The F Word - with Lilac Vanguard (Music:"Girls"
- Beyonce)
Oh!
Hello there, I didn't see you.
I was just doing a little light reading.
I'm Lilac Vanguard, Scholar of Feminist Studies.
Perhaps you're familiar with my colleague,
Lavender Menace.
If not, Google that.
Welcome to my conservatory.
You know, I've been thinking a lot about feminism
lately, especially during these uncertain
and unstable times.
I had the good fortune, the other day, to
hear from my good friend, Angela Davis - you
should Google her, too - she was talking about
how everything we're seeing right now is a
feminist issue, and I couldn't agree more.
But, of course, I've long been a feminist...perhaps
you're not.
For me, feminism isn't about the equality
of men and women, but rather a decolinization
of our understanding of gender all together
that allows for true collective equity and
support to be born.
Maybe you think of feminism differently than
me.
I'd like to welcome you to share your thoughts
on feminism with me during these trying times,
right here in my conservatory.
Take a video and let us know - Who are you?
What is your work in the world?
Do you identify as a feminist?
Why?
Or why not?
How do you define feminism?
What role might feminism have to play as a
potential framework for addressing our current
crises?
And who are your feminist role models?
Send your videos to: women@uvm.edu via email;
or if you work for the University of Vermont,
like...like I do, you can use file share and
send it to: women@uvm.edu or Sarah, with an
"H", dot Mell (sarah.mell@uvm.edu).
Lastly you're welcome to reach out to either
of those email addresses to request a text
message option should it be easier for you
to send a video via your phone.
What's important is that we hear from you
and we learn together.
Now then, I'm going to get back to Octavia
Butler, one of my favorite feminist authors
for these dystopic times.
Good day.
(Music: "I'm Every Woman" - Whitney Houston)
