Yesterday afternoon I met with David Greenfield, Instructional Technology Analyst for The College of Communication + Fine Arts and The School of Film + Television. David is interested in discovering efficient ways to bring new technology into the classroom. He hopes these advancements will enrich and heighten the educational experience here at LMU. We were put in contact through Dean Busse who recommended that we collaborate on using new media for the Womynhouse project. Our conversation, however, ended up being an exchange of inspiring stories circling around feminism, Chicago's Dinner Party, Hildegard of Bingen, barbies, African music, and sensitivity training.
David instantly understood the message of the Womynhouse project. He connects with our mission for artistic female empowerment and wants to assist in sharing both our collaborative and individual stories to the LMU community. It's all very exciting!
Some questions that I took away from him:
How do we create a welcoming environment and non-threatening space for the male visitor? Can we sensitize him to female issues?
How do we get rid of the Feminist label and stereotype? How do those patterns in history get erased?
Check out David's blog here:http://davidgreenfield.net/blog/
-Amanda C.
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