Alice Echols, Jill Filipovic, Rebecca Jo Plant, and Carmen Rios discuss Katherine Turk’s new book The Women of NOW, and Turk offers a response to the commentaries on her book.
Feminist Public Intellectuals Project
Catharine A. MacKinnon, “Exploring Transgender Law and Politics”
Digital Archive: To accompany this Feminist Frictions essay, Signs invites you to explore two previously independently prepared resources related to the themes in “Exploring Transgender Law and Politics.” While far from exhaustive, we hope they will be of use to teachers, students, and anyone interested in trans feminism and trans politics. To suggest any additional resources […]
Feminist Frictions: Radical Feminism
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 […]
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.
Nona Willis Aronowitz’s Bad Sex
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.









