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Googling Nan Goldin for the first time, I became obsessed with her work. Emotionally raw and hard-hitting. Her pictures possess a cinematic quality about them whilst remaining real and true to life. Each shot feels deeply personal and honest. Particularly …
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed – A Film by Laura Poitras Read more »
Marquis Bey’s brilliant unpacking of black trans feminism portrays it as wholly interconnected to worldly inhabitation through history, law, medicine, literature, and explores its numerous facets. Tracking the unfixed nature of these titular categories through history, Bey establishes gender transgression …
Modest Fashion presents an interesting collection of essays by several authors discussing the nuances of modest dressing subcultures across religions, particularly in the digital age. Opening with a look into Islamic online fashion alongside research that navigates the religious authority …
Modest Fashion: Styling Bodies, Mediating Faith edited by Reina Lewis Read more »
“Readers of this book don´t need me to tell them that we´re in trouble.” With this gripping first sentence, Nancy Fraser sets the scene for the exploration of the malady that is capitalism in her newest book, Cannibal Capitalism – …
Safia Minney is a social entrepreneur and particularly influential in sustainability and modern slavery issues. In Slave to Fashion, she aims at giving a snapshot of the situation of the fast-fashion industry. This book is a good introduction to the …
Administrator & Finance Coordinator Hours: 3 days per week Location: The selected candidate will work from Feminist Library, Peckham, South East London for at least 1 day per week. Days are flexible, but should be during the Library’s opening hours …
We’re hiring: Administrator & Finance Coordinator and Library Coordinator Read more »
Suzanne Wrack is a women’s football correspondent for the Guardian and Observer. She is also the author behind the inspirational and revelatory read, A Woman’s Game. In her new book she tackles the common misconception that women’s football is not …
A Woman’s Game – The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Women’s Football by Suzanne Wrack Read more »
Chandra Talpade Mohanty’s book Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing and Solidarity is divided into three parts and discusses the primary subjects that have previously occupied Mohanty’s writings and interests: decolonizing feminism, demystifying capitalism, and reorienting feminism. The first part …
“Molka” is Korean for “sneaky or hidden camera”. Often women are the target of such spy cam crimes – the capture of voyeuristic images and videos objectifies them without their consent. Created by Taeyun Kim and Maja Laskowska in collaboration …
Decolonizing Research explores the power of indigenous story telling as a form of resistance against colonisation. This book highlights the unique importance in researching these histories, bringing together the work of indigenous activists in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. What …
