Articles from May 2011
Granta 115: The F Word
Despite being The F-Word's namesake, Iman Qureshi argues that Granta 115: The F Word misses the mark
Iman Qureshi // 31 May 2011
Generation Indigo
Cazz Blase reviews Poly Styrene's final work, an angry album with socially biting lyrics but an overall optimistic theme
Cazz Blase // 29 May 2011
Under an Emerald Sky
Lukela Aimmado explains why Under an Emerald Sky, a novel by black, queer, feminist activist Olukemi Amala is essential reading for all
Lukela Aimmado // 26 May 2011
Reading Women: How the Great Books of Feminism Changed my Life
Stephanie Staal re-examines some of the central texts of her undergraduate feminist classes, now critiquing them from her position as a wife and mother. LonerGrrrl argues that we should all consider how our relationship to feminism may change over time
LonerGrrrl // 24 May 2011
Categories: Books
A woman called Toothpaste: an interview with Lucy Whitman
Cazz Blase interviews Lucy Toothpaste, who wrote the fanzine JOLT and played a central role in the punk feminist movement
Cazz Blase // 20 May 2011
Categories: Culture and Media, Herstory, Interviews, Magazines, Music
Ruth
Katherine Wootton examines how Elizabeth Gaskell's daring novel Ruth, a new edition of which is published this month, challenges our prejudices and suggests how it is still relevent today
Katherine Wootton // 19 May 2011
Is Breast Best?
Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein reviews a book which challenges both the science behind the assertions and the value of breastfeeding campaigns in a "neoliberal risk culture"
Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein // 18 May 2011
Categories: Books
Fashion and gender
Androgynous trends come and go, but high-street fashion remains for the most part strictly divided into womenswear and menswear. Lorraine Smith searches for an alternative
Lorraine Smith // 13 May 2011
Categories: Fashion and Image
Comments from April & May 2011
Our last ever comment round-up! We're switching over to live comments, posted directly under the feature. So if you have something more to add to the discussion, just click over to the feature...
Jess McCabe // 12 May 2011
Categories: Comments
The questions journalists ask
Feminism took up many more inches of print in women's magazines last year. But, asks Hannah Mudge, did the media coverage accurately represent the movement?
Hannah Mudge // 4 May 2011
Categories: Culture and Media
The revolution is in you
Chloe Stopa-Hunt looks back to the historical figure of Lucile Duplessis from the French Revolution and considers how she has been 'put back' into history by modern writers
Chloe Stopa-Hunt // 4 May 2011
Categories: Culture and Media, Feminism, Herstory
Women in rock: Tamar-kali
Tamar-kali spoke to The F-Word about sexism in the music, feminism and her inspirations
Jess McCabe // 3 May 2011
Categories: Culture and Media, Interviews
