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Intersectional Feminism

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📚 Books 39

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Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation
Radical Feminism Trans Feminism Intersectional Feminism +3

Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation

Sophie Lewis (2025)

A provocative and unflinching examination of reactionary strands within feminism that work against liberation. Lewis traces two centuries of 'enemy feminisms' from imperial feminists to contemporary TERFs, revealing how feminist rhetoric can be weaponized to reinforce rather than dismantle systems of oppression.

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🎬 Films 20

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Blink Twice

Zoë Kravitz

Thriller Mystery Horror
Anti-Sexual Violence Economic Empowerment +4

All We Imagine As Light

Payal Kapadia

Drama Romance Art House
Female Friendship Cultural Identity +4

Anora

Sean Baker

Romance Comedy Drama
Sex Worker Rights Economic Empowerment +4

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Rungano Nyoni

Drama Comedy Black Comedy
Anti-Sexual Violence Family Liberation +4

The Marvels

Nia DaCosta

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Female Friendship Intersectional Feminism +4

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

Science Fiction Comedy Action
Immigrant Identity Family Liberation +3

📰 Articles 4

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From Suffrage Movements to #MeToo: The Enduring Global Fight for Gender Equality

Isabela De los Rios Hernández 7m

This article traces the evolution of feminist movements from the 19th-century suffrage campaigns to the digital activism of the #MeToo era. It explores the four waves of feminism, their historical contexts, and the persistent global challenges to gender equality, including political representation, reproductive rights, and social stigma.

First Wave Feminism Intersectional Feminism Political Participation +2
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Thinking Out Loud About Feminism

Kate M. Ott 5m

Through a fictional roundtable dialogue, this article explores the diverse perspectives, internal tensions, and the profound impact of race, class, and gender identity on contemporary feminism.

Intersectional Feminism Gender Equality Queer Theory +1
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The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House

Audre Lorde 10m

In this electrifying speech, Audre Lorde lays the groundwork for Black feminism and intersectionality. She challenges academia and white feminism for relying on patriarchal logic, arguing that merely seeking reform within existing systems while excluding marginalized women ensures oppression remains intact.

Black Feminism Intersectional Feminism Patriarchy Critique +2

🎧 Podcasts 13

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en(gender)ed

en(gender)ed

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Teri Yuan
9 months ago

en(gender)ed is a podcast hosted by Teri Yuan, focusing on gender violence, oppression mechanisms, and institutional solutions. The show centers on the voices of survivors, advocates, and policymakers, exploring issues such as coercive control, domestic violence, campus sexual assault, gun violence, and media bias, emphasizing intersectional perspectives and cultural literacy. With a profound, systematic style, it serves as an important knowledge platform in the field of gender justice. Spotify rating of 5.0 (3 reviews), representative among gender violence research and advocacy podcasts.

#Anti-Sexual Violence #Patriarchy Critique #Political Participation #Emotional Labor +1
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The Feminist Bar Podcast

The Feminist Bar Podcast

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Tinatswe Mhaka
9 months ago

The Feminist Bar Podcast is a feminist podcast hosted by Zimbabwean writer and activist Tinatswe Mhaka, focusing on the intersectional experiences of gender, emotion, and identity. Centered around the 'Love Series,' the show invites women and queer individuals from different backgrounds to share stories of self-discovery, trauma, desire, and resistance within intimate relationships. With an intimate, frank style full of emotional tension, emphasizing authenticity and emotional politics. Spotify rating of 4.6 (41 reviews), with unique influence in African feminist podcast circles.

#Intersectional Feminism #Emotional Labor #Cultural Critique
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The Feminist Present

The Feminist Present

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Adrian Daub & Laura Goode
9 months ago

The Feminist Present is a podcast produced by Stanford University's Clayman Institute for Gender Research, hosted by Adrian Daub and Laura Goode. The show invites feminist scholars, writers, and activists to explore intersectional issues of gender, culture, and politics. Content covers queer oral history, women's body evolution, celibacy and desire politics, Audre Lorde's archival research, and 'Girlboss' culture criticism. With a style blending academic depth and cultural acuity, it holds an important position in feminist knowledge production and public dialogue. Spotify rating of 4.7 (86 reviews), widely acclaimed among academic and cultural feminist podcasts.

