Political Critique

Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms connects punishment, gender, race, and community safety, strengthening FemRes coverage of abolition feminism and transformative justice.

Mona Eltahawy’s polemic links state, family, and religious control over women’s bodies across the Middle East and North Africa while forcing debate about anger, generalization, and the politics of speaking for a region.

Kate Millett's groundbreaking doctoral thesis turned manifesto, Sexual Politics, established patriarchy as a political institution and is considered one of the foundational texts of second-wave feminism and feminist literary criticism.

Věra Chytilová’s surrealist Czech New Wave masterpiece follows two teenage girls, both named Marie, who embark on a series of anarchic pranks and destructive games in a world going 'bad.' Through avant-garde experimentation and radical humor, the film critiques patriarchy, consumerism, and political stagnation.