As I posted yesterday at UBC, I'm undertaking an experiment in Feminism. For one year (or possibly just for the remainder of 2009), I'll be reading only books by female authors. I'm toying with the idea of limiting all my reading material, but I will have a serious news-intake issue. My favorite website is 538 written by three dudes. All regular news outlets on the web are dominated by male authors.
Anyway, to hype myself up for this experiment I'm going to make a little reading list. I want to put in at least 25 books (my yearly reading goal of which I'm about 4 books behind already this year). Then I need a "post-poned" list of books to read when the experiment ends. I have several already purchased books that will be waiting.
2009 - Girl Year
cunt - Inga Muscio
Spin Sisters - Myrna Blyth
Spook - Mary Roach
Opening Up - Tristan Taormino
Open - Jenny Block
Look at Me - Jennifer Egan
2010
Omerta - Mario Puzo
The Sicilian - Mario Puzo
A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Jane Austen and Seth
Okay, I'll add as I find all the other unread books in my apartment. Open to suggestions, and especially lends.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Feminism
Posted by Abby-Wan Kenobi at 4:17 PM
Labels: feminism, Lists, literature
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Holy crap... you updated. I'm... in shock.
Ahem. Back to the topic. One book I almost bought on my last B&N trip (which I might go back and pick up, it was a bargain book and I'm having non-buyers remorse) was "Self-Made Man" by Norah Vincent. She spent a year disguised as a man, and then wrote a book about it, and I'm terribly curious about her experience.
I also want to read feministing founder Jessica Valenti's books. She has two that are published now, "Full Frontal Feminism" and "He's a Stud, She's a Slut." I actually want to read the book about double standards more, but every B&N I've been to has only had FFF. I'll probably have to order it. In fact... Ordered. I'll give it to you when I'm done. She also has a book called "Purity Myth" coming out soon about how America's obsession with virginity actually hurts young women, but the topic sounds a little too heavy and academic for me right now.
And on the topic of books by female authors, I'm totally reading Tori Spelling's book "Stori Telling." I'm breezing through it, review to be posted on UBC probably early next week.
I'm 100% in for some Valentini.
I do want to read "Purity Myth" because of some interesting articles I've read about the Twilight series and the Jonas Bros. and abstinence porn. Plus you know how I feel about abstinence-only education (which is a rather popular concept an AL).
Sorry if I scared you by posting. I'm going to try to do that more. The hilarity of the HK blog with a few years in between reminded me of the value of the blog.
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