#Intersectional Feminism #Media Representation Critique #Cultural Critique
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Feminist Utopia

Feminist Utopia

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Benita & Debby
9 months ago

Feminist Utopia is a podcast hosted by Benita and Debby, focusing on how feminism promotes dignity, solidarity, and social justice. Using American political events as entry points, the show explores abortion rights, Supreme Court politicization, protest actions, and moral discourse authority, emphasizing transgender, racial, class, and religious intersectionality. With a direct, highly critical style, it's suitable for audiences interested in contemporary American feminist politics.

#Political Participation #Abortion Rights #Gender Politics #Cultural Critique +1
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Femtastic Podcast

Femtastic Podcast

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Katie Breen
9 months ago

Femtastic Podcast is hosted by Katie Breen, focusing on reproductive justice, intersectional feminism, and public policy. The show invites researchers, advocates, and survivors to explore abortion rights, crisis pregnancy centers, gun violence, and institutional oppression, emphasizing data-driven and action-oriented approaches. With a clear, information-dense style, it's suitable for audiences interested in American reproductive politics and gender justice. Spotify rating of 5.0 (6 reviews), representative among advocacy-oriented feminist podcasts.

#Intersectional Feminism #Reproductive Autonomy #Anti-Sexual Violence #Patriarchy Critique +1
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Fifty Feminist States

Fifty Feminist States

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Amelia Hruby
9 months ago

Fifty Feminist States is a podcast hosted by Amelia Hruby, taking a road trip format across America's fifty states to interview local feminist artists and advocates. The show emphasizes intersectionality and cross-regional perspectives, covering reproductive justice, Black feminism, media representation, mental health, and community organizing. It serves as an archive combining oral history with cultural critique. The show concluded in 2021, but all episodes remain accessible.

#Intersectional Feminism #Reproductive Autonomy #Black Feminism #Cultural Critique
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📄 Papers 10

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Translating the Feminist Theory of Intersectionality into Gender Analytical Frameworks for Gender and Development

Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt

This paper explores how to translate intersectional feminist theory into practical gender analytical frameworks (GAF) for development interventions, warning against turning intersectionality into a simple instrument stripped of its theoretical and methodological nuances.

Intersectional Feminism Development Studies Feminist Epistemology +1
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Intersectional Feminist Theory as a Non-Ideal Theory: Asian American Women Navigating Identity and Power

Y. Kong

This philosophical examination argues that intersectional feminism functions as a strong version of non-ideal theory, focusing on the multiply oppressed to understand how intersecting structures of oppression work and generate strategies for dismantling them. Through analyzing Asian American women's experiences navigating identity and power, the paper reveals three characteristic types of identity-power relationships: manifestation of oppression through identity construction, reproduction of oppression, and creation of resistance and solidarity through identity reconstruction.

Intersectional Feminism Asian American Feminism Political Philosophy +2
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Aspiring to a politics of alliance: Response to Sylvia Walby's 'Beyond the politics of location: The power of argument in a global era'

Ann Phoenix

This response essay explores tensions between universalism and politics of location in feminist theory, responding to Walby's claims about making universal arguments across local differences. Phoenix, from an intersectional perspective, advocates for alliance politics built on acknowledging difference rather than abstract universalism.

Feminist Theory Intersectional Feminism Identity Politics +2
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Toward a Queer Ecofeminism

Greta Gaard

A groundbreaking 1997 Hypatia paper that first systematically explored intersections between ecofeminism and queer theory, arguing inclusive environmental ethics must account for diversity of species, gender, and sexuality.

Ecofeminism Queer Theory Queer Feminism +3
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Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color

Kimberlé Crenshaw

This groundbreaking 1991 article systematically articulates intersectionality theory, analyzing how race, gender, and other identity dimensions interact to shape the unique experiences of violence faced by women of color. Crenshaw critiques how anti-discrimination law and feminist movements fail to adequately address multiply-marginalized groups, calling for more inclusive frameworks of social justice.

Intersectional Feminism Black Feminism Race and Gender +3

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