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Dealing with Internet Drama in Feminist Discourse – SXSWi panel report

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Liz Henry

The Internet Drama in Feminist Discourse panel was led by Rachel (RMJ) from Deeply Problematic and Garland Grey from Tiger Beatdown. My notes are fairly sketchy. Many people in the room spoke up but I didn’t record everything and wasn’t … finish reading Dealing with Internet Drama in Feminist Discourse – SXSWi panel report

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Digital Sisterhood radio – Online Feminism episode

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Liz Henry

Thursday, Dec. 16th, I’m going to be on a radio show on Feminism Online, hosted by Ananda Leeke as part of her month long Digital Sisterhood project. The show will air on Dec. 16, Digital Sisterhood Radio, from 9:00 pm … finish reading Digital Sisterhood radio – Online Feminism episode

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Feminism, Assange rape charges, free speech, and Wikileaks

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Liz Henry

Today’s arrest of Julian Assange on rape charges is being framed by many people as a conflict between feminism and free speech. I won’t link to them all, but here is a sample: Kirk Murphy from Firedoglake apparently thinks anyone … finish reading Feminism, Assange rape charges, free speech, and Wikileaks

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Changing ableist, racist, and sexist language habits

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Liz Henry

I really appreciate efforts in the blogosphere to change people’s habits of speech. Language is important and changes all the time for various reasons. Discouraging casual and thoughtless ableist, racist, misogynist habits of thought seems like a good reason to … finish reading Changing ableist, racist, and sexist language habits

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Rebel Girl! Riot Grrl nostalgia show

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Liz Henry

This is coming up tomorrow and you’re all welcome to come! I’ll be reading some fun, fiery rants and giving away a few zines and vintage “riot grrl outer space” buttons. I believe there will be accordion-playing as well! The … finish reading Rebel Girl! Riot Grrl nostalgia show

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SXSWi: Fighting online misogyny panel

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Liz Henry

Thank you!!! times a hundred to Nalo Hopkinson who just now took my rough live transcript and cleaned it up and emailed it back to me so I could post it. Thank you Nalo! You rock so hard. *** That’s … finish reading SXSWi: Fighting online misogyny panel

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In Celebration of Bitchitude

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Liz Henry

Hat tip to Jo Freeman, aka Joreen, who in the 70s wrote The Bitch Manifesto. I love this manifesto, and reprinted it in the 90s as a xerox booklet which I sent out over the riot grrl zine network. Later … finish reading In Celebration of Bitchitude

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Feminist research and anthologizing

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Liz Henry

Here’s the introduction to my anthology of some poems by women from Latin America, translated from Spanish to English. It explains my research methodology and the theories I developed while reading and translating. * Introduction to Towards an Anthology of … finish reading Feminist research and anthologizing

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Argentinian feminists in the early 1900s

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Liz Henry

To give a little extra context for the poem “Feminismo” by Alfredo Arteaga, here’s some of what women were doing in Argentina at the time. “On May 10, 1910, the date of the centennial celebration of Argentine independence, the first … finish reading Argentinian feminists in the early 1900s

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Translation: Feminismo, by Alfredo Arteaga

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Liz Henry

This poem is by the Argentinian writer Alfredo Arteaga and was published in 1917 in Antología Contemporánea de poetas argentinos. It is guaranteed to annoy. I stuck it in my anthology of women poets, in Appendix B. This is what … finish reading Translation: Feminismo, by Alfredo Arteaga

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