Check these links out for further information on this week's topics!

Use these links as quick references and contextualizing material as well as for ideas about forms of related activism and community work. To really delve, you need to print and read all essays, or go look at books and articles in Further Reading.

Remember that materials on the web MUST be evaluated as critically as any other texts we consider in this course. For brief guidelines on thinking critically about the web, click HERE.

Authors

• Nancy Scheper-Hughes Bio
  Medical anthropology, Berkeley
  
  
• Habits of a Militant Anthropologist
  Interview with Nancy Scheper-Hughes on her work on infant mortality in Brazil

Theory

• Masks of Motherhood, Cloaks of Femininity:
  On this page, Bryn Mawr students Mary Leasure Ambrose and Lydia Wilson present short critical essays on articles (including one on the Scheper-Hughes (1997) piece on the syllabus), an annotated bibliography, and links.
  
  
• A Guide to Queer Resources in the Social Sciences:
  Katia Roberto’s extensive collection of both print and online resources for queer studies in the social sciences, including sections on anthropology, education, history, law, psychology, social work, and sociology. [Temporarily missing from the web--I'm looking for it!]
  
  
• Queer Resources Directory
  
  
• Annotated bibliography of gay/lesbian/bi issues
  
  
• LGBT History Online
  Fordham Univ's People with a History An Online Guide to
  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* History; Links to all aspects.
  
  
• Women's History Online
  Fordham Univ's Women's Internet History Sourcebook.

Multimedia Resources

• Gay and Lesbian Filmography.
  Comprehensive listing at Duke University.
  
  
• Amazons and Trans Filmography
  Paula Graham, researcher focusing on women in "cult film and TV", posted this comprehensive listing of flims featuring "cross-dressing" and "amazonian" protagonists. Also see her links on cult TV sites.

Activism/Community Work Resources

• National Organization of Women—Oregon Chapter:
  Website for Oregon’s multiple sub-chapters of the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has been fighting for women’s rights, equality, and choice since 1966; the organization’s key issues span from reproductive rights to media activism, from violence against women to affirmative action.
  
  
  
• Planned Parenthood—Vox:
  Information on Planned Parenthood’s campus organizing campaign. Includes press releases on issues concerning reproductive rights and sexual health. To get involved in Reed’s Vox campaign, contact reedvox@hotmail.com.
  
  
• Basic Rights Oregon:
  Since 1988, this non-profit organization has been working for the end of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Their website has information about numerous local volunteer opportunities in both political and educational capacities.