Alison C. TraweekTo the students in my race classes, in response to the White House Conference on HistoryThe White House today held a conference on American history at which a number of historians and politicians — including the president —…Sep 17, 2020Sep 17, 2020
Alison C. TraweekMedusa and the thousand yard stareTell someone to think of the Gorgon Medusa and they will go to snaky hair and baleful eyes — her most salient features in ancient Greece…Jul 18, 20191Jul 18, 20191
Alison C. TraweekThe Simple Satisfaction of Historical ComplexityI finished the draft of my latest suffrage bio this weekend, just ahead of my July 15th deadline.Jul 15, 2019Jul 15, 2019
Alison C. TraweekI argued with a Trump supporter today. It went about like you would expect.Although I loathe protesting, I went to a protest today against the detention centers where we’re keeping migrants. I am always a…Jul 3, 201920Jul 3, 201920
Alison C. TraweekOn failing, and why ballet makes me a better teacherThanks to the vagaries of genetics, I have always looked more or less like everyone’s idea of a ballet dancer: slender but athletic build…Jun 29, 20191Jun 29, 20191
Alison C. TraweekOn drafting and perfectionismSome years ago, I had an anonymous blog that I started because I needed to be writing and I wasn’t writing. The premise of the blog was…Jun 18, 2019Jun 18, 2019
Alison C. TraweekOn the fear that comes with forced-birth lawsI’ve never had an abortion. I don’t mean to say I’ve avoided abortion for moral reasons— the products of conception are not a moral issue…Jun 4, 20192Jun 4, 20192
Alison C. TraweekOn the pressure to produce, and the importance of purposeIt’s a sort of chicken-and-egg problem, really, I suppose: are academics obsessed with producing work or are people obsessed with working…May 28, 20191May 28, 20191
Alison C. TraweekFacing Medusa: Examining the Iterations of the Gorgon(originally presented as an invited talk at Haverford College, 4/12/2017; slides available here; bibliography on request)May 8, 2019May 8, 2019
Alison C. TraweekThe Gorgon’s Healing Song(Originally presented as a paper at the 2nd annual Temple University Consortium on Women, Marriage, and the Household, February 18, 2019…May 7, 2019May 7, 2019
