March 2017 – The Feminist Wire

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EMERGING FEMINISMS, Legislating Islamophobia From Villaneuve-Loubet to Washington
By Guest Contributor on March 30, 2017
By Amy Oldfield Women of Villeneuve-Loubet, a coastal town just South of Nice, France, had a reason to celebrate on August 26, 2016 as...
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EMERGING FEMINISMS, My Journey Within The Social Development Sector: Musings, Frustrations, Reflections
By Guest Contributor on March 27, 2017
By Arpita Das I find myself increasingly disillusioned with the development sector, even though it has been my professional home for nearly sixteen...
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EMERGING FEMINISMS, Feminism Throughout The Ages
By Guest Contributor on March 23, 2017
By Ella Gonzalez Today, “feminism” is a loaded word. It stands at the crossroads of being perceived as an incubator for change and progression for...
EMERGING FEMINISMS, The People’s Champ
By Guest Contributor on March 20, 2017
By Adam Szetela Ronda Rousey shattered the UFC’s conservative stereotypes of masculinity and femininity, now she is taking the fight to Donald Trump. ...
EMERGING FEMINISMS, Do You Recognize Me Now?
By Guest Contributor on March 13, 2017
By Joy De Guzman On my first days of pre-school a parent asked me with a smile “what are you?” At a time when...
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EMERGING FEMINISMS, Meditations on Occupying Our Present: Why I Continue to Turn to Intersectional Feminism in This Moment, PART THREE
By Guest Contributor on March 9, 2017
By Lina Chhun In this post-inauguration period, we are living with what may seem to be a very keen tension—that tension between the dangers of...
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EMERGING FEMINISMS, Meditations on Occupying Our Present: Why I Continue to Turn to Intersectional Feminism in This Moment, PART TWO
By Guest Contributor on March 6, 2017
By Lina Chhun A few months after returning from dissertation work abroad, I attended a talk with Professor Aisha Finch at UCLA. The talk expanded...
Moonlight, Black Boy and Teachable Moments
By Sikivu Hutchinson on March 6, 2017
The boys walk through the school quad playing the dozens, verbally slamming another boy in absentia for being a weak “f—g” who can’t be trusted. ...
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Some Important Changes at TFW
By admin on March 2, 2017
Dear TFW Supporter, For more than six years, TFW has been a labor of love. We’ve dedicated countless hours to reading, writing, reviewing, and editing,...
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EMERGING FEMINISMS, Meditations on Occupying Our Present: Why I Continue to Turn to Intersectional Feminism in This Moment, PART ONE
By Guest Contributor on March 2, 2017
By Lina Chhun Today I sat in my car and I waited for the sun to set. I can’t remember the last time I...
Poetry by Irene Cooper
By Guest Contributor on March 1, 2017
Narcissus Leeched of grace I rise with ashes in my mouth from yes pretty thing sweet fresh out of sight put out...