by rjacksonpaton | Oct 21, 2014 | eco-somatics, en/gendering embodiment, ethnoautobiography, writing
in recent weeks, i’ve been practically bombarded with inspiration, experience, and passion gathering around a quote from Boyhood filmmaker, Richard Linklater. when the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart asked about the unpredictability of filming over a twelve-year...
by rjacksonpaton | Sep 26, 2014 | connections, en/gendering embodiment, ethnoautobiography, readings
these are some (but not all!) of the books i’m hanging out with right now as i reflect on themes of gender, relationship, embodiment, vulnerability, openness, transformation, and place. somehow they all feel connected… Radical Hope; Jonathon Lear Bodies...
by rjacksonpaton | Sep 18, 2014 | conferences, connections, ethnoautobiography, vulnerable ecology, writing
Yesterday I submitted a manuscript to Orion entitled “Playing in the wild: Seven riffs on wilderness.” It’s been brewing for a while now with all the attention on this year being the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. A few writers have noted...
by rjacksonpaton | Sep 14, 2014 | en/gendering embodiment, ethnoautobiography, writing
embodying tenderness: 3 vignettes toward healing (from) misogyny [nsfw?] september 2014 recently, i had an epiphany about the ways that misogyny, patriarchy and sexism take a toll, not only out there in the wider world, but of course in my relationship with my...
by rjacksonpaton | Sep 3, 2014 | connections, ethnoautobiography, readings
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by rjacksonpaton | Sep 3, 2014 | connections, dissertation, ethnoautobiography
i have begun working with doctoral student and collaborator, ellen, on her dissertation proposal. since she’s using ethnoautobiography as her methodology it makes sense, right? but even better is the way we are already influencing and inspiring each other. so...