The opposite of masculine rape culture is masculine nurturance culture: men* increasing their capacity to nurture, and becoming whole. The Ghomeshi trial is back in the news, and it brings violent sexual assault back into people’s minds and daily conversations. Of course violence is wrong, even when the court system for handling it is a disaster. That part seems […]
Read more "The Opposite of Rape Culture is Nurturance Culture"There is a variation on ‘Not All Men.’ It is called ‘I Feel Bad When You Say That.’ My godson Kyle is six. He is fairly emotionally perceptive for his age, as his grownups have been working with him to create an emotionally responsible and self-aware boy who we hope will grow into an emotionally […]
Read more "Own, Apologize, Repair: Coming Back to Integrity"Recently I mentioned to my closest friend that I was planning a sit down with someone we both know — another friend — to talk through something the other person wanted to discuss. She said she respected that we were taking the time to do that, as not everyone would, when life has work to […]
Read more "On Conflict and Community Fabric"Note: This piece appears in Dwutygodnik.com / Biweekly.pl at the following URL: https://www.dwutygodnik.com/artykul/9395-300-silowa-perswazja-i-kurs-na-zwyczajnosc.html Coercive Persuasion and the Alignment of the Everyday What does electoral politics have to do with intimate partner violence? A few days ago, I listened to the newly minted president of the US, on a cold bright winter’s day, look out over […]
Read more "Coercive Persuasion and the Alignment of the Everyday"The first debate of the nightmare (did I say nightmare? I meant November) 2020 election offers a useful metaphor. While I was watching the moderator pleading over and over again with Dude 1 – I mean Voldemort – I mean 45 – to just give Dude 2 his two minutes of air time, to even […]
Read more "First, Cut the mic"I’ve recorded an audiobook format of The Opposite of Rape Culture Is Nurturance Culture! The essay is now available as an audiobook in itunes, scribd, Google Play, and Author’s Direct. It will be rolling out in the coming weeks in these additional places and your local library: Listen to a free preview in itunes, or […]
Read more "Nurturance Essay Audiobook now available!"Book Contributor Roundup The contributors to Turn This World Inside Out have done podcasts and dialogue webinars about the book over the year; I thought it might be nice to have them all in one place. Please note some of these are open access available publicly, and some, like Dawn Serra or the Healing Justice […]
Read more "Contributor Roundup"Welcome back from summer! If you’re wanting more Nurturance Culture for your ears and eyes here are a few favourites from the first few months of the book going live: 1. Interview with Isabella Wang in Room Magazine 2. Dawn Serra’s Sex Gets Real Podcast: https://www.dawnserra.com/ep280/ 3. Laborwave: https://player.fm/series/laborwave-revolution-radio/turn-this-world-inside-out-the-opposite-of-rape-culture-is-nurturance-culture-w-nora-samaran We explored some personal topics the host […]
Read more "News, Reviews, and Interviews"It exists! The physical book has arrived!
Read more "It Has Arrived!"Happy to say that this little book Turn This World Inside Out: The Emergence of Nurturance Culture is scheduled for release on June 18, 2019. You can already pre-order! Early Bird Pre-order 25% off direct from AK Press I’m excited to share these essays and dialogues with wonderful contributors. Book includes dialogue pieces on themes: ‘Jon […]
Read more "Book release date!"Hi! I hope everyone’s having a good turning of the seasons <3 You may have heard: the blog at norasamaran.com has grown into a book accepted by my favourite indie publisher. In addition to hard copy of the most popular blog posts, the book will include never-before seen content, including a new introduction and exciting […]
Read more "Help make a book about Nurturance Culture!"“Feminism taught me the difference between a conviction in the head and a change in the way you live.” –Stuart Hall, speaking of things he learned from Catherine Barrett From 1996 to 2005 I worked at a summer camp in Western Massachusetts teaching kids conflict resolution skills. In a beautiful mountain setting, we worked to […]
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