Great PBS's Secrets of the Dead episode on women athletes and steroid use

The episode's title is "Doping for Gold" and here is its summary:
"In the 1970s, female East German athletes came from nowhere to dominate international sport. But behind their success lay a horrifying secret. Doping for Gold reveals the truth behind the biggest state-sponsored doping program the world has ever known, creating a timely perspective on today’s many sports drug scandals."
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/episodes/doping-for-gold-2/42/

What I found very interesting is that two of the athletes' bodies, aside from sustaining numerous injuries, which were often ignored or not fully treated, developed such strong masculine characteristics that they have been ostracized by society, taunted as transvestites, transsexuals and homosexuals. The women themselves admit to having a difficult time coming to terms with their sexuality and gender identity, and one of them currently lives as a man and is in a relationship with another ex-athlete who in turn has been and continues to battle eating disorders.

Please read the all the peer review comments for your photo analysis

I've checked all your blogs, and while I reviewed all of your papers, majority of you, aside from receiving feedback from one of your classmates, also received comments from a Media Lives student. Please read these comments and use them as guides when revising your first draft into a final draft.

In-class Group work as draft for Blog Post #4

With your group, as assigned, focus on one of the following sections of Marable's "The Black Male: Searching Beyond Stereotypes": Black men and history, white men and white women; Black men and women, both Black and white; Black men and themselves, as well as Black women. First discuss your responses to the questions which were posted before today's class. Next, using these responses and focusing on the assigned section, as a group, compose a paragraph (topic sentence, examples from the reading which follow the MLA format). Everyone in the group must write down the paragraph. You may use this paragraph as your Blog Post #4. Lastly, compose a Work Cited entry for Marable's reading to include with your paragraph.
*For your Blog Post#4 entry, if you choose not to use the paragraph you collaborated on in class, compose a response to one point Marable makes in "The Black Male: Searching Beyond Stereotypes."

1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike

the black male

how do you think black males will be viewed in the future ?

Important Reminder about Library Instruction Session on April 8

A Library Instruction session has been scheduled for ENG101.0764 class in the Library Lab, E101-B on Fri, 4/8, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM. 

Question For Miss B...

Hi Miss B, quick question is blog post #4 (Manning Marable- The Black Male) due by tonight before 12am or is that due by Wednesday by 12am?

Do you think that the way today's society view black and white males any different from how they were viewed back then?

Do you think history affects men's behavior?

New Peer Review pair

8. Nataly Camargo[ http://thewondrousmanlymind.blogspot.com/; the wondrous manly mind; nataly.camargo@live.lagcc.cuny.edu] and Cristhiam Soto[http://cristhiamsoto.blogspot.com/: man or women?; Cristhiam_Soto@yahoo.comCristhiam_Soto@yahoo.com

Additional Pair for Peer Review

Deshawn Coy [ http://shawnbiggs.blogspot.com/; Shawn Biggs; deshawncoy@gmail.com] link on his blog and Jonanthan Gomes [ http://theuniversalmen.blogspot.com/; masculinity of men; Archibaldo.gomes@hotmail.com] link on his blog

Problem with pasting the link to peer review?

Few students brought to my attention that pasting a link in the comment box does not work. I revised the directions on how to communicate the link to the peer reviewed version of the paper to the person whose paper you peer reviewed. The directions are included here in red, and I also corrected them in the assignment.

Step #5: Peer Review First Draft of Photo Analysis Paper
-Before Wednesday, March 30 class, you and your assigned peer reviewer must complete a peer review of each other’s papers. In order to do so, you’ll access your peer reviewer’s paper by clicking on the link to the peer reviewer’s first draft, which he/she will post on his/her blog by 11:59 a.m. on Friday, March 25.
-Clicking the link will take you to peer reviewer’s paper in Google Docs. Click on File, and then in the drop down menu, click on Make a Copy. A box will pop up asking if you want to make a new copy of the document, click OK. Now in the copy of your peer reviewer’s draft, you will make comments by clicking on Insert, and then on Comment in the drop down menu. When you finish, click on File, and then on Rename in the drop down menu. Rename the document Peer Reviewer’s Comments On Photo Analysis Paper, and then click OK. Then click on Share, in the top right hand corner. Then click on Sharing Settings. In the box that opens, under Permissions, next to Private, click on Change. Then select Anyone with a link, and lastly click Save. Next a box will open with the link, and on the bottom there will be a space to enter the e-mail of the person with whom you want to share the link. Copy and paste the link of the person whose paper your peer reviewed. Below that an option is checked which says an e-mail with the link will be sent to the person whose e-mail you entered. You may also click on the option to Send a copy to yourself.
-As you read and peer review your classmate’s paper, comment on the following:
A.) Is the introduction clear and appropriate for the assignment? Is it engaging? Does it have a thesis?
B.) For each body paragraph, comment on whether or not the writer focuses on ONE aspect of the photo. Also, provide feedback regarding how effective is the analysis of each aspect.
C.) Is the conclusion, which should not introduce any new observations about the photo nor a repeat what was stated in the introduction, satisfying?
D.) What is the paper’s biggest strength?
E.) In your professional opinion, what do you think the writer should improve/add/change in the final draft?
*I’ll also read everyone’s first draft and provide feedback/comments.

