by rjacksonpaton | Nov 2, 2014 | en/gendering embodiment, writing
body of work … work of body went to the Bath House Cultural Center today for their annual dias de los muertas show and i was very inspired. so i am writing up an initial proposal and sending it to a few of my artist friends, and we’ll see where it...
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, eco-somatics, en/gendering embodiment, readings, vulnerable ecology, writing
got an email asking about my take on eco-somatics. this is one response. there are many more… body to mind, and back again; or, genealogical musings on eco-somatics if i were to attemptthe genealogy of eco-somaticsit would most likely beginwith my brain...
by rjacksonpaton | Sep 21, 2014 | en/gendering embodiment, readings, writing
howling about true love sipping my drinkgifted from a friendI’m moved to considerhow tenderly hummingbirdssip a flower’s nectaris not that an expression of love watching the exquisite anime filmhowl’s moving castleI’m moved deeplyby the...
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...
