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June 2017

June 16, 2017
Among sexuality scholars as well as practitioners, there’s an ongoing debate about how to identity...
June 15, 2017
Defining the fairy tale is a difficult task, but luckily I've got some awesome helpers...
June 14, 2017
I can't believe the conference is happening tomorrow. I'm excited for my first time presenting...
June 13, 2017
Right now I'm fascinated by resilience. It seems to be popping up in reference to...
June 12, 2017
Getting accustomed to sucking at something without losing your will to do it actually takes...
June 11, 2017
Part of the fun of being a fairy-tale scholar is revealing particularly gory versions of...
June 10, 2017
Even as a fast-paced lecturer, I must pause for breath. But am I really utilizing...
June 09, 2017
Victim-blaming is a significant facet of rape culture, and as such, it shows up in...
June 08, 2017
An important chapter in the discipline's history is sadly very racist, but that makes it...
June 05, 2017
My return to the Midwest has been bittersweet, as expected. I just thought I would...
June 02, 2017
The roadtrip-inspired observations continue. Here's why I like Brené Brown's distinction between experiences of guilt...

May 2017

May 31, 2017
Road trips are fun...except for when your van's transmission dies, stranding you the day before...
May 27, 2017
Writing about concepts is one thing; illustrating them through a very accessible comic is another....
May 26, 2017
I thought I'd keep the folklore love going after #FolkloreThursday this week and share this...
May 25, 2017
If you've gargled with salt water to cure a sore throat or eaten ginger for...
May 24, 2017
Is all productivity motivated by shame, or fear of shame? I'm not sure, but I'm...
May 23, 2017
Both times, I've driven across the country to relocate for teaching jobs. And then wondered...
May 22, 2017
Among my sex ed colleagues doing work on empathy, Kate McCombs consistently does amazing work....
May 21, 2017
I recommend this lube guide to friends all the time, and it finally occurred to...
May 20, 2017
In an ideal world, I'd be doing All The Conferences, especially those that have a...
May 19, 2017
I am very cranky about VP Pence's mischaracterization of religious persecution. I want to say...
May 18, 2017
Someday I will have a #FolkloreThursday post attempting to define epic. Today is not that...
May 17, 2017
I worked really hard this semester, and it all paid off in the end. My...
May 16, 2017
The more I think about it, the more I liken self-acceptance to a yoga or...
May 15, 2017
If you've ever mentioned Joseph Campbell to an academic folklorist, you've seen how we look...
May 14, 2017
It's weird to look over my blog & realize that even though I'm a fairy-tale...
May 13, 2017
I'm used to seeing people using female as a noun outside of academic contexts. But...
May 12, 2017
Fairy tales narrate a rise to royalty, often as wish fulfillment, but they rarely depict...
May 11, 2017
I'm a narrative scholar, so I play in the verbal folklore sandbox a lot. But...
May 10, 2017
If we take religious teachings about gender out of the equation, what is there left...
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