*Why can't master be rounded up & be just gently morphed into a word that connotes any & all genders. English does meaning shifts all the time to - it is part of its power & delight.* * * *Why abandon 'master' to a gendered ghetto? What will you do with 'masterpiece" -gurupiece, superpersonpiece?* * * *We could embrace 'master' exhibit flexibility.* * * *wikimaster has a nice ring to it* *:) minh * On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Carol <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Jan > > Interesting that you raise the issue that a woman could take over on > the death of her husband. Not of any consolation for those not wishing > to be married who who might have liked to be a member of the guild in > their own right not as a replacement for a dead husband. Pls don't > think I am having a go just wanting to add to the debate here. > > There have been many feminists myself amongst them who would have > willingly been awarded something other than Master for a degree, but > fighting academia is almost impossible in these matters. Heck I > couldn't even submit my thesis on CD back in 1999, now of course they > are digitising everything :) The irony is not lost on me. I hope one > day my female colleague will be able to be awarded something not > entitled Master. > > Everyone - What other terms are there we could use? I am sure my list > of suggestions is only the tip of the iceberg. > > Carol > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "WikiEducator" group. > To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org > To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
