Articles from September 2009
Comments from August 2009
Readers comments sent in during August
Jess McCabe // 29 September 2009
Categories: Comments
How to organise a demonstration
In this case study, Carrie Supple explains how she and Louise Morris organised a protest to support Sudanese journalist Lubna Hussein - and how you can use the same techniques to organise a demo for your campaign too
Carrie Supple // 15 September 2009
Dirt: Quirks, Habits and Passions of Keeping House
Sian Norris reviews an anthology which explores our feelings about dirt (and cleaning it up)
Sian Norris // 9 September 2009
Categories: Books
Feminism and the vampire novel
Much has been written about sexism in the Twilight books and film. Here, Caitlin Brown puts the series in context of other popular vampire fiction
Caitlin Brown // 8 September 2009
Categories: Culture and Media, Feminism, Language, Racism, Sex and Relationships, Stereotypes
Feminist or misogynist?
Stieg Larsson's thrillers have been described as feminist, but Melanie Newman argues they are just the latest in a line of novels which aim to titillate readers with graphic depictions of men raping and murdering women
Melanie Newman // 4 September 2009
Categories: Books
Bluestockings
England's first college accepting female undergraduates was established in 1869. In 1948, Cambridge became the last university in the country to grant degrees to its female students. Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein reviews a book which charts the years in between
Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein // 4 September 2009
Categories: Books
