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[close] This is our reading group for anybody who loves to read and identifies as a feminist. We'll be reading a variety of books that may fall into one of the following categories: 1-Written by a feminist and/or a woman 2-Plot looks at how gender, race, class, sexuality, ability/disability, ethnicity, nationality, etc. shape us and our views of the world 3-Spark conversation about social justice and gender equality 4-Have strong female characters But most importantly, it's a space for people to come together and discuss literature with other feminists! Reminder: Self-promotion is ONLY allowed in the BLATANT SELF-PROMOTION thread. All other self-promotion will be deleted. fem·i·nist /ˈfemənist/ Noun A person who supports feminism. Adjective Of, relating to, or supporting feminism. fem·i·nism /ˈfeməˌnizəm/ Noun The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.

[close] The Århus Feminist Reading Group was founded in May 2017. During this time, the group has met to discuss articles, books, poems and short stories, building new connections between people and generating discussion and personal reflection with each new meeting. The collective would like to create a space here for more sustained discussion and conversation about the books we read together. A priority of the group is inclusivity and diversity, and so with this in mind, the group is not an academic project and prior knowledge of feminist theory is not required.

[close] Discover and recommend more feminist reads here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/96419.The_Feminist_Orchestra_Potential_Reading_List We're also on twitter: https://twitter.com/femorchestra #feministorchestra Sick of sexist comments from people online and being accused of banging my 'feminist drum' by intolerant people I have decided to start a Feminist Bookclub on Booktube. All engagement is welcome though, on youtube, on blogs and on goodreads. This is not 'my' bookclub, however, it belongs to all of us. I strongly believe feminism, which means equality of all sexes in society, not to be about the individual but about everyone and to be a group movement. Therefore, I want this bookclub to be a group. We read one book over the course of two months throughout the year. At the end of the first month there will be a pre-scheduled twitter chat on themes relating to that month's book, which will not require you to have finished the book. A video review will then be posted on Jean (bookishthoughts) or Lauren's (readsanddaydreams) channel on youtube. If you also film a youtube review/discussion or write a review/discussion of the book on your blog please share it with us all by posting it in the reviews thread. Please use #feministorchestra on twitter, instagram and elsewhere so we can all share our posts, thoughts, discussion and book reviews Gender equality is at the heart of this book club so please recognise this in your behaviour. We do not exist to convince anyone of this but to discuss the nuances and individual issues presented by the literature we read. All fantastic name credit goes to Chelsea: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr5ozf3OVhcWVbr_f7ONJpw

[close] Gender Identity: Child Readers and Library Collections Children's books that break gender stereotypes. Children’s literature plays a crucial role in the development of gender identity of girls and boys. Children tend to automatically accept the models that are presented to them and consequently to identify themselves in characters that belong to their gender group. This is particularly relevant for “professions.” Children are used to imagine themselves in very stereotyped “professional roles” (e.g., girls as cooks, seamstresses, nurses, etc. and boys as pilots, mechanics, doctors, etc.). The difficulties in breaking these traditional models are caused especially by repetitive and stereotyped roles given to female characters in illustrated books for children. These traditional models of representation of gender identities are still predominant in many European countries, causing and maintaining gender inequality and gender violence. For this reason, it is very important to strengthen gender-positive children’s literature, by proposing books with characters that break gender stereotypes (women and men in the same professions, mothers and fathers sharing housework, etc.). Nowadays and especially in some European countries, this kind of children’s literature can represent a very important educational tool on crucial matters such as social inclusion, integration, and respect of all differences. https://g-book.eu/