tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post1767575239133991480..comments2023-09-08T09:45:10.235-04:00Comments on Coffee With Hallelujah: NEW STUDENT IN A BURKA: INVITATION INTO THE UNKNOWNRuth Schowalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-46165396422126208192012-01-21T17:49:37.921-05:002012-01-21T17:49:37.921-05:00Amal is in my 100 Speaking/Listening class. I was...Amal is in my 100 Speaking/Listening class. I was wondering how I would talk with her. I focus on her eyes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13511926423709812471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-34389788874797480502012-01-18T15:39:12.325-05:002012-01-18T15:39:12.325-05:00I'm thinking about the feminist theory about t...I'm thinking about the feminist theory about the male "gaze" that depersonalizes women, empowers men, the idea of spheres of public space for men and private space for women. It's curious here that while the woman in the burka is protected by yards of cloth from the male gaze, and dis-empowered by all that fabric she has to lug around outside, nevertheless I am drawn to HER eyes and her gaze through the slit of open space in this garment. My entire focus goes to her eyes surveying her environment.Cecelia Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403373465333657007noreply@blogger.com