Sunday, December 26, 2010

A Year of Feminist Classics

A Year of Feminist Classics
January 1 to December 31, 2011
project started by
Amy, Ana, Emily Jane and Iris
Signup and Details

One more reading challenge to include for next year for me. A topic that has always been dear to my heart.

Goal:
The project works a little like an informal reading group: for the whole of 2011, we’ll be reading a book a month from a list of classic feminist fiction and non-fiction (see below).

fyi: you don’t have to commit for the whole twelve months – you’re more than free to pick only the books you’re interested in.

January: hosted by Amy
A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft
- intro, more intro
- discussion
- my review

AND

So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba
- intro
- discussion, wrap-up
- my review

February: hosted by Ana
The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor Mill
- intro
- discussion, wrap-up
- my review

March: hosted by Emily
A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen
- intro
- discussion
- wrap up
- my review

April: hosted by Iris
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- intro
- discussion
- my review

May: hosted by Ana
A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
- intro
- discussion
- my review

June: hosted by Amy
God Dies by the Nile by Nawal Saadawi
- intro
- discussion
- my review

July: hosted by Iris
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
- intro
- discussion
- my review

August: hosted by Emily
The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
- intro
- discussion
- my review

September: hosted by Amy
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
- intro
- discussion
- my review

October: hosted by Iris
Ain’t I a Woman? by bell hooks
- intro
- discussion
- my review

AND

Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism Anthology
- intro
- discussion
- my review

November: hosted by Ana
Gender Trouble by Judith Butler
- intro
- discussion
- my review

December: hosted by Emily
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- intro
- discussion
- my review

7 comments:

  1. You're so organised with your reading. I've to think more about 2011 new year resolution too.

    Fire and Cross

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  2. I agree with Enid; and you do a beautiful job with keeping your blog/events so organized as well (you make me sick! LOL - just kidding!)

    I've heard about the Beauty Myth and have meant to read that one.

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  3. Looks like some interesting reads happening.

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  4. What an absolutely awesome challenge!
    Will definitely sign up, thanks for posting about this :)

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  5. Looks like a great challenge. My resolution this year is no challenges! I need to read what I own this year. I'll be looking forward to the reviews!

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  6. I'm in! This sounds like an interesting group of books!

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  7. Wow, I admire you for all challenges you are taking on!
    I am just reluctant because I don't want to to NOT finish them, but my time may be scarce this year and changing jobs is a blah atm..so yeah! XD

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