What if you take advantage of the summer and the holidays to get a breath of feminist fresh air? Lose has selected five books that each carries in their own way a dose of hope and fighting spirit. Alongside the great classics, such as the essential works of Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir, Virginie Despentes, Margaret Atwood or Mona Chollet, here is a small selection to complete or start your feminist training.
A nice book: his own story by Marie Kirschen and Anna Wanda Gogusey
Colorful, fun, light, but very well documented: this committed primer is THE book for anyone wishing to (re) discover the history of feminism. Immersed in pop culture, he offers to dive, thanks to 69 keywords, into the epic of fighting that is still too often caricatured. From A for afrofeminism to W for Wonder Woman through Beyoncé, “Féminazie”, #MeToo, Glass Ceiling or Bra… the independent journalist Marie Kirschen offers us here an educational walk without being prohibitive that draws the popular, political, social, economic and cultural history of feminism. All brought about by the mischievous illustrations of Anna Wanda Gogusey. A must for treating yourself!
* History: history (s) of feminismby Marie Kirschen, illustrated by Anna Wanda Gogusey, Editions La ville brûlée, 264 pages, € 25
A notebook for the holidays : The woman in all her forms by Caterina Golliau
Did you know that in 2019 women were paid 16.5% less than men for the same function? That a girl can get married from the age of 12 in the United States? That Clara Schumann was not only the wife of the great composer, but one of the greatest pianists of his time? With the holiday notebook for adults The woman in all her formsdirected by journalist Catherine Golliau, we learn a lot about the epic of women over the centuries. And this, without ever getting bored. Combining games, quizzes, biting anecdotes, surprising stats and varied games, this hot booklet will be devoured on the beach as well as in the office.
* The woman in all her formsby Catherine Golliau, Editions du Cerf, 91 pages, € 12
A comic: Body and screams: the feminist revolution of bodies by Eve Cambreleng
If you don’t know illustrator Eve Cambreleng yet, go to her Instagram account. Under the nickname “aboutevie” she distills to her nearly 45,000 post feminist and uninhibited members who do good. Her first comic is like her publications: committed and incisive. Driven by bright colors and sinuous characters, the album deals with the endless injunctions on women’s bodies : “Don’t be too covered, but don’t be too naked”, “Don’t be modest, but also don’t have too liberated sexuality”, etc. Combining rants and historical memories, Eve Cambreleng pedagogically traces the evolution of the role and place of women in our society. And it is very successful!
*Body and screams: the feminist revolution of bodies by Eve Cambreleng, Albin Michel, 124 pages, € 18.90
A novel : storms, by Marcia Burnier
With The stormy, Marcia Burnier immerses us in the story of seven rape victims. From a colleague, a friend of a friend, a stranger or a one night stand. In this novel, there is no voyeurism, but a clinical and very accurate description of the multiple ways of surviving the consequences. Together, Nina, Lila, Inès, Léo, Louise, Lucie and Mia decide to overturn the established order of fear and shame. And to do themselves justice ever since “No one else can do it “Driven by anger and united by a saving sisterhood, they try to regain control of their lives. The Franco-Swiss author, co-creator of the feminist literary zine It was lovely, but now I have to scream here he signs a first sparkling novel, carried by an electric breath as comforting as it is irritating. An incisive text to put in all hands.
*The stormy by Marcia Burnier, Cambourakis Editions (in the large “Sorcières” collection), 144 pages, € 15
An attempt : Cancel the sexist discourse in the mediaby Rose Lamy
“What was he wearing?” “; “It is a drama, a passionate crime, the mad gesture of a rejected lover”; “It was a confusion, an awkwardness, an inappropriate gesture”; “What was he doing out there at this hour?” “It was another time” … Since 2019, Rose Lamy has collected and dissected on her Instagram account “Get ready for the fight” a bunch of examples of a sexist and antifeminist speech at work daily in the media. This commitment generated a formidable essay. As toolbox as an electric shock, this accessible book, which has met with great success since its publication in late 2021, reviews the semantics of print to highlight its role in building public opinion. Whether on the guilt of the victims or on the sexual violence or helplessness of the aggressors. To buy urgently!
*Cancel the sexist discourse in the media by Rose Lamy, JC Lattès, 299 pages, € 19
Source: Madmoizelle
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