Articles from August 2010
Awra Amba
Philippa Willitts reviews a documentary about this community in Northern Ethiopia, grounded in principles of equality between the sexes
Philippa Willitts // 30 August 2010
Categories: Films
On campus, feminism wavers
University students are used to applying feminist theory in their academic work, but this fails to transfer out of the classroom, reports Lizzie Dearden
Lizzie Dearden // 29 August 2010
Men at the centre of the story
Barbara Kingsolver has finally won the Orange Prize. Sarah Bryne wonders, is it a coincidence that she has been recognised for The Lacuna, her first novel with a male protagonist?
Sarah Byrne // 15 August 2010
Categories: Books
Honeymoon cystitis?
Cystitis is bad enough, says Hannah Fearn. But why are doctors so dismissive?
Hannah Fearn // 15 August 2010
Categories: Body and Health
Compulsory heterosexuality and lesbian existence, 30 years later
A J Conroy looks back at what we can learn about the need to form ties with other women from Adrienne Rich's famous essay
A.J. Conroy // 15 August 2010
Hannah Free
Hannah Free is not a great work of art, says CN Lester, but this love story makes some passionate and timely political points
CN Lester // 11 August 2010
Categories: Films
Girl With a One Track Mind: Exposed
Sex blogger Abby Lee saw her anonymity stripped away by the media. Her latest book explores the personal consequences in a society that has yet to come to terms with female sexual desire, says Abby O'Reilly
Abby O'Reilly // 9 August 2010
Categories: Books
In the Loop
This collection of essays goes well beyond glossy photos and patterns, weaving together a serious assessment of knitting, its role in activism, art and more, says Kaite Welsh
Kaite Welsh // 8 August 2010
Categories: Books
Images of pregnancy, representations of birth
Pregnant celebrities post for photoshoots, we have childbirth-focused reality TV shows - but, argues Sara De Benedictis, only a sanatised, product-driven version of natality has gained the limelight
Sara De Benedictis // 4 August 2010
Categories: Body and Health
