Gaga Feminism; sex, gender, and the end of moral - J.Jack Halberstam
A roadmap to sex and gender for the twenty-first century, using Lady Gaga as a symbol for a new kind of feminism
Why are so many women single, so many men resisting marriage, and so many gays and lesbians having babies?
In Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of...
Feminist Ryan Gosling; feminist theory (as imagined) from your favorite sensitive movie dude - Danielle Henderson
Based on the blog of the same name, a hilarious book pairs 120 steamy, full-color photos of Ryan Gosling with favorite feminist theories. Ideal present for the modern feminist who has already everything. ;-)
"Ryan Gosling images and feminism quotes collide in this funny,...
This exploration of lo-fi culture traces the origin of the DIY ethic to the skiffle movement of the 1950s, mail art, Black Mountain poetry, and avant-garde art in the 1950s. It follows the punk scene of the 1970s and 1980s to the current music scene. It charts the development...
Technologie maakt ons sterker, sneller en slimmer. Wat betekent die technologie voor ons zelfbeeld, de relatie met ons lichaam, met andere mensen, met onze omgeving? Worden wij cyborgs, moderne mens-machines? De cyborg (cybernetisch organisme) sluit aan bij het verlangen naar...
De vertoning; een pleidooi voor individualiteit en verbeelding. Samenleving en religie in Nederland. - Onno Zijlstra, Suzan ten Heuw
Een boeiend en rijk geďllustreerd cultuurkritisch betoog. Aan de orde komen onder meer onderwerpen als tijdgeest, modernisme en postmodernisme, islam, secularisatie en religie, individualisering, kunst, enz. Toegankelijk geschreven en rijk geďllustreerd. Geschikt voor...
Beyond Barbie & Mortal Kombat: New Perspectives on Gender and Gaming - Yasmin B. Kafai, Carrie Heeter, Jill Denner, Jennifer Y. Sun
Ten years after the groundbreaking From Barbie to Mortal Kombat highlighted the ways gender stereotyping and related social and economic issues permeate digital game play, the number of women and girl gamers has risen considerably. Despite this, gender disparities remain in...
Me Sexy: An Exploration of Native Sex and Sexuality - Drew Hayden Taylor
A sequel to the highly successful Me Funny, Me Sexy is an anthology containing thirteen contributions from leading members of North America’s First Nations writing communities. The many highlights include Lee Maracle’s creation story, Salish style; Tomson Highway explaining...
Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern - Joshua Zeitz
Blithely flinging aside the Victorian manners that kept her disapproving mother corseted, the New Woman of the 1920s puffed cigarettes, snuck gin, hiked her hemlines, danced the Charleston, and necked in roadsters. More important, she earned her own keep, controlled her own...
Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels - Sarah Wendell, Candy Tan
The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name...
We do it in the dark. Under the sheets. With a penlight. We wear sunglasses and a baseball hat at the bookstore. We have a "special place" where we store them. Let's face it: Not many folks are willing to publicly admit they love...
Bitchfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine - Lisa Jervis, Andi Zeisler
In the wake of Sassy and as an alternative to the more staid reporting of Ms., Bitch was launched in the mid-nineties as a Xerox-and-staple zine covering the landscape of popular culture from a feminist perspective. Both unabashed in its love for the guilty pleasures of...
