The author of a new book exploring the making of heroines throughout history asks whether Barbie can ever overcome her reputation as the plastic antithesis of feminist ideals.
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Artículos sobre Feminism
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The word ‘feminism’ was unlikely to be heard in Neighbours’ early days, but today characters are talking about Clementine Ford.
In his 1972 novel The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin powerfully dramatised women’s suburban alienation and men’s resistance to feminist change. Michelle Arrow traces its enduring influence.
Two new books examine the life and legacy of an inspiring poet whose work resisted patriarchal constraints.
This book succeeds well in describing and criticising, through many examples, how whiteness works.
What is the appeal of cults? How do they work? And what is the damage they do? A new book, by the creator of the podcast Let’s Talk About Sects, answers these questions and more.
My research shows how urban design can make it harder for women in some countries to make sustainable choices.
Breaking the bronze ceiling - an expert explains why there are so few statues of sportswomen in the UK.
Moore did not unearth any treasures in his research of Mugabe’s legacy. He has not even drawn a map that might lead us to them.
Two radically inventive new works of Australian graphic nonfiction dig deep into 21st-century life. They balance critique with hopeful possibilities – of collective change and radical acceptance.
For mature-age students of the Study Centre in the 1970s, education offered them a new life.
From protest marches and fundraising to parliamentary petitions and talking with friends, there are many ways to make your voice heard.
A new book by Manjula Datta O’Connor argues that family violence raises some culturally specific issues, but the problem is not limited any particular group.
The Portuguese artist, who has died at the age of 87, had a strong feminist streak in her work that blazed a trail for women’s rights.
We asked participants about why they think people (mostly men) harass others in public space. Their answers were revealing.
Old women remain the butt of jokes; they are some of society’s most marginalised people. But age also invites us to become our most authentic selves, writes Carol Lefevre.
This brainy feminist romp of a novel, loved by Rachel Cusk and Maria Semple, is often compared to Brideshead Revisited. But Carol Lefevre says it’s more like a sexy, sweary version of Nancy Mitford in 1960s London.
Feminists in the 1970s knew the liberation of women and children was inextricably linked.
On this Mother’s Day, keep your cash and give your wonderful mother gifts that will actually have a long-term impact on her health and well-being.
By slapping Chris Rock during an internationally televised awards ceremony, Will Smith demonstrated that chivalry is not dead. But was that the protection Jada Pinckett Smith wanted or needed?
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, La Trobe University
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Professor, University of Wollongong
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Sessional academic, Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language, and Literature, Macquarie University
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Professor of History, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer in Family History, University of Tasmania
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Joanna Mendelssohn es Amigo de The Conversation.
Honorary (Senior Fellow) School of Culture and Communication University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Media and Journalism, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Research Associate, King's College London
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Lecturer in Communication Studies, University of Otago
