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By Mary on January 29, 2012
This is the 44th monthly Down Under Feminists Carnival. This edition of the carnival gathers together December 2011 feminist posts from writers living in Australia and New Zealand.
Posted in Culture, Life, linkfest, Politics, Sociology | Tagged abortion, activism/charity, asexuality, australia, australian women writers challenge, beauty standards, carnival, cinema, consent, disability, doctor-who, documentaries, Down Under Feminists Carnival, dufc, fashion, fat acceptance, fat hate, gaming, identity politics, islam, marriage equality, new zealand, prison system, race & racism, reproductive rights, sex workers, sexual assault, triggering, vaccination, victim blaming, workplace |
By blue milk on September 24, 2011
I recently read Chloe Hooper’s The Tall Man, upon which this documentary is based and it’s a terrific read. (You can get a taste of it here). Kinda like Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood in terms of genre, but a lot more political. Although the politics isn’t clobbering, so don’t be afraid of the politics. [...]
Posted in arts & entertainment, indigenous, law & order, media, social justice, violence | Tagged deaths in custody, prison system, race & racism |
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