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- Name:
- The F Word
- Category:
- Common Interest - Beliefs & Causes
- Description:
- The F Word is an online magazine dedicated to talking about and sharing ideas on contemporary UK feminism.
*note: comments may be re-published on The F Word. - Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
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- NEW FEATURES
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_Gender in the playground_
Primary schools are no utopia of skipping rope and gender blind comradery. Instead, girls are already learning to worry about their looks - and boys are learning male privilege, reports teacher Kate Townshend
http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/10/self_esteem_and
_Feminism in London 2009_
Charlotte Cooper reports back from the capital's second Feminism in London conference.
http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/10/feminism_in_lon
_How to organise a demonstration_
In this case study, Carrie Supple explains how she and Louise Morris organised a protest to support Sudanese journalist Lubna Hussein - and how you can use the same techniques to organise a demo for your campaign too.
http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/09/how_we_organise
_Feminism and the vampire novel_
Much has been written about sexism in the Twilight books and film. Here, Caitlin Brown puts the series in context of other popular vampire fiction.
http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/09/feminism_and_th
NEW REVIEWS
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_Picking Bones from Ash_
Christina McDermott reviews Marie Mutsuki Mockett's deft debut novel, which follows two sequential mother-daughter stories.
http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/10/picking_bones_f
_Mysteries of the Iconographies_
Artist Carolee Schneemann may be best-known for 'Interior Scroll', in which she read from a scroll she extracted from her vagina. But, at 70, her influence stretches far beyond that one famous performance piece. Kaite Welsh attended her recent lecture at the Tate Liverpool.
http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/10/for_the_past_50
_The Raincoats play the National Portrait Gallery_
The Raincoats are as vital as ever, argues Lydia Harris, who left their recent gig determined to join a grrrl band.
http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/10/the_raincoats_p
_The Hour Past Midnight_
Salma's debut novel is a moving and beautifully-written must-read, says Sian Norris.
http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/10/the_hour_past_m
_Edinburgh Ladyfest 2009_
Wisrutta Atthakor reports back from Edinburgh's second Ladyfest, a festival centring women's art and music, replete with workshops, comedy and stand-up. Includes an interview with Zorras.
http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/10/edinburgh_ladyf
_How to survive and thrive as a creative professional for hire_
Red Chidgey reviews a step-by-step guide to going
freelance.
http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/10/how_to_survive
_Dirt: Quirks, Habits and Passions of Keeping House_
Sian Norris reviews an anthology which explores our feelings about dirt (and cleaning it up).
http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/09/dirt_is_an_anth
_Feminist or misogynist?_
Stieg Larsson's thrillers have been described as feminist, but Melanie Newman argues they are just the latest in a line of novels which aim to titillate readers with graphic depictions of men raping and murdering women.
http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/09/larrson_review
_Bluestockings_
England's first college accepting female undergraduates was established in 1869. In 1948, Cambridge became the last university in the country to grant degrees to its female students. Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein reviews a book which charts the years in between.
http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/09/bluestockings
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