A Note on the Perils of Publicity: The Feminist Studies Program at Stanford

We of the Feminist Studies Committee at Stanford were recently delighted with the interest the announcement of a Program in Feminist Studies evoked in the West Coast media. Having worked hard to put together what we feel will be a stimulating and important program, we took real pleasure in the opportunity to communicate our accomplishments and plans. But since news ofte n travels faster than understanding, we feel it necessary to clarify our status. First, the Feminist Studies Program has Non-Degree-Granting Status, meaning that students graduate with what is technically called an Individually Designed Major with a Concentration in Feminist Studies. Non-Degree-Granting Program Status is often assigned by the University to programs seen as new and experimental; should student interest and curricular development warrant it, we may apply for full Degree-Granting Status

Bodies of emotion: rethinking culture and emotion through Southeast Asia

Feelings are not substances to be discovered in our blood but social practices organized by stories that we both enact and tell. michelle rosaldo 1984:14