughter is with me during the day. So
if I can find a way to provide care for Jenna, I want to participate with
Girlhood remixed.
