Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.
The focus this time: Ain’t no straight truth here.
First, a little mood music:
Carrying on…
Apparently the mother ocean is a dyke…
“Brown University’s LGBTQ Center hosted a book club meeting focusing on biracial identity, queer theory, and environmentalism through discussion of a memoir on marine biology.
“Brown’s Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology co-sponsored the event with the LGBTQ Center. An Instagram post for the event states that attendees would read a book titled How Far The Light Reaches by author Sabrina Imbler.
“According to the Instagram post, attendees would learn what is considered a ‘powerful blend of memoir and marine biology exploring environmentalism, queer theory, and biracial identity through the lens of deep-sea creatures and personal reflection.’
“The post adds that the first 20 attendees who registered for the event in advance would also receive a free copy of the book.
“The post’s description adds that the book focuses on one ‘creature’ at a time, using examples such as a ‘mother octopus who starves herself while watching over her eggs, the Chinese sturgeon whose migration route has been decimated by pollution and dams,’ and others.”
Daddies are now mummies…
“Scientific research should be ‘explicitly queer’ and ‘unabashedly value-laden and political in its aims,’ according to a Binghamton University archaeologist.
“Nathan Klembara made the argument in his doctoral dissertation titled ‘The Status of Queer Theories in Archaeology: An Ethnographic and Philosophical Exploration.’
“The New York public university scholar asks how researchers can ‘unshackle ourselves from heteronormative interpretations of the past if we have to assume that we were/are always right,’ referencing what might be considered settled scientific findings.
“‘A queer approach to the philosophy of science and archaeology would demand that we shed epistemic realism; that we forgo the belief that we are always (or approximately) accurately portraying the past,’ the archaeologist wrote further. Scientists instead, he argues, should recognize that we might be wrong, even that we are likely wrong.’
‘They can then ‘use the values of radical queer politics to select those hypotheses that are supported by the evidence, but, more importantly, are also political, socially, and emotionally in line with queer politics.’”
Just queer the entire Newspeak dictionary, why don’t you…
“A private university in Southern California instructs students and staff to advocate for the LGBT community through resources such as a ‘queer dictionary’ and ‘gender-inclusive housing.’
“Members of the University of Redlands community have an extensive list of ‘LGBTQIA2S+ terminology’ in its ‘Queer Dictionary,’ includes terms such as ‘Skoliosexual,’ ‘Omnigender,’ ‘Neutrois” and “Multisexual.’
“Created in the early 2000s, the Queer Dictionary is intended to offer a ‘snapshot of queer existence.’
“‘The language around LGBTQIA2S+ identity and topics continues to evolve as culture shifts, understandings of gender and sexuality evolve, and more terminology is constructed that more accurately describes the LBGTQIA2S+ experience,’ the web page notes.”
TTFN.
