The Association for the Study of Women and Mythology
Patricia Monaghan has written a series of articles called “Approaches to the Study of Goddess Myths and Images” for the Seasonal Salon, the on-line journal for the Re-formed Congregation of the Goddess, International. The articles explore the contributions of pioneer researchers over the last 150 years.
Link here for the first of these articles:
In her recent editorial in Matrifocus, Sage Starwalker lists these two great sites for managing, searching, and sharing scholarly references on the web. Thanks, Sage!
CiteULike
a service for managing, discovering, and sharing scholarly references
Bibster
http://bibster.semanticweb.org/
a system that assists researchers in managing, searching, and sharing bibliographic metadata; “…it provides the possibility to search on a distributed peer-to-peer network … (and) an easy way to share data with other researchers.”
One of the problems that has plagued feminist movements in the past is that one generation of “movers and shakers” has not found a way to communicate with the next generation. In this informative editorial Sage Starwalker addresses cross-generational communication through the use of social networking and other technologies. In order for us to keep growing and moving forward, we “elders” must find ways to bridge the gap and overcome any reluctance to meet our younger sisters in the places where they meet (probably on the internet). This article ought to be required reading for those of us who want to open such a dialogue.
The National Coalition of Independent Scholars is an organization whose goals include increasing access to libraries and archives, publicizing grant opportunities, and encouraging foundations to open competitions to include independent scholars. Membership is reasonably priced and there are valuable resources available, whatever your area of interest.
Last night I sat down at the computer with a cup of tea, a pen and a tablet, ready to experience “Ancestral Stones of the Elder Kindreds.” It was Max Dashu’s visual tour of the megalithic standing stones of Europe. I thought I was ready for the course, but I found myself writing and sketching all over my tablet until I had 6 pages of scribbled notes.
Deanne Quarrie (Bendis), a scholar and author in her own right, also took the class. She says,
I sat enthralled before my computer, enjoying Max’s collection of images of standing stones and menhirs from France, Spain, Germany, areas around the Mediterranean, and from Africa, clearly representing woman’s forgotten place in our ancient heritage. I am going to be taking her course (also online) and can hardly wait – I am so excited!
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