Thursday, April 12, 2012

Final SL Paper





Your paper should include:
·       Project Summary 30%: (500 words maximum; please be concise; note that much for this section probably already exists in your proposal and log, which I hope you will draw from here.)
o   Origins and scope of project: what did you plan to accomplish and why?
o   What exactly did you do?  How did the project evolve, what were the successes and limitations of your project and its goals, and what have you learned from that?
o   What was the significance of your project to the texts, themes, and goals of the course (ie: your research)?
o   How was your understanding of the texts/issues considered in the course upheld, complicated, or negated by the process of completing the project?
·       Synthesis 35%:  (Answer ONE of the following questions that most connects with your SL project.  This section should be approximately 500 words and should include textual support and/or documentation from one external resource besides our course texts.
o   What does a feminist definition of leadership look like?
o   What does the finding that women must embody both masculine and feminine styles of leadership imply for women’s ability to negotiate the labyrinth?
o   How do institutional frameworks shape how women and men engage in leadership?
o   How does popular culture shape the perceptions of women’s leadership?
o   What are effective strategies for women trying to overcome the limitations of “leadership” as it is currently constructed?
·       Reflection and connection 35%: (approximately 500 words)
    • This section will consider the ways that experiences this semester, both in and out of class, including both the readings and the SL project you completed, impacted how you understand women’s leadership. 
    • How does gender impact the way the you, as a person in the real world, imagine leadership? After this class, how would you define women’s leadership? Feminist leadership?  







Monday, April 2, 2012

Upon the Passing of a Knight.

Scholars,
   I have written and created a memorial space over on my other blog for WST 3015, a class that Kathy was also in. Please follow me over there so that we can have one space to grieve.