Series 1
Series 1
Waves of Feminism
What are waves of feminism? What characterises the different waves that people talk about? Who is defining them? What were the strengths and weaknesses of each?
Dr Gillian Love explains it all in our two part podcast episode, and our team write a deep dive article on 2nd Wave Feminism in particular. If you’re looking for an overview of key pieces of theory that formed different waves, we really recommend checking out our reading list for this month.
Roots of Intersectionality
At Grabbing Back, we call ourselves an ‘intersectional feminist collective,’ so it’s about time we defined exactly what intersectionality means. In this topic, we look at the concept before the term ‘intersectionality’ was coined.
In our podcast, six members of our community reflect on their own relationship with some key pieces of theory. In our article, we rush all the way from the 1800s and a woman called Sojourner Truth right up to the 1970s and the Combahee River Collective.
Crenshaw’s Intersectionality
At Grabbing Back, we call ourselves an ‘intersectional feminist collective,’ so it’s about time we defined exactly what intersectionality means. Kimberle Crenshaw coined the term ‘intersectionality,’ and in this topic we do a deep dive on exactly what she meant.
We feature Crenshaw’s TED Talk on ‘intersectionality’ - it’s well worth a watch. She describes the framework clearly and concisely.
Socialism and Feminism
In this topic, we do a deep dive into the connection between socialism and feminism. What’s a girl-boss? Am I a girl-boss?? Is that good or bad???
We speak to exceptional feminist theorist and historian Gillian Love in our podcast. In our article, we focus on the work of Silvia Federici, a socialist feminist who was known for being part of the Wages For Housework movement.