International Feminist Reading-Club
When: Thirsday 6 -7 p.m.
With whom: July Cassiani
Without registration
The Reading Feminism book club’s members want to appreciate reading and expand their feminist perspectives. The group participates in a regular discussion group where they discuss a piece of feminist writing, poetry, or non-fiction every month.
We read to: resurrect feminist authors who have been misunderstood, overlooked, or silenced Spend your time and energy wisely, responsibly, and in a variety of ways. Keep in mind those who have come before you, succeeded, or are more accomplished than you.
READING LIST
FIRST 6 MONTHS
February: Chelsea Wattego – Another Day in the Colony
March: bell hooks – all about love
April: Cherríe Moraga + Gloria E. Anzaldúa – This Bridge Called My Back
May: Eli Clare – Exile and Pride
June: Adrienne Rich – Of Woman Born + Ali Cobby Eckermann – Inside My Mother
SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR, A WORK IN PROGRESS, STILL FLESHING OUT
July: Matrix – Women and the Man Made Environment – collectively written feminisms
August: Kumari Jayawardena – Feminism And Nationalism In The Third World
September: Kartini – Letters of a Javanese Princess
October: Valerie Solanas – Up Your Ass
November: Monique Wittig – Les Guérillères
December: ed. by Te Kotahi Research Institute – Mana Wahine Reader, volume 1
Literature suggested for the Club to broaden the topics:
- The Power by Naomi Alderman
- Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
- Experiments in Imagining Otherwise by Lola Olufemi
- To Exist is to Resist: Black Feminism in Europe by Akwugo Emejulu and Francesca Sobande
- Feminist City by Leslie Kern
- We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- The Street by Ann Petry
- Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock
- All of Baba’s Children by Myrna Kostash