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...Without peer is Benjamin Christensen’s Häxan (1922). It is a brilliant portrayal of witchcraft. If you want something a bit more cult-like, a really interesting film is George Romero’s Season of the Witch (1972), which draws a straight line between the still nascent women’s movement and witch cults, as he portrays them...
Najmabadi added that the title change would also bring Harvard in line with several of its peer institutions, which have renamed their women’s studies departments in similar ways. She cited Brown, Cornell and Yale in particular, all of whose programs now include either the term “gender” or “sexuality...
...It’s going to accommodate more students,” he said. “It’s going to put us in concert with our peer institutions. It’s going to render more visible the ties and tensions between [studies of women, gender and sexuality...
...Accepting your undesirable acquaintances makes it look like you’re happy with the relationship. It’s an easy trap to walk into—you get to avoid slighting your peer and expand your web of friendsters. But if the person you dislike attends Harvard—and is in your House, active in your extracurricular, or in section with you—your online relationship will inevitably spill over into real life. Your unfortunate acquaintance might attempt to strengthen the “friendship,” or, even worse, try to make you more...
Ladd and her colleagues are also waiting to see what action Harvard’s peer institutions will take. The University belongs to the Association of International Educators, a coalition of colleges and universities serving as a forum for discussion of international student issues and a public voice on the topic...