WIAprojects

50 Shades of Grey – from http://www.hercircleezine.com/2012/05/02/anti-feminist-ideals-in-fifty-shades-of-grey/ “These books tell women that they want not only to be objectified, their bodies ravaged by objects and men for whom they will attach themselves to the rack to please, but also that they want to be dominated—in the bedroom and outside of it. It’s pornography in its purest form, and pornography thrives because men demand it. In this case, both Meyer and James are helping to the contribution of it, enabling the industry and patriarchy, and indoctrinating the idea that women want to be subjugated for the sake of love. One mom said to me, “This book has saved my marriage,” which proves that women now must bring handcuffs to the bedroom and assume the submissive and servile position in bed to keep the romance alive in their marriage. These books are not helping us form our own identities as women, or helping us locate our own sexual desires exclusive to what pleases men in bed…

WIAprojects  housed at the Centre for Women’s Studies in Education at OISE, University of Toronto provides individualized arts internships* for women to gain work experience for future employment and post-secondary school admission. Interns are paired with a mentor and assigned a project. Each intern can participate as much or as little as she wishes in curation, production, design, publications, marketing, publicity, grant writing and/or publications. Advanced participants may devise a program or project of their own in consultation with WIAprojects ’ Director. Interns come to us from art history, women’s studies, arts management programs and also apply as artists, educators and academics. We still have sites available for 2012-13 for educational & programming interns. If you are applying to the BEd or Masters in Teaching programs come and get valuable teaching experience. We have one slot in elementary (learning through the arts) and two in secondary (design & visual art