POST FOR MISS B.

I reviewed ying ying's first draft and posted it in the comments box on her blog. I am not sure if you are able to see it, can you check it please and if its not working can you tell me what to do.

Pairs for Peer Review. Peer Review must be completed before Wed. March 30

Peer Review Pairs:
1. Richard Granados-paper posted on his blog [ http://richgranados.blogspot.com; It’s raining men i.e. masculinities; richard_711311@yahoo.com] and Latanya Daley [http://latanyadaley.blogspot.com/: latanyadaley; dasaray15akalatie@yahoo.com] paper posted on her blog

2. Alysia McDowell[ http://masculinityandmen.blogspot.com; masculinity and men; alysiaxd@yahoo.com] link on her blog and  Masiel Lora [ http://masiel-allmale.blogspot.com/; All Male; drzgchik13@hotmail.com] link on her blog
3. Angela Ovcharik [http://angela0764.blogspot.com/; angela; ovcharikangela@yahoo.com] link on her blog and Steven Pappas [ http://supermansculinitys.blogspot.com; supermansculinitys; Jerkrulespunk@aol.com] link on his blog

4. Glenda Corzantes[ http://thoughtsofglenda.blogspot.com; men and their masculinity; GCORZANTES@yahoo.com] link on her blog and Anthony Gomes[ http://bdmangomes.blogspot.com/; man power; GETBIG_89@yahoo.com] link called Description of Photo

5.  Harlin Kaur [http://masculinesupremacy.blogspot.com/; masculine supremacy; Harlinrai@aol.com] link on her blog and Claudia Gomez[http://claudiagee.blogspot.com/; What The Heck Is Man?; ClaudiaX89@hotmail.com] link on her blog


6. Natalie Torres[ http://sir-mannies.blogspot.com/ ; Mannies; Natalie.Torres@live.lagcc.cuny.edu] link and
Sandro Navarro [http://navarrostheory.blogspot.com; Male’s masculinity in dout? By Sandro Navarro; stefanons_18@hotmail.com] link on his blog

* Since you guys are a trio, Ying Ying will peer review Butovens' paper, Butovens will peer review Natalie's paper, and Natalie will peer review Ying Ying's paper
7. YingYing Jiang [http://bluesky-manshat.blogspot.com; man’s hat; joyce080624@yahoo.com] link on her blog and  Butovens Mede [http://manonfireup.blogspot.com; Be a man or not to be…?; Butovens.Mede@live.lagcc.cuny.edu] link on his blog and  Natalia Manhertz[ http://amansworld101.blogspot.com; a man’s world; natnat122408@aol.com] link on her blog and



8. Nataly Camargo[ http://thewondrousmanlymind.blogspot.com/; the wondrous manly mind; nataly.camargo@live.lagcc.cuny.edu] and Cristhiam Soto[http://cristhiamsoto.blogspot.com/: man or women?; Cristhiam_Soto@yahoo.comCristhiam_Soto@yahoo.com] 

Ladies,
I cannot access your papers for the following reasons and cannot pair you up for Peer Review
Jenny Rodriguez - link for first draft is not working?[ http://rodriguez717.blogspot.com; Building A Man; Rodriguezjenny717@yahoo.com] *Please read the comment I wrote on your blog

If you are having trouble with Google Docs

If your link for your First Draft is not working and/or I contacted you about it, go back to the post in which you posted the link. To do this: click on New Post, then click on Edit Posts, click on Edit next to the post in which you included the link. The post window will open. Highlight the link you posted and then click Link, which is in the bar with spellcheck, bold, italics, etc. This will change the link that you posted into blue, underlined text, or a working link.

