Feminist Frictions is part of the Feminist Public Intellectuals Project. This installment of Feminist Frictions examines the concept of radical feminism, featuring an essay by Breanne Fahs and a digital archive on the topic. Digital Archive: This digital archive extends the themes of Fahs’s essay to examine debates around the topic. It collects links to essays, videos, podcasts, and […]
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Short Takes: Dahlia Lithwick’s Lady Justice
Kathryn Abrams, Libby Adler, Shoshanna Ehrlich, and Zinelle October discus Dahlia Lithwick’s new book Lady Justice, plus a response from Lithwick.
Short Takes: Bad Sex by Nona Willis Aronowitz
Elizabeth Armstrong, Tracy Clark-Flory, Rachel Hills, and Shira Tarrant discuss Nona Willis Aronowitz’s new book, and Willis Aronowitz offers a response to the commentaries on her book.
Short Takes: Hugh Ryan’s The Women’s House of Detention
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

Maryse Condé, Deirdre English, Sarah Lyons, and Bridget Marshall discuss Mona Chollet’s In Defense of Witches
Feminist Frictions: The Field of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Sally Kitch reflects on developments in scholarly approaches to knowledge construction in the field of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Plus, a free digital archive on the topic.
Ask a Feminist: Reproduction in the Age of Epigenetics, a Conversation with Rene Almeling, Sarah Richardson, and Natali Valdez
Rene Almeling, Sarah S. Richardson, and Natali Valdez discuss the hype around epigenetics and its failure to produce the hoped-for results.
Ask a Feminist: Reproduction in the Age of Epigenetics, a Conversation with Rene Almeling, Sarah Richardson, and Natali Valdez

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