Month: August 2016
‘How we move embodies our past and creates our future’
Anna Brazier uses movement and performance to explore the ways in which women extending themselves can be perceived as dangerous.
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An Interrogating Dangerous Voice
Megha Katoria examines the life and work of Ismat Chughtai, a courageous and outspoken writer of Urdu literature deserving of the ‘dangerous woman’ title.
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Writer, director and producer Shirley Day shares a short story about a dangerous woman she has since been inspired to develop a play about.
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The Bradford Female Educational Institute
JY Saville tells of the Bradford Female Educational Institute, an exception at a time in history when working class women’s education was a dangerous idea.
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Thelma and Louise? Or just the real world? Treasa Nealon’s creative piece looks at how best friends can turn fierce protectors in dangerous situations.
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Victoria Pagan reflects on the dangers of participating in workplace inequality and how this perpetuates damaging organisational cultures.
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Hodan Mohammed gives us a creative reflection on her choice to wear a hijab and the confrontations this has led to, even among those she thought friends.
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An autobiographical standpoint
“I am a ‘dangerous woman’ because I do not fit into the model… defined by traditional men.” Abigail Zita Seshie mixes research and autobiography to examine culturally embedded gender inequity.
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Editorial: The first 150
Last week we—us and you, dear readers and contributors—reached 150 posts in the Dangerous Women Project. Here’s a round-up of the latest posts and news.
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