*If this does not work, simply post your first draft as a blog post on your blog.

Some of the links to your first drafts are not working and others are set to private?

Hello Everyone,
Please reread the directions for setting the Share settings for your first drafts in Google Docs. I wrote out the directions in the assignment, which you can read by clicking on Course Documents, and then clicking on the link for Paper #1 Photo Analysis. This is what you must do:
-In order to make your paper available to your classmates and myself, after you finish composing your first draft, click on the Share box, in the top right hand corner. Then click on Sharing Settings. In the box that opens, under Permissions, next to Private, click on Change. Then select Anyone with a link, and click Save. Next, copy and paste the link to your first draft of paper #1 into a post on your blog. This way, when I or your peer reviewer clicks on the link posted on your blog, we will be able to read your work.
If your link is not working, neither I nor a peer reviewer will be able to give you feedback.

What The Heck Is Man?: National Geographics Taboo Episodes Relating to Se...

What The Heck Is Man?: National Geographics Taboo Episodes Relating to Se...: "Hey, I came across the seasons of National Geographics Taboo on netflix. I found a some episodes on the topics of 'Sexuality,' 'Sexual Ide..."

Before Wed. March 30 class

Wed. March 30 “The Black Male: Searching Beyond Stereotypes” by Manning Marable p. 17-23

Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. March 29 - Glenda Corzantes - Natalia Manhertz - Jenny Rodriguez

- Pairs for peer review will be posted by Saturday morning, March 26. Be sure to complete peer review before Wed.'s class. This counts as half letter grade on your final draft.

Possible connections based on responses to Theroux's "The Male Myth"

After reviewing all of the responses to Theroux's "The Male Myth," I've compiled the following list of connections:
Gender imposes limits on men's choices- Maximo, Latanya, Angela, Glenda C., Masiel, Josey, Natalie T.

Men are not as restricted by gender as women are- Claudia G., Bushra, Richard

Men are the ones who have more choices as they make the rules- Natalia Manhertz, Monica, Ying Ying, Anthony, Harlin

Men are not beasts/cavemen- Sandro, Butovens,

Traditional masculinity is the past vs. Masculinities are the future- Cristhiam, Johnn, Jenny, Butovens, Alysia

Super Duper Blog Posts #3 :)

I'm very pleased and impressed with how Blog Posts #3 turned out. Does everyone prefer that I assign a specific question about the reading to be addressed in the post?

I especially want to commend Butovens, Alysia, Cristhiam, Ying Ying, and Steven for their insightful analyses of Theroux's piece :) !!!

BLOG POSR #3

Being a man involve playing sport, working hard, being the tough guy. So when guys are young their parents tell them to play sport, or join the Boy Scout. So they can be tough  and strong.  Parents do these things because they want their children to be strong, and they can face any kind of obstacles they come across. This are all example of growing up from boy to man. I am disagreeing with him, when he said“just as high-school basketball teaches you how to be a poor loser.” Being in a basketball team or any other sport don’t makes anybody loser, it teach them discipline, how to behave. It makes them to realize that how tough  real life can be, how hard we have to work to achieve something great in our life.

i don't really understand what we have to do for the graphic organizer homework. can you please explain it to me?

i don't really understand what we have to do for the graphic organizer homework. can you please explain it to me?

How to access Google Docs

To access your Google Docs document from last week, either click on the link you posted on your blog, or on your blog click on New Post , in the top right hand corner click on My Account, in the middle of the page there should be a list of Google products like Gmail, Blogger, YouTube,and Docs, click on Docs. [*If you don't see Docs in the list of products, on the bottom of the page, click on More. A page full of Google products will open, and from it choose Docs.] This will take you to the Google Docs page and your document should be listed in the middle of a page; click on it and you are there. Lastly, you can create a graphic organizer in Microsoft Word, save it, and then upload it to Google Docs. Follow the above steps to access Google Docs; next, on the left hand side, click on Upload. On the page that opens, click on Select files to up load and select the location where you save your Microsoft Word document, click on the document, then click OK, and lastly click on Start Upload. *If you are having trouble with this, simply create a graphic organizer in Microsoft Word, save it on a flash drive (you were asked to purchase one for this class), and then bring the flash drive with you to class.

