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Books · Feb 2025

Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation

Sophie Lewis

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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Books · Sep 2023

Breaking Free: The Lie of Equality and the Feminist Fight for Freedom

Marcie Bianco

Culture writer Marcie Bianco boldly argues that 'equality' is a racist, patriarchal ideal that perpetuates women's systemic oppression and limits the possibilities of feminism - with a plan to transform the movement.

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Books · Nov 2018

Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights

Juno Mac and Molly Smith

A groundbreaking work written by sex workers themselves, directly challenging mainstream feminist narratives about sex work while providing theoretical foundations and political strategies for the sex workers' rights movement.

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Books · Oct 2006

King Kong Theory

King Kong ThéorieVirginie Despentes

Virginie Despentes' 'King Kong Theory' is a punk-rock manifesto of modern feminism. Part memoir, part critical theory, it is a raw, angry, and undeniably powerful examination of gender, sexuality, and violence. Despentes writes from the margins - as a former sex worker, a rape survivor, and a punk artist - challenging the sanitized, respectable versions of feminism to embrace the 'ugly', the 'unfuckable', and the dangerous.

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Books · Jan 2001

Radical Women in Latin America

Victoria González-Rivera, Karen Kampwirth

An edited volume on women's participation in revolutionary, leftist, and radical politics across Latin America.

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Books · Jan 1986

The Creation of Patriarchy

Gerda Lerner

Traces the origins and development of patriarchy from a historical perspective, providing crucial understanding of the historical roots of gender oppression.

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Films · Sep 2017

Revenge

Coralie Fargeat

Coralie Fargeat's breakthrough rape-revenge film redefines the feminist possibilities of this genre. Through extreme visual style and violent aesthetics, the film explores complex themes of female revenge, bodily autonomy, and fourth-wave feminist rage.

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Films · Feb 2016

The Witch

The VVitch: A New-England FolktaleRobert Eggers

A 17th-century New England folktale from Robert Eggers, this spooky picture is more than a supernatural horror - it's an exercise in female rebellion during a time when anyone 'different' was declared a witch.

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Films · May 2015

Mad Max: Fury Road

George Miller

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Imperator Furiosa leads a group of women escaping the tyrannical rule of Immortan Joe in search of a promised land of freedom. This action film places female resistance and sisterhood at the heart of a traditionally male-dominated genre.

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Films · May 1991

Thelma & Louise

Ridley Scott

Two ordinary women - housewife Thelma and diner waitress Louise - embark on a weekend trip that turns into a fugitive journey after killing in self-defense. During their cross-country road trip, they experience a transformation from fear to liberation, ultimately choosing freedom over surrender.

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Films · Mar 1990

The Handmaid's Tale

Volker Schlöndorff

Based on Margaret Atwood's novel of the same name, the film tells the story of a future dystopian society where women are reduced to breeding tools. It profoundly depicts women's oppression under patriarchy and the power and price of resistance.

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Podcasts · Sep 2025

Feminist Current

Meghan Murphy

Feminist Current is a podcast hosted by Canadian journalist Meghan Murphy, focusing on controversial issues within the feminist movement, particularly debates around gender identity, women's spaces, and legal policy. The show approaches from a critical feminist stance, emphasizing women's rights based on biological sex, covering content including Title IX revisions, transgender policy, domestic violence, pornography criticism, and internal left-wing controversies. With a frank and clear-positioned style, it represents an important voice in gender politics debates.

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Podcasts · Sep 2025

Gender Troubles

Emma Austin & Eva Espenshade

Gender Troubles is a podcast hosted by Emma Austin and Eva Espenshade, dedicated to deconstructing feminist academic discourse and reexamining gender theory and cultural phenomena from a critical leftist perspective. The show covers pornography platformization, sex wars, abortion rights, ethical consumption, and feminist canonical text rereading, emphasizing knowledge democratization and critical thinking.

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Podcasts · Sep 2025

Lean Back: Critical Feminist Conversations

Lisa Corrigan & Laura Weiderhaft

Lean Back is a critical feminist podcast hosted by Lisa Corrigan and Laura Weiderhaft, focusing on in-depth analysis of American culture, politics, and social phenomena. The show uses a theory-driven approach to explore issues including abortion rights, democratic crisis, perfectionism, complicity, and candor, emphasizing the intersection of structural oppression and feminist critique. With a sharp, academically rigorous style, it's suitable for audiences interested in critical feminism and cultural politics.

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Podcasts · Sep 2025

Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist

Madigan

Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist is a podcast hosted by intersectional feminist Madigan, focusing on critical issues facing women and society. The show explores historical figures, current events, and cultural phenomena with a sharp perspective, covering topics from British feminism development to American political conspiracy theories and shooting incidents. Madigan challenges mainstream narratives through deep research and personal viewpoints, promoting feminist dialogue. With a frank, critically strong podcast style suitable for audiences interested in gender, power, and social structures.

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Papers · Sep 2022

An Overview on the Feminism and Its Categories

Haradhan Kumar Mohajan

This paper offers a comprehensive overview of feminism’s historical development, ideological foundations, and categorical variants. Mohajan traces the evolution of feminist thought from early movements to contemporary debates, highlighting key challenges and future directions for global gender justice.

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Papers · Dec 2000

Pure tolerance revisited

Denise Thompson

This radical feminist theoretical article revisits the place of tolerance in feminist theory, critically responding to the pluralist stance advocated by the inaugural issue of Feminist Theory journal. Drawing on Herbert Marcuse's theory of 'repressive tolerance', Thompson argues that unlimited tolerance provides shelter for patriarchal and anti-feminist viewpoints, thereby undermining feminism's core as a liberatory politics. She contends that feminism must maintain intolerance toward male domination to preserve its theoretical coherence and political efficacy.

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Papers · Apr 2000

Using Gender to Undo Gender: A Feminist Degendering Movement

Judith Lorber

This revolutionary article proposes a radical solution to persistent gender inequality: the complete elimination of gender categories. Lorber argues that despite significant improvements in women's status, true equality remains elusive because society continues to be organized around binary gender divisions. She calls for a 'feminist degendering movement' that would dismantle the very foundation of gender categorization rather than simply seeking equality within existing structures.

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Papers · Jan 1980

Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence

Adrienne Rich

This paper challenges the assumption that heterosexuality is the 'natural' sexual orientation for women, arguing that heterosexuality is a political institution imposed upon women.

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Papers · Jan 1975

The Laugh of the Medusa

Hélène Cixous

Hélène Cixous's 1975 classic feminist essay introduces the important concept of 'écriture féminine' (feminine writing), calling on women to reclaim their bodies and voices through writing, and remains one of the most influential texts of French feminist theory.