Books Quote by Tamara Faith Berger
““My essay had evolved into thinking about fucking. You could be raped a thousand times and still be a virgin. I was writing about fucking by a master and fucking as a slave, about Hegel, the comfort women and teenage porno stars. Ms. Bain and Mr. Rotowsky could fail me, I didn’t care. I’d pass just with the bibliography. I was compiling a list of every single book I’d read or that I wanted to read that was about power and sex. High school should have a whole fucking course on just this. I was helping the school make curriculum… I was writing my essay, writing easily now. I didn’t have a reader anymore like Lee or Chris but I imagined that I was writing for them both. Maybe I was writing for anyone who could fucking stand me.””
About This Quote
Source Essay: “Power and Sex in Academia”, Tamara Faith Berger, 2019
The writer critiques academic complacency, arguing that sexual power dynamics are pervasive and should be studied openly.
In simple terms: Sexual power is a core, ignored academic topic.
Key Takeaway
Demand open study of sexual power dynamics.
Themes
power
sex
academia
curriculum
politics
Mood
critical
provocative
Type
academic
essay
When to use this quote
- college courses
- research proposals
- policy debates
Key Concepts
feminist theory
critical pedagogy
ethical scholarship
Questions to Reflect On
- How can curricula address power without exploitation?
- What safeguards ensure ethical study?
A Different Perspective
Risk of sensationalism over rigorous analysis.
