tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640492698109069262.post6849892863469389870..comments2011-02-11T16:09:18.609+11:00Comments on My Blog Loves a Bunch of Authors: "Leave on the light for bell hooks"Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10053598303114234920noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640492698109069262.post-52736558824162715572009-05-25T15:06:06.457+10:002009-05-25T15:06:06.457+10:00Sounds like it's a pretty ambitious undertaking. I...Sounds like it's a pretty ambitious undertaking. I think that there's a lot of ongoing debate about what feminism is, whether it's necessary or relevant and what the main aims should be, so I'm not surprised that the book didn't manage to answer these questions. It sounds interesting, even if it doesn't meet its full potential - I'd love to read it.<br /><br />For further reading I'd highly recommend The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf (which you're welcome to borrow when I'm done) - it's nearly 20 years old now but still highly relevant I think. Another good contemporary one is Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the rise of Raunch Culture by Ariel Levy. And it's a little old now, but A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf is still relevant in terms of women and creativity.<br /><br />There's also a lot of fiction I could recommend if you're interested; some of it classified as 'feminist' and some that I just think show the barriers women have faced in certain times and societies, or portray gender roles in a critical way.<br /><br />And there are some blogs I'd recommend checking out as well, as I think the discourse is as important as the theory, if not more.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.feministe.us/blog/" REL="nofollow">Feministe</A> and <A HREF="http://www.pandagon.net/" REL="nofollow">Pandagon</A> are pretty wide-ranging in scope, though tend to focus slightly more on the political than the pop culture.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://bluemilk.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">Blue Milk</A> - about feminist motherhood.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://thehathorlegacy.com/" REL="nofollow">The Hathor Legacy</A> - critiques the portrayal of women (and men) in movies, TV and books. The founder of the site went to UCLA film school and writes some mind-blowing posts about the advice she was given on making it in Hollywood.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://tigerbeatdown.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Tiger Beatdown</A> - a new discovery of mine, she has some great tongue-in-cheek media critique - including a feminist reading of the new Star Trek movie :)<br /><br />Oh, and I'm always happy to catch up and talk feminism if ever you're keen!Aidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04972388016267609160noreply@blogger.com