Projects tagged
Sex & Gender
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Ana Mendieta and Earth Art
Read more: Ana Mendieta and Earth ArtThe works of Ana Mendieta tells a story of the power of the body and the earth, and methods of activism. —- Have you ever caught a still moment in nature where it’s so eerily calm, it feels as if…
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Ana Mendieta and Earth Art
Read more: Ana Mendieta and Earth ArtThe works of Ana Mendieta tells a story of the power of the body and the earth, and methods of activism. —- Ana Mendieta “Creek,” 1974. Super 8 Film, Colour, Silent.Courtesy of: Galerie Lelong & Co. Ana Mendieta was the…
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Women of the World Poetry Slam
Read more: Women of the World Poetry SlamTo foster interests and understanding of the accomplishments of women writers of color. To bring together the Student body of Pratt to explore the literary contribution, showcase the artistic quality and celebrate the contributions of women writers of… External sources:…
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Chinese Feminist Act Against Sexual Harassment on Subway
Read more: Chinese Feminist Act Against Sexual Harassment on SubwayZheng Xi 郑熹, a Ph.D. candidate with a focus on gender studies at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. Zheng has launched a campaign asking city governments around China to display anti-sexual-harassment logos, complete with a groper’s “salty-pig hand” visual (etymological context…
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“Describe Yourself Like a Male Author Would”
Read more: “Describe Yourself Like a Male Author Would”On an unnamed part of the internet, young adult author Gwen C. Katz found a delightfully deluded male author claiming that his facility with writing natural women characters constituted an unassailable rebuke to the idea that we need diverse authors…
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Lebanon rape law: Wedding dresses hang in Beirut sea front protest
Read more: Lebanon rape law: Wedding dresses hang in Beirut sea front protestActivists campaigning to change Lebanon’s law on rape have staged a macabre protest on Beirut’s famous sea front. What appeared to be more than 30 white wedding dresses were hung from nooses, strung up between the palm trees. Lebanese law…
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How Feminists in China Are Using Emoji to Avoid Censorship
Read more: How Feminists in China Are Using Emoji to Avoid CensorshipShortly after the close of this year’s International Women’s Day, China’s Twitter-like service Sina Weibo shut down Feminist Voices. With 180,000 followers, the group’s social media account was one of the most important advocacy channels for spreading information about women’s…
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SIMA RAMA | BURDEN OF PEACE
Read more: SIMA RAMA | BURDEN OF PEACEOne film to change the world. Curated every month. BURDEN OF PEACE follows Guatemala’s first female Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz in her fight against impunity. Throughout April 2018 a global audience came together to watch BURDEN OF PEACE,…
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Chinese Feminist Occupy the Men’s Toilets
Read more: Chinese Feminist Occupy the Men’s ToiletsWomen around the world fed up with long lines for the ladies’ restroom have a new folk hero: a Beijing college student leading her own version of an “occupy” movement in southern China. The target of the protest is an…
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The Guerrilla Girls attack gender and class bias at Art Basel Hong Kong
Read more: The Guerrilla Girls attack gender and class bias at Art Basel Hong KongFor more than 30 years, the Guerrilla Girls have travelled the world exposing sexism and inequality in the art industry, and this week they proved Hong Kong was no exception. Three members of the anonymous feminist collective—calling themselves Frida Kahlo,…