I recently received the following question from a colleague (who's not on this list) and wondered if anyone out there has any suggestions. The essay she's referring to is Ortner's "Is Female to Male as Nature is to Culture." I am not the one who posted the message she remembers and we can't figure out who is. I am interested in the responses, too, so if you just post any information you have to this list or send it to me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), I will pass it on to Rochelle. Thanks!! >Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 11:58:01 -0700 (PDT) >From: Rochelle Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Sender: johnsonr@acad >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Sherry Ortner >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Hi Karla, > > I am writing with a question that I thought that >you might be able to answer. If you can't--or if you're >swamped with other things--feel free to ignore this >message. But I thought I'd give you a try. > I often teach courses centering on women's >studies and nature, so I often assign Sherry Ortner's >famous essay. I am aware that there are a number of >published critiques of her essay, but I have only >found one: Carol P. MacCormack's *Nature, Culture, >and Gender: A Critique*, which appears in MacCormkack's >and Strathern's *Nature, Culture, and Gender* (NY: >Cambridge UP, 1980). It seems to be that some time >back on the ASLE network, you mentioned another (or >a few more) critiques of Ortner's thesis and argument. >If you have a chance, would you be willing to let >me know where those critiques are? > Thanks so much for your time. I look forward to >seeing you in Kalamazoo! > >Best, >Rochelle > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Karla Armbruster Assistant Professor Department of English Webster University 470 East Lockwood St. Louis, MO 63119 314-961-2660. ext. 7577 FAX: 314-968-7173 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "O only universe we know, forgive us." -- Galway Kinnell, "On Frozen Fields"
