Dear Jane is a debut novel that demonstrates the power one book and one literary character have in saving the life of a young girl trying to survive neglect, abuse, and suicide ideation.
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Dear Jane by Marina DelVecchio available for preorder
What a Feminist Wants for Christmas
There are only 5 things this feminist wants for Christmas, and they are not monetary, vain, or tangible. They are wishes and hopes and desires that I find are missing in society. They are necessary for the enlightenment and empowerment
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bell hooks used theory, especially feminist theory, in the same way that most of us use literature. She believed that theory was a liberatory process, and the reason most of us lean on literature as much as we do is because
Read moreFeminist Gaze: Moana, Patriarchy, and the Glass Ceiling
Watching the newest Disney movie, Moana, was very much like watching women pounding their fists against glass ceilings in feeble attempts to be heard as they follow their instincts for solving real-life problems. Moana is a young Princess from the
Read moreFeminist Gaze on Grey’s Anatomy and Feminism
I still watch Grey’s Anatomy. I haven’t missed an episode since it aired. And now that I have cancelled cable and rely on Netflix for my shows, I spend the last hour of my evening — after my grading is done,
Read moreA Feminist Gaze on Alice in Wonderland
Tim Burton’s version of 19-year-old Alice on the cusp of womanhood is full of empowering messages for today’s young women. Set during the Victorian Era in England, somewhere around 1830s -1900′s, he offers us a soft-spoken yet feisty Alice that is
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