 

No office hour today, March 23- Sorry :(

In-class paragraph on one point Theroux makes in "The Male Myth"

Write a paragraph (topic sentence, examples, concluding/sentence) which analyzes one point Theroux makes in "The Male Myth." While you should finish your paragraph in class today, you may type it up as your Blog Post #3 which is due before Friday's , March 25, class.

the male myth question steven papps

How does Paul Theroux's examples of masculinity differ from todays society's examples of masculine traits?

Do you agree with Theroux's statement:"Being a man is an unmerciful and punishing burden." Why or why not?

Reminder about Homework for Weds. March 23

Please remember that Blog Post #2: Response to Lorber's "Night to His Day" is due today, by 11:59 a.m.
Make sure to compose and post this post on YOUR blog, not the class blog, just like you did with Blog Post #1. Note, on the hard copy of the syllabus I handed out on the first day of class, I marked this blog post as Blog Post #3 but is was a typo. Please make sure to label the Lorber post as Blog Post#2.

For Wednesday, March 23, everyone is reading Paul Theroux's "The Male Myth." By 5:00p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, Nataly C. and Steven P. will post one question each on the class blog.  The rest of the class must answer one of the questions, either Nataly's or Steven's, by posting a comment below the question on the class blog, before Wednesday's class (i.e. before 8:00a.m.)

Lastly, make sure to bring in The Little Penguin Handbook with you to class on Wednesday, and bring it to class everyday from that day forward.

Have a great weekend. Please post on the class blog or e-mail me if you have any questions.

List of Students who are required to post a question about the assigned course reading

Wed. March 16 Judith Lorber’s “Night to His Day: The Social Construction of Gender” p.13-15, 17-18, [22-27, 32-33, 35-36.]	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. March 15 - Bushra Ali - Josephine Perez
Wed. March 23 Paul Theroux’s “The Male Myth” p. 101-104	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. March 22 - Nataly Camargo -Steven Pappas
Wed. March 30 “The Black Male: Searching Beyond Stereotypes” by Manning Marable p. 17-23	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. March 29 - Glenda Corzantes - Natalia Manhertz - Jenny Rodriguez
Wed. April 6 “All Men Are Not Created Equal: Asian Men in U.S. History” by Yen Le Espiritu p. 33-41	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. April 5 - Deshawn Coy - Esteban Martinez - Cristhiam Soto
Wed. April 13 “Chicano Men and Masculinity”                                                                        by Maxine Baca Zinn p. 24-32	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. April 12 - Latanya Daley - Alysia McDowell - Claudia Gomez
Wed. April 27 “The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the “Female” Professions” by Christine L.Williams pp. 211-224	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. April 26 - Butovens Mede - Richard Granados
Wed. May 4 “Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradiction, and Dilemmas”                                                                                                      by Scott Coltrane p. 432-449	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. May 3 - Anthony Gomes - Sandro Navarro - Harlin Kaur -Ying Ying Jiang
Wed. May 18 Grazian’s “The Girl Hunt: Urban Nightlife and the Perfomance of Masculinity as a Collective Activity" p. 320-335	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. May 17 - Jonanthan Gomes - Angela Ovcharik - Masiel Lora -- Natalie Torres

Reviewing contact Info. and commenting on Blog Post #1

Good Morning Everyone,
Before we begin reading the photographs for Paper #1, please click on ENG101.0764 Students' Blogs and Contact Information. If any of your information is incorrect, please compose a comment in response to this post with the correct information.

Next, please go to the blog of the student whose name follows yours on the ENG101.0764 Students' Blogs and Contact Information. Read that student's Blog Post #1 as well as my comment, and then compose a comment. If the information for the student is missing, please check the comments made in response to this post, as everyone will provide correct/missing information.

Question to "Night to His Day: The Social Construction of Gender" by Judith Lorber

Why do people have to segregate men and woman?


*Again sorry for the late post. My neighborhood was having issues with the internet connection. Thanks

some questions about Lorber's piece and connection to Fausto-Sterling

Since there is no handbook or Doing-Gener For Dummies, how do we know what is the correct way to do gender? In addition, who/what has the authority to pronounce our gender enactment as incorrect or flawed?

How different is a sex-change operation that a transsexual undergoes, from the examples Fausto-Sterling includes in "How to Build a Man"?

What is at stake if we do not participate in maintaining "the social institution of gender"(Lorber 22)?

What are some ambiguities of Sandra Bem's experiment which involves "hiding the child's anatomy from all eyes except the parents' and treating the child as neither girl nor boy"(Lorber 24)? How does this experiment compare to those of Dr.Money who 'corrects' newborns genitalia?

