So, I did have somebody else lined up for the Sunday artsy fartsy post this weekend but jumping right to the front of the queue is my newly discovered find, Pussy Riot. Russian, feminist, punk riot band with anti-Putin lyrics…. Read More ›
gender & feminism
Pinkwashing cancer – Pink Ribbons, Inc. asks who’s benefiting most?
Pink cancer marketing globally diverts generous people’s donations away from the organisations doing most of the work towards organisations who are just better at marketing – the filmmakers determined only 15% of monies raised in North America go to research prevention, and 5% to research environmental causes of breast cancer. Does this sound like the best use of donors’ money? And what about all the non-pinkified cancers?
Australian Women Writers 2012 Reading and Reviewing Challenge
What Mindy is reading for the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2012
Blegging: Name Orlando’s Book
My first book is to be published later this year, and I am still not happy with the title. It is an academic text, but one I hope will have a broader appeal for people interested in the theatre, and the way women are presented on stage.
The Return of the Femmostroppo Reader
If you follow me (@vivsmythe) on Twitter, you may have already seen these: items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader (mostly). What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments. Shameless self-promotion entirely welcome!
Sunday Artist: Sarah Maple
It’s artistic Sunday and this time we bring you artist, Sarah Maple. She is the bomb.
Feminist. Muslim. Young. Smart. Funny.
Mamapalooza is coming to Sydney
The hugely popular Mamapalooza: Artists Celebrating Motherhood is coming to Australia – Sydney, at Tap Gallery in Darlinghurst for the week of 7-13 May 2012, and right now they’re looking for performers who are mothers – singers/poets/dancers/songwriters/actors/performance artists/stand-up etc, as… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Marita Cheng, Young Australian of the Year
Marita Cheng is the Young Australian of the Year winner this year. In 2008, early in her undergraduate studies at the University of Melbourne, she founded Robogals, which is an engineering and computing outreach group.
Not a golden idea
A Queensland fly has been named after Beyonce’s “golden” rear. Who what where how why?
On the ethics of ignoring your power: The Feministe controversy
There are some tough questions here, but also, some solid suggestions on what can be done to improve big feminist sites like Feministe for the people outside of mainstream power bases.
Hoyden About Town 