pocahontas, lesbians, and invading england

[anitabuchan]

Uni started again last week. I am loving my new courses. One I wasn't sure about (From Pocahontas to Post-Feminism: Women in American History) and now I have no idea why I wasn't sure about it, because it's so wonderful. The professor is excellent - one big flaw of a lot of women's history is that it tends to focus on white women. But we're going to be getting a lot on black and Native American women.

Think my essay question will be: ‘Colonial America allowed white women opportunities unknown in Europe, while at the same time stripping African and Native American women of the rights and powers they had enjoyed in pre-Columbian Africa and America.’ Discuss.

Do you not want to study all about that? Anyway, I'm also taking Women and Gender in 19th Century Europe (v good - v important time for lesbians), and the First Scottish Wars of Independence (ROBERT THE BRUCE! YAY!). The lecturer for that is so passionate. I keep expecting him to start yelling 'FREEDOM!' and lead us all on an invasion of England.

So, yeah. I'm happy and excited. By March I will hate them all and stab anyone who mentions anything connected to any of them. But for now it's good.

Comments

[sky-77.livejournal.com]

It sounds like you're taking really interesting courses this semester! [Ah, I start my first year of uni in 2 weeks. ;P ]

Enjoy!

[anitabuchan.livejournal.com]

Good luck! I'm sure you'll love it. What are you studying? (I keep thinking English but that's probably wrong?)

Thanks!

[kels450.livejournal.com]

Those courses do sound really interesting actually. I wish i'd done some sort of Scottish history unit at some point but there was never anything available which fitted in with my degree. :( It should be compulsory at school anyway!

[anitabuchan.livejournal.com]

It should! I love Scottish history - last semester I did the Scottish Englightenment, and Scotland 500-800. But it's shocking how little most people seem to know about Scottish history.