Monthly Archives: May 2013
“Darkest Thoughts”
The mention of male clients’ “darkest thoughts & feelings” brought to mind an incident I hadn’t thought of in many years. A student came to see me during office hours. He was young, black and male, and wanted to share … Continue reading
Posted in Desire, Race, Sexuality
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“There is a balance”
When I first started full-time work as an assistant professor, philosophy was an overwhelmingly male profession. All my colleagues would be men. In my college days, the women who taught me masculinized themselves in their gestures and dress, so that … Continue reading
Posted in Femininity, Gender Balance, Masculinity
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