2015
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For Shame? Part 2 (of 3): Queer(-ing) Shame? (Or, Defining Shame, Queer Redux: The Affect & Its Effects)
“The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers—stern and wild ones—and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet… Continue reading
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Telling Tales: Ferguson and the Church
In recent weeks, many white people have relied on these stories to make sense of and defend themselves against the events in Ferguson and New York. Above all, these stories of white supremacy allow white people to remain undisturbed and… Continue reading
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Blackness and Value; Part 2: On Whiteness as Credit
“The credit economy is a network of contracted servitude. … Whenever one spends money, one spends a portion of the substance, wealth and life of those who have undertaken loans. Yet the value of money is also backed by profitability,… Continue reading
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On Coffee Shops and Crucifixions
The extremity of the violence wounding the women at that table was breathtaking and unthinkable and contrary to the will of God who is a God of life, for sure, but it’s not singular. Such things happen all the time… Continue reading
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Transgender, Sexual, and Celibate: Danica’s Story
Guest post! Guest post! Danica is a journalist, a mobile yoga studio owner and a metal rocker (and she and Elizabeth have known each other since they were ten years old!). She is also a transgender woman who distanced herself… Continue reading
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Some Thoughts on the “Vanderbilt Rape Trial”
On January 27th—just a little over a week ago now—Corey Batey and Brandon Vanderburg were convicted on 16 counts of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery, found guilty after a 12-day trial . The case has draw a great deal… Continue reading
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For Shame? Part 1 (of 3): An Introduction (On the Psychological & Popular Literature… and, on My Shame)
“Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging.” – Brené Brown, Daring Greatly “ Merely to write the words ‘my shame’ is to perform a subtly transgressive act, albeit… Continue reading
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Blackness and Value; Part 1: The Economics of Criminalization
“Money promises value. It does not specify the form that such value will take. Used for consumption, money promises pleasure. Used for investment, money promises more money. The value of money, or the value that is promised, has no exact… Continue reading
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On Objecting to ‘Hetero-Sex’: Any Augustinian Feminist Overlap?
When I was previously immersed in research for years about Augustine and his legacy for theological anthropology, I came across an article by John Cavadini entitled, “Feeling Right: Augustine on the Passions and Sexual Desire,” [Augustinian Studies 36.1 (2005): 195-217]. I… Continue reading