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Man Alive
Thomas Page McBee links childhood abuse, a near-fatal mugging and transition to ask how masculinity inherits violence - and how care, accountability and forgiveness might change it.
- Trans Masculinity
- Trauma and Healing
- Patriarchy Critique
The Keeping Room
At the end of the American Civil War, three women living alone on a desolate Southern farm must fight to defend themselves against two rogue soldiers who have broken off from the Union Army. This revisionist feminist western reexamines the brutality of war from a female perspective, exploring complex themes of women's self-defense rights, racial relations, and survival instincts.
- Anti-Sexual Violence
- Race and Gender
- Historical Context
Political Participation and Gender Violence in Mexico
Participación política y violencia de género en MéxicoCerva Cerna examines nomination, campaigning and officeholding in Mexico, showing how gender quotas encounter party control and violence.
- Latin American Feminism
- Political Participation
- Political Violence
Little Women
A classic coming-of-age novel that, through the growth journey of the four March sisters, showcases diverse life choices for 19th-century women, influencing generations of female readers' values and life pursuits.
- First Wave Feminism
- Women's Literature
- Women's Writing
Decolonial Feminism: Yuderkys Espinosa Miñoso
Yuderkys Espinosa Miñoso examines how coloniality shapes feminist knowledge and challenges the assumption of a universal experience of ‘woman’.
- Decolonial Feminism
- Epistemic Colonialism Critique
- Black Feminism
Bad Feminist
A collection of essays that explores the complexities of contemporary feminism with humor and honesty, acknowledging that feminists can be contradictory and imperfect.
- Fourth Wave Feminism
- Pop Culture Feminism
- Intersectional Feminism
Life Beside Itself: Imagining Care in the Canadian Arctic
Stevenson examines care in the Canadian Arctic through the gap between managing a population’s survival and attending to particular lives and relationships.
- Ethics of Care
- Indigenous Sovereignty
- Settler Colonialism
We Should All Be Feminists
Nigerian writer Adichie's pamphlet expanded from her TED talk redefines 21st-century feminism through personal experiences and sharp observations, making this concept more accessible and relatable.
- Fourth Wave Feminism
- Decolonial Feminism
- Women's Literature
When People of Muslim Heritage Challenge Fundamentalism
Karima Bennoune presents local resistance through an Algerian family, Pakistani theatre and a young law student’s refusal to abandon education.
- Religion and Gender
- Human Rights
- Political Participation
Gender, War, and Conflict
Laura Sjoberg offers an accessible but rigorous account of how gender orders shape the causes, conduct, narration, and aftermath of war.
- Feminist Security Studies
- War and Peace
- Gender Politics
Belle
Based on the true story of 18th-century historical figure Dido Elizabeth Belle, this costume drama follows a mixed-race aristocratic woman navigating her place in British high society while fighting for justice amid intersecting racism and sexism. The film explores complex themes of race, class, gender intersectionality, and female agency.
- Race and Gender
- Intersectional Feminism
- Historical Context
Gender, Class and Race: Intersectionality and the Mutual Constitution of Social Relations
Gênero, classe e raça: Interseccionalidade e consubstancialidade das relações sociaisHirata connects debates on intersectionality with care work in Brazil, France and Japan, asking how gender, class and race organize unequal labor.
- Intersectional Feminism
- Care Economy
- Labor Rights
The Babadook
A widowed single mother Amelia and her young son confront the mysterious terror creature Babadook in their home. This Australian psychological horror film breaks traditional gender stereotypes in horror cinema, exploring profound themes of loss, grief, maternal stress, and women's inner darkness from a mother's perspective.
- Motherhood Critique
- Mental Health
- Family Liberation
Bananas, Beaches and Bases
Cynthia Enloe makes international politics visible through women working in tourism, domestic labor, diplomacy, military bases, and export economies.
- Feminist Security Studies
- Militarism
- Globalization
Karukku
Bama’s Tamil life narrative Karukku examines caste inside Catholic institutions, the politics of literary language, and the tension between selfhood and community.
- Dalit Feminism
- Caste and Gender
- Religious Patriarchy Critique
Men Explain Things to Me
A modern feminist classic that deeply explores the phenomenon of 'mansplaining' and its impact on women. Solnit's sharp writing reveals gender power relations in everyday life, providing important perspectives for understanding contemporary women's circumstances.
- Patriarchy Critique
- Cultural Critique
- Feminist Literary Criticism
I'm Not Your Inspiration, Thank You Very Much
In this TEDxSydney talk, Stella Young critiques inspiration porn and the way nondisabled society consumes disabled people as objects of moral uplift.
- Disability Justice
- Media Representation Critique
- Ableism
How stereotypes impair women’s careers in science
An arithmetic-task experiment varies what selectors know about applicants, then tracks who is picked and how those choices compare with actual performance.
- Education
- Labor Rights
- Gender Stereotypes
A Feminist Voyage through International Relations
J. Ann Tickner reflects on twenty-five years of feminist IR, from reformulating realism and security to methodology, 9/11, religious violence, race, and empire.
- Feminist Security Studies
- Feminist Theory
- International Context
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
A transgender rights activist's autobiographical work that explores the multiple meanings of feminine identity through personal growth experiences, challenging mainstream society's rigid perceptions of authenticity and femininity.
- Trans Feminism
- Race and Gender
- Women's Writing
His and Hers … Health Care
Paula Johnson distinguishes including women in research from analyzing differences, connecting trial design, diagnosis and the work of care.
- Women's Health
- Science Studies
- Medical Patriarchy Critique
A Little-Told Tale of Sex and Sensuality
Shereen El Feki connects virginity certificates, marriage and Arabic erotic traditions to bodily autonomy and institutional change.
- Sexual Politics
- Bodily Autonomy
- Religion and Gender
I Got 99 Problems... Palsy Is Just One
Maysoon Zayid uses comedy to show how Palestinian, Muslim, female, and disabled identities intersect while challenging ableism in entertainment and public culture.
- Disability Justice
- Race and Gender
- Media Representation Critique
Citizen: An American Lyric
A hybrid of prose and poetry, Claudia Rankine's memoir-like art book provides uncompromising insights into the living conditions of 21st-century Black Americans - particularly Black women. From microaggressions to intentional acts of bias, Rankine creates a taxonomy of daily offenses against Black Americans, challenging all of us to consider our own complicity.
- Black Feminism
- Race and Gender
- Cultural Critique