Talking about “Blood Rites: The Religion of War”

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Paula Maggio

Several discussion questions submitted by students in Gender Roles in Wartime and Peacetime this week focused on Barbara Ehrenreich’s article “Blood Rites: The Religion of War.”
Read the questions below and post your comments on one or both.

 Barbara Ehrenreich points out that the “mass feelings inspired by war” are very similar to those of religion” (43). Why [...]

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Welcome to a blog of our own

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Paula Maggio

Welcome to A Blog of Our Own, a blog for the Women’s Studies Program at The University of Akron.
The courses currently covered in this blog are:

Introduction to Women’s Studies

Feminist Theory

Special Topic: Gender Roles in War & Peace

Students in these courses will find course syllabi and other downloadable resources on this blog. Course updates and links to [...]

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