WS265: October 2012

Ava DuVernay and ‘Middle of Nowhere’ - NYTimes.com

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Comments must be at least 5 full lines long.

WS265.blogspot.com is a platform for not only discussion among feminist students and allies, but for reaching (open, not hateful) students who may not agree with many feminist points of view. Comment threads are a big part of what facilitates this dialogue between feminists and skeptics.

I moderate comments because I want to leave space for dialogue and questions, but also want to prevent the comment threads from getting derailed or offending anyone. I want our common conversations to be as productive and useful as possible.

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Monday, October 8, 2012

Ava DuVernay and ‘Middle of Nowhere’ - NYTimes.com