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 Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:01 pm
post your favorite riot grrrl/feminist related books here.
my list:
the v****a Monologues by Eve Ensler
the Feminist Mistique by Betty Friedan
b***h by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Art and Feminism by Peggy Phelan and Helena Reckitt
Lesbian Art in America: a contemporary history by Harmony Hammond
the two art books at the end of the list are friggin amazing.
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:06 pm
The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword, both written by Robin McKinely.
Yes, they're fantasy, but they definitely have a feminist agenda. (Crown more so than Blue Sword.)
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:49 pm
i haven't really read any riot grrrl/feminist-related books. actually, i haven't been reading much of anything lately. but i'll try those books and maybe come up with some suggestions of my own.
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:48 pm
Rebel Girl i haven't really read any riot grrrl/feminist-related books. actually, i haven't been reading much of anything lately. but i'll try those books and maybe come up with some suggestions of my own. out of the books i read, the best ones are the v****a monologues, art and feminism, and lesbian art in america. the other one's are kinda a boring read. the feminine mystique is sooooo dated!! it's a must read because it was one of the first feminst books made in the 70's civil rights battles. but it was still made in the 70's and parts of it are kinda bogus. it's interesting though.
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:37 am
I've flipped through a lot of "Backlash" by Susan Faludi, found that at some thrift store in nice hardback whee
Also I love Margaret Atwood, I've read "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Edible Woman", both rock.
"The Last Time I Wore A Dress" by Daphne Scholinski I read for some sociology class, probably soc of gender. Though it's sort of more about gender issues and genderqueerness than feminism per se, it's really good.
Also, if you can find the play "Lot's Daughters" by Rebecca Basham, it's really good and deals with lesbian issues, along with a whole lot of other issues! I had the pleasure of working on it at my college, all the way to winning at the American College Theatre Festival in DC! Some awesome performances there, you guys probably won't get to see it with the cast I worked with, but really good story anyways.
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:30 pm
Women Artists by... i forget. i just bought it like three days ago.
so far this book is really good. it has all these great artists listed alphabetically with really good bios and excelent photographs of their art work. good stuff.
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:07 pm
biography of georgia o'keeffe. she is a bad a** artist. but i forget who wrote it.
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:54 am
The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath.
Read The v****a Monologues, can't wait to see it performed. Started The Feminine Mystique but I got kind of bored.
I read c**t by Inga Muscio a while ago. Kind of over the top, but it really stirs you up.
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:02 pm
"Reading Lolita in Tehran" is not a riot girl kind of book, but it is about the struggle of women's rights in Iran.
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:20 pm
well this isn't a favorite but i hate it so much and it's a book. Madame Bovary. I hate it. I can't believe how Flaubert portrayed the exact opposite of a real female human being.
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:04 am
try reading "empress of the world". Its about two bi girls dating, and the troubles they go through, i found it really good.
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:18 am
super_nerd42 "Reading Lolita in Tehran" is not a riot girl kind of book, but it is about the struggle of women's rights in Iran. wow that sounds interesting.. i'm gonna look it up.
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:28 am
Not the most original of books but 'The Bell Jar' by Silvia Plath one of the most well known feminists of all time!!! Now that's a good book! lol
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 6:26 pm
shizznazzled super_nerd42 "Reading Lolita in Tehran" is not a riot girl kind of book, but it is about the struggle of women''s rights in Iran. wow that sounds interesting.. i''m gonna look it up. It is a very interesting story that analyzes how women are potrayed in classic literature and then compares it to the Conservative Islamic Revolution in Iran. Definetly a good read.
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:14 pm
i'm definitely going to get the v****a monologues. i've been meaning to read that anyway.
sylvia plath = heart .
i've read the bell jar, the colossus, and johnny panic and the bible of dreams: journals and short stories by sylvia plath (that's not the exact title, but something close).
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