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Web Papers and Events

December 18, 2014 - 20:37

Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the World Wide Web: Accessibility, Education, and Dialogue in xoJane

When studying intersectionality, the spread of information via the internet is crucial. Especially in academia, where these ideas and theories are commonplace and at times borderline assumed, it is easy to lose sight of the reality that, one, they are not commonplace in the outside world; two, the type of education we receive is inaccessible both because of the institution it occurs in and because the language it comes in is accessible only to those with a formal education; and, three, for all of academia’s discussions about institutionalized inequality, no change will come if this information never passes the gates of the ivory tower. To study the role that internet and social media has in education about intersectionality, I have looked closely at the online magazine xoJane. In order to re-examine a web site I was already familiar with through a critical lens, I read through the web site’s mission and decided to focus on three recent articles:

December 15, 2014 - 18:23

Bridget Murray

Adult Development and Aging

Sara Bressi Nath

15 December 2014

Shame, Loss, and Degradation: An examination of the lived association between childhood and depression in adulthood

Introduction

November 27, 2014 - 19:30

Expelled by Disability: Accessibility and Exclusion in Academia

Bridget Murray

October 9, 2014 - 16:17

To Preface: I'm putting up what I have written of my paper, since I'm unable to work on it any further for the time being (and don't know when I'll be able to get back to it) and figured that, since it's pretty fleshed out already, something was better than nothing. Thus, pardon the complete lack of revision; some parts aren't fully developed, others do not flow particularly well, and points and trains of thought may be repeated. Hopefully I'll be back soon for take two.

 

Portrait of the heart, Portrait of the Heart: Questioning the Ethics of Veteran Portraiture

September 28, 2014 - 20:28

After having had several hiccups with the Health Center at Bryn Mawr College, I decided to seek out further information on why any mention of it or its employees elicits a certain look of discomfort, despair, distaste, or disenchantment from the average student. And, in doing so, I got more than I bargained for—potentially too much information to be comfortable with (given that really, the "Shaped" in the title of this paper should have a "Failed to have" in front of it). These discoveries and the resulting analysis provide the basis of this critique. In order to further explore and address institutional challenges and structural restraints isolating the Health Center from the student body, I will explore its inaccessibility in terms of students’ identities as college students, as coming from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, and as participants in the larger Bryn Mawr pressure-cooker culture (in other words, the very essence of being a “Mawrter”), three identities that in many ways are closely interlinked.

Postings

thoughts on our #lasthurrah
12/15/2014 - 18:44
Tags: Feminism
self portrait
12/14/2014 - 20:51
moneyless economy?
12/09/2014 - 00:39
Tags: Feminism
children/disabled/dependent
12/06/2014 - 18:58
Tags: Disability
thoughts on /who cares?/
11/28/2014 - 12:59
Tags: Aging
comments on 12
11/23/2014 - 23:38
Tags: Feminism
comments on 11
11/23/2014 - 23:10
Tags: Feminism
Crip time in academia
11/16/2014 - 22:48
Tags: Disability
Class thus Far
10/18/2014 - 17:01
Tags: Feminism
Portraits for Wednesday
10/08/2014 - 01:28
Tags: Disability
Weddings & Work & Worry
10/05/2014 - 15:43
Tags: Disability

Reflections

December 18, 2014 - 08:59

Our 360 has, for me, been a space for learning, engaging, discussing, and listening, a space unlike any I have been in before and, in all likelihood, will be in again. I’ve never been so wholly invested in a class—emotionally for sure, and also in the content and work. I’ve never enjoyed writing essays as much as I have here (nor have I ever had so much freedom), and I’ve never looked forward so much to class (or been so sad about not being able to be present).

I absolutely loved our art component. It was an amazing break from everything else we focus on—in the 360 but also at college in general—to have such a strong emphasis on, and to so strongly value, creativity, learning, and imperfection. I loved learning how to draw, I loved watching myself improve. I loved studying and exploring my identity—my past, my family, my character, my values—in creating my pieces, and I loved watching myself improve. For me, at least, the art component had a tremendous impact on my learning and how I experienced our cluster and the theme of identity.