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This Sociological Life: 30 tips for successful academic research and writing

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:46:33 +1100

This Sociological Life: 30 tips for successful academic research and writing

"The One who asked that the cup of rejection might be removed from his lips does not summon his..."

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:49:39 +1100

“The One who asked that the cup of rejection might be removed from his lips does not summon his disciples to a life of moral rigor alone. He is not appealing for them courageously to transform their torment into understanding. Nor does he speak out of dread for his own imminent and supremely unjust death. He is pleading that his Kingdom might come by some other means than the cruciform suffering that his disciples will surely encounter because of their faithfulness to him and his gospel. As with the silent but firm answer that Jesus receives in Gethsemane, so with the equally clear though implied answer to Sunday’s hard query: There is no other way than the Cross.”

- Ralph C. Wood, Chesterton: The Nightmare Goodness of God, 220. (via invisibleforeigner)

"As a culture, we have to be taught the language of descent. That is the great language of religion...."

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:22:28 +1000

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As a culture, we have to be taught the language of descent. That is the great language of religion. It teaches us to enter willingly, trustingly into the dark periods of life. These dark periods are good teachers.

Religious energy is in the dark energy, seldom in the answers. Answers are the way out, but that is not what we’re here for. When we look at the questions, we look for the opening to transformation.

Fixing something doesn’t usually transform us. We try to change events in order to avoid changing ourselves. We must learn to stay with the pain of life, without answers, without conclusions, and some days without meaning. That is the perilous dark path of true prayer.

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- RICHARD ROHR (via bananena)

"Black women’s empowerment involves revitalizing U.S. Black feminism as a social justice project..."

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:46:24 +1000

“Black women’s empowerment involves revitalizing U.S. Black feminism as a social justice project organized around the dual goals of empowering AfricanAmerican women and fostering social justice in a transnational context. Black feminist thought’s emphasis on the ongoing interplay between Black women’s oppression and Black women’s activism presents the matrix of domination and its interrelated domains of power as responsive to human agency. Such thought views the world as a dynamic place where the goal is not merely to survive or to fit in or to cope; rather, it becomes a place where we feel ownership and accountability. The existence of Black feminist thought suggests that there is always choice, and power to act, no matter how bleak the situation may appear to be. Viewing the world as one in the making raises the issue of individual responsibility for bringing about change. It also shows that while individual empowerment is key, only collective action can effectively generate the lasting institutional transformation required for social justice.”

- Patricia Hill Collins; Black Feminist Theory

"When my mother taught me to read, took me to the public library when I was five, and told me that if..."

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:31:17 +1000

“When my mother taught me to read, took me to the public library when I was five, and told me that if I learned to read, I could experience a form of freedom, neither she nor I saw the magnitude of that one action in my life and the lives that my work has subsequently touched. As people push against, step away from, and shift the terms of their participation in power relations, the shape of power relations changes for everyone.”

- Patricia Hill Collins; Black Feminist Thought

"Eventually it comes to you - the thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably..."

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:26:49 +1000

“Eventually it comes to you - the thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.”

- Lorraine Hansberry

"A small girl and her mother passed a statue depicting a European man who had barehandedly subdued a..."

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:31:46 +1000

“A small girl and her mother passed a statue depicting a European man who had barehandedly subdued a ferocious lion. The little girl stopped, looked puzzled and asked, “Mama, something’s wrong with that statue. Everybody knows that a man can’t whip a lion.” “But darling,” her mother replied, “you must remember that the man made the statue.””

- Katie G. Cannon

REMEMBER THE LADIES: Black Women: The Forgotten Founders of Feminism

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:01:05 +1000

REMEMBER THE LADIES: Black Women: The Forgotten Founders of Feminism:

kimikkomi:

The italicized was taken from Ms. Magazine’s article: Black Herstory:
The Founders of the Feminist Party, written by Janell Hobson, a black woman.

I thought it was extremely important since the many amazing and strong black women who did much work for the feminist movement tend…

"The kingdom of God is not to be found in some other world beyond, but in the midst of this world...."

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 03:17:20 +1000

“The kingdom of God is not to be found in some other world beyond, but in the midst of this world. Our obedience is demanded in terms of its contradictory appearance, and, then, through our obedience, the miracle, like lightning, is allowed to flash up again and again from the perfect, blessed new world of the final promise. God wants us to honor God on earth; God wants us to honor God in our fellow man and woman - and nowhere else. God sinks the kingdom down into the cursed ground. Let up open our eyes, become sober, and obey him here.”

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “Thy Kingdom Come”

God sinks the kingdom down into the cursed ground…
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"Crying was not allowed at home. When it occurred, it was handled much like masturbation - you do it..."

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:14:35 +1000

“Crying was not allowed at home. When it occurred, it was handled much like masturbation - you do it in private and hope you don’t get caught.”

- Carol Rambo Ronai

"Jesus then reminds his disciple that he could call on his Father, who would give him whatever..."

