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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: patriarchy

patriarchy stories: 3 news summaries

Egyptian Man Gets Hard Labor for Groping

Landmark case eggs Cairo women to report rampant teasing

Dec 18, 08 10:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Women face rampant harassment on Cairo's streets—83% of Egyptians and 98% of foreigners say they've been groped, hassled, or assaulted—but the 3% who go to the cops are usually met with indifference. A landmark case in which a man got 3 years of hard labor for reaching out... More »

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crime • women • police • sexual harassment • Cairo • Muslim women • groping • patriarchy • eve teasing

analysis

Fritzl's Crimes Rooted in Literary History

Dark Austrian captivity stories formed his 'cultural matrix'

May 18, 08 8:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Josef Fritzl's crimes stunned the world, but such demented patriarchs have long haunted Austrian literature. The dark 1852 story "Turmalin" depicts a deranged husband locking up his daughter; the 1917 novel The Grave of the Living tells of a troubled family and an imprisoned child. "This is the... More »

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torture • literature • Vienna • incest • Josef Fritzl • patriarchy

OPINION

Dartmouth Prof to Sue 'Fascist' Students

Furious that class questioned her 'ecofeminist' analysis

May 6, 08 5:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Dartmouth English professor enamored of trendy French literary theories recently got so incensed at students who “argue with your ideas” that she announced her intention to sue her class, charging that their “anti-intellectualism” violated her civil rights and caused her “intellectual distress.”  The Wall ... More »

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lawsuit • Dartmouth College • patriarchy • Northwestern University

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