JFTR Thank you to Authors of Transforming Teaching about LGBT Parent Families
Thanks toApril L. Few-Demo, Áine Humble, Melissa A. Curran, and Sally Lloyd for their participation in our social media conversation. See just a few interesting quotes...
Robert Hughes Jr, Digital Scholarship
May 09, 2016
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Exploring Feminist Family Scholarship
<p>This week JFTR will host a discussion of Feeling Like A Feminist Fraud. The discussion will be organized around 4 questions.</p><p>Sept 21Are Feminist Fraudulent Feelings Useful?</p><p>Sept 22What is "feminist accountability?"</p><p>Sept 23How do scholars translate feminist theory into research practice?</p><p>Sept 24 What does it mean to be a "scholar committed to social justice?"</p>
Robert Hughes, Jr.
September 18, 2015
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Hello World!
This blog is part of a social media experiment to explore new media approaches to participatory and engaged scholarship about family theory and research.
Robert Hughes, Jr., Ph.D., professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
August 26, 2015
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Introducing the JFTR Digital Scholarship Board
An essential part of creating an engaged, participatory community of scholars is having a strong group of scholars who are familiar with social media tools and have experience creating engaged conversations about issues related to family science.
Robert Hughes, Jr., Ph.D., professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
August 31, 2015
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Invitation to Discuss "Feeling Like Feminist Frauds"
Join us Sept 21-24, 2015, here to discuss the important issues raised by Elizabeth Sharp and Shannon Weaver in their article, "Feeling Like Feminist Frauds: Theorizing Feminist Accountability in Feminist Family Studies Research in a Neoliberal, Postfeminist Context."
Robert Hughes, Jr., Ph.D., professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
September 03, 2015
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Is the trending "MasculinitySoFragile" hashtag a teachable moment?
<p>This afternoon the top trending hashtag on Twitter is #MasculinitySoFragile. Much of it is funny and ironic, so is this a teachable moment? </p><p>Is this an opportunity for digital scholars to ask new questions or offer alterative ideas? </p><p>Is this just a waste of our time and a reminder that most of social media is useless? </p>
Robert Hughes, Jr., professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
September 23, 2015
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Martin Buber's Philosophy of Dialogue and Implications for Qualitative Family Research
As part of the special issue on qualitative family scholarship and innovative theories in the interpretive tradition, this article first examines the intersection of Buber's philosophy with the interpretive tradition in social science research.
Stephen T. Fife
December 14, 2015
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Qualitative Family Scholarship: Innovative Theories in the Interpretive Tradition
"this special issue provides illustrations of how the vibrant interpretivist tradition can pursue paradoxes, contradictions, and nuances via careful decisions about epistemology and careful designs of congruity between epistemology and practice."
Todd L. Goodsell & Anisa M. Zvonkovic
October 31, 2015
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JFTR Discussion: Transforming Teaching of Queer Theory, Intersectionality & LGBT-Parent Families
<p>The <em>Journal of Family Theory & Review</em> invites you to join us here at the <a href="https://www.ncfr.org/jftr/blog" target="_blank">JFTR Blog</a> on May 4-6, 2016 to discuss how to teach queer theory, intersectionality and LGBT-parent families in family studies courses.</p>
April 17, 2016
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