Breanne Fahs, “The Urgent Need for Radical Feminism Today”

Short Takes: The Patriarchs by Angela Saini

Short Takes: Hugh Ryan’s The Women’s House of Detention

Posted on August 17, 2022 by amazzaschi in Feminist Public Intellectuals Project, Short Takes No Comments

Gabrielle Bruney, Stephen Dillon, Aviva Stahl, and Jess Whatcott discuss Hugh Ryan’s book The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison. Plus, Ryan responds to the pieces on his book.

Short Takes: Mona Chollet’s In Defense of Witches

Posted on May 20, 2022 by amazzaschi in Feminist Public Intellectuals Project, Short Takes No Comments

Maryse Condé, Deirdre English, Sarah Lyons, and Bridget Marshall discuss Mona Chollet’s In Defense of Witches

Sally Kitch, “Forged in Fire: Constructing Women’s Studies Knowledge for Social Engagement, 1979-2019”

Posted on May 10, 2022 by amazzaschi in currents, Feminist Public Intellectuals Project No Comments

Ask a Feminist: Reproduction in the Age of Epigenetics, a Conversation with Rene Almeling, Sarah Richardson, and Natali Valdez

Posted on April 19, 2022 by amazzaschi in Ask a Feminist, Feminist Public Intellectuals Project No Comments

Rene Almeling, Sarah S. Richardson, and Natali Valdez discuss the hype around epigenetics and its failure to produce the hoped-for results.

Mary Anne Franks, “Speaking of Women: Feminism and Free Speech”

Posted on March 31, 2022 by amazzaschi in currents, Feminist Public Intellectuals Project No Comments

“There is no free speech when women are not heard.” Mary Anne Franks provides a feminist analysis of First Amendment doctrine.

Short Takes: Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, and Beth E. Richie’s Abolition. Feminism. Now.

Posted on March 15, 2022 by amazzaschi in Feminist Public Intellectuals Project, Short Takes No Comments

LaShawn Harris, Jenn Jackson, Victoria Law, and Cassandra Shaylor discuss the new book Abolition. Feminism. Now. by Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, and Beth E. Richie