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The Harem within, Fatema Mernissi, 1994 “Pessimism is the luxury of the powerful.” This is the phrase said by Aunt Habiba, one of the female characters in "The Harem Within."...

Gender trouble, Judith Butler, 1990 My baptism with Judith Butler's vision of gender occurred late one evening in a bar in Venice. It was my favorite bar when I was...

The bluest eye, Toni Morrison, 1970 I've often wondered if men, at least cisgender men, ever regret being men. I also asked myself this when I read some passages from Toni...

The second sex, Simone De Beauvoir, 1949 I heard of Simone De Beauvoir for the first time during the 18th birthday party of one of my classmates. The birthday invitation...

Story of justice, injustice and prison, Bianca Guidetti Serra, 1944 – 1992 “I liked doing, and I did what I could, always trying to be myself” are the words of...

Feminist Art, Activism and Artivism, Katy Deepwell, 2020   Leafing through Deepwell's book, I came across an article by Paula Chambers on Pussy Riot. The article recounted the episode of...