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:05:00 +1100

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Jesus then reminds his disciple that he could call on his Father, who would give him whatever military assistance he needs, “but how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen that way?”
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He understands how easily it can go the wrong way,
and then we’re back in the same old rut,
clinging to the notion that violence can bring peace.

The only way to break that cycle is for someone to absorb it. A true leader of a new exodus would have to resist ever using power in the form of violence against another human being.
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Someone would have to have the courage to put away the sword, forever, regardless of the consequences for his own security. No matter how tempting it is to pick it up and start swinging, someone would have to say, “Forgive them, Father, because they just don’t get it.”

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- Jesus Wants To Save Christians; Rob Bell & Don Golden

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remembertheladies: GWENDOLYN BROOKSAfrican American PoetJune 7,...

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:55:07 +1000

remembertheladies:

GWENDOLYN BROOKS
African American Poet
June 7, 1917-Dec 3, 2000
Brooks spent her time encouraging others to write by sponsoring writers’ workshops in Chicago and poetry contests at prisons. In short, she took poetry to her people, continuing to test its worth by reading and speaking in taverns, lounges, and other public places as well as in academic circles. In 1985 she was named as the poetry consultant (one who gives advice) for the Library of Congress. In 1990 her works were guaranteed a permanent home when Chicago State University established the Gwendolyn Brooks Center on its campus. READ MORE [From the Encyclopedia of World Biography.]

A few of her poems can be found HERE.

defyinghistoryy: blackfashion: R.I.P Civil Rights...

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:50:32 +1000

defyinghistoryy:

blackfashion:

R.I.P Civil Rights Activist Dorothy Irene Height who passed away today at the age 98. Height led the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years.

In a statement, Obama called her “the godmother of the civil rights movement” and a hero to Americans. “Dr. Height devoted her life to those struggling for equality … and served as the only woman at the highest level of the civil rights movement — witnessing every march and milestone along the way,” Obama said. Vice President Joe Biden said Height was one of the first people to visit him when he first took his seat in the Senate in 1973. “She remained a friend and would never hesitate to tell me or anybody else when she thought we weren’t fighting hard enough,” he said.
Read more: HERE

remembertheladies: Ellen Eglui, an African American woman in...

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:48:33 +1000

remembertheladies:

Ellen Eglui, an African American woman in Washington, D.C., invented the clothes wringer for washing machines in the 1880s. She sold the patent for only $18 (~$430 adjusted for inflation), saying:

You know I am black and if it was known that a Negro woman patented the invention white ladies would not buy the wringer, I was afraid to be known because of my color, in having it introduced into the market, that is the only reason.

via University of Alabama

information addict: abbyjean: ... i have so much admiration and respect for people like...

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:24:36 +1000

information addict: abbyjean: ... i have so much admiration and respect for people like...:

abbyjean:
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i have so much admiration and respect for people like kat who work with rape and sexual assault victims immediately after the attack - staying with them during the painful and intrusive rape kit process and advocating for them with the police. this is essential work that can make…

akosianonymous: it maybe weird but the first time i was...

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:02:53 +1000

akosianonymous:

it maybe weird but the first time i was introduce to this pic was last semester, from my Theology Professor. It was taken by Kevin Carter, a photographer, and that was during a famine…..

"WOULD ANY SANE PERSON think dumpster diving would have stopped Hitler, or that composting would have..."

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:55:22 +1000

“WOULD ANY SANE PERSON think dumpster diving would have stopped Hitler, or that composting would have ended slavery or brought about the eight-hour workday, or that chopping wood and carrying water would have gotten people out of Tsarist prisons, or that dancing naked around a fire would have helped put in place the Voting Rights Act of 1957 or the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Then why now, with all the world at stake, do so many people retreat into these entirely personal “solutions”?”

- Forget Shorter Showers | Derrick Jensen | Orion Magazine

ok. love love love this article by derrick jensen. can i get this on a t-shirt?

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warispeace: graveofthefireflies: xdarkling: batwithbutterflywi...

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:50:36 +1000

warispeace:

graveofthefireflies:

xdarkling:

batwithbutterflywings:

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"I also need to say that if I hear the “fat is the last acceptable oppression” meme one more time, I..."

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:52:41 +1000

“I also need to say that if I hear the “fat is the last acceptable oppression” meme one more time, I am going to scream (louder). Fat hatred is often blatant, shameless, vitriolic, and completely public. But guess what? So is racism! (And classism, heterosexism, ableism, and sexism.) Racism is institutionalized into our laws, our classrooms, our work places, and our daily interactions. Just because some white folks think it’s unacceptable to say the n-word, doesn’t mean that racism is gone or that it’s not “acceptable.” When people in the fat acceptance movement say that fat is the last acceptable oppression, it alienates and invalidates the struggles of people of color, who know first-hand that racism not only exists, but that it is also very much “acceptable” in polite society.”

- Fatshionista (via themmases) (via ilovefat)