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Books · Feb 2025
Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation
Sophie LewisA 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 BiancoCulture 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 SmithA 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 DespentesVirginie 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 KampwirthAn 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 LernerTraces 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 FargeatCoralie 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 EggersA 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 MillerIn 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 ScottTwo 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 SchlöndorffBased 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 MurphyFeminist 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 EspenshadeGender 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 WeiderhaftLean 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
MadiganYour 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.
Articles
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Breaking Free: Why 'Equality' Is a Patriarchal Lie
Amelia Hruby (Based on Breaking Free book)New book 'Breaking Free' reveals how 'equality' is a racist, patriarchal ideal that keeps women and marginalized communities chasing an unattainable goal. True liberation requires not equality, but freedom.
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The 4B Movement: Political Practice as Radical Negativity
The CutThe 4B movement (no marriage, no childbirth, no dating, no sex with men) is not merely a defensive retreat from extreme patriarchy, but a courageous 'political strike' aimed at paralyzing the mechanisms of patriarchal reproduction.
Papers
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An Overview on the Feminism and Its Categories
Haradhan Kumar MohajanThis 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.
02Papers · Dec 2000
Pure tolerance revisited
Denise ThompsonThis 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.
03Papers · Apr 2000
Using Gender to Undo Gender: A Feminist Degendering Movement
Judith LorberThis 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.
04Papers · Jan 1980
Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence
Adrienne RichThis paper challenges the assumption that heterosexuality is the 'natural' sexual orientation for women, arguing that heterosexuality is a political institution imposed upon women.
05Papers · Jan 1975
The Laugh of the Medusa
Hélène CixousHélène 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.