What are some advantages of gender bending?

What are some possible ways of "resistance and rebellion" against gender norms (Lorber 32)? What are the consequences of such actions?

Questions about Lorber's "Night to His Day"

Pictures

How does genderism affect our society?

Please accept the invite to be an author on our class blog

I've invited everyone to be an author on our class blog. The invitations were e-mailed to the e-mail address you provided on the first day of class. Please accept the invitations in order to be able to post on our class blog.

Friday, March 11th class

Today we set up our blogs, and by the end of class, everyone should compose Blog #1 on his/her own blog in respone to the question -are males born or made?- by making connection to Fausto-Sterling's "How to Build a Man?" or just write a response to  a question that came up as you were reading the piece.

List of students and readings for pre-class questions

Wed. March 16 Judith Lorber’s “Night to His Day: The Social Construction of Gender” p.13-15, 17-18, [22-27, 32-33, 35-36.]	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. March 15 - Bushra Ali - Josephine Perez
Wed. March 23 Paul Theroux’s “The Male Myth” p. 101-104	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. March 22 - Nataly Camargo -Steven Pappas
Wed. March 30 “The Black Male: Searching Beyond Stereotypes” by Manning Marable p. 17-23	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. March 29 - Glenda Corzantes - Natalia Manhertz - Jenny Rodriguez
Wed. April 6 “All Men Are Not Created Equal: Asian Men in U.S. History” by Yen Le Espiritu p. 33-41	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. April 5 - Deshawn Coy - Esteban Martinez - Cristhiam Soto
Wed. April 13 “Chicano Men and Masculinity”                                                                        by Maxine Baca Zinn p. 24-32	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. April 12 - Latanya Daley - Alysia McDowell - Claudia Gomez
Wed. April 27 “The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the “Female” Professions” by Christine L.Williams pp. 211-224	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. April 26 - Monica Danso - Butovens Mede - Richard Granados
Wed. May 4 “Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradiction, and Dilemmas”                                                                                                      by Scott Coltrane p. 432-449	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. May 3 - Anthony Gomes - Sandro Navarro - Harlin Kaur -Ying Ying Jiang
Wed. May 18 Grazian’s “The Girl Hunt: Urban Nightlife and the Perfomance of Masculinity as a Collective Activity" p. 320-335	Post on class blog by 5 p.m. on Tues. May 17 - Jonanthan Gomes - Angela Ovcharik -Masiel Lora -Natalie Torres

Post your blogs' addresses

please as a comment to this post, share your blogs' addresses

Blogs

Creating your own blog


Go to https://www.blogger.com/start

Click on “create a blog”

The next screen will take you creating a new google account--if you already have a google account, sign in with that

Then it will ask you to name your blog

Then you will choose a template and you are ready to start blogging!

IMPORTANT: As you create your blog, make sure that you disable the captcha for comments and allow comments from other users

Remember that these are all public forums. Personalize your blog as you wish, but only include information you are comfortable with everyone knowing. Do fill in the “about me” part of blogger (clicking on “edit profile”)

Click on "new post" and title it "draft for blog 1" then write a few lines about yourself. This is just a draft to get you to post, so do not worry about how good it sounds etc. We will work on the draft more later.

After you post your first blog, copy the web address of your blog and post it as a comment to this blog entry along with your name

Add a link on your blog back to this one by clicking "design" on your blog and then "Add a gadget" and then "Blog List" then "Add". Copy and paste http://masculinities-english101.blogspot.com/ into the window and save

Welcome ENG101.0764 !

I hope this will be a great semester for all of us. Please make sure to read Anne Fausto-Sterling's "How to Build a Man?" for Friday's class. You can accessed the reading on our class blog by clicking on Course Documents, here you can also access the course syllabus, and then clicking on the link under the reading's title.
 Also, make sure to set up a Google Account before Friday's class. If you have a gmail account, you do not need a google account.
Here are the steps to setting up a Google Account
- go to http://www.google.com/
-in the right top corner, click on Sign In
- in the bottom right corner, click on Create an account now
-fill in all the information required

Lastly, I stopped by Nekooo in the B building, and the gentleman in there told me the course reader will be ready for Friday. So for those of you who prefer to purchase the course reader, rather than print the readings on your own, please stop by Nekooo on Friday, after class.
Let me know if you have any questions
See you all on Friday in C 209
Miss B

Masculininities Spring 2011 coming March 9th, 2011