Month: November 2016
An outspoken critic of colonial inefficiency and corruption, writer of novels and short stories
Juliet Shields teaches British and American literature at the University of Washington in Seattle. She’s currently writing a book about nineteenth-century Scottish women writers, many of whom were quite dangerous. Flora Annie Webster Steel (1847-1929),Continue reading
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Elaine Gallagher responds to the Dangerous Women Project question with a poetic agenda, because ‘difference is deliberate,
disorderly, dangerous…’
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Day of the Imprisoned Writer
In the lead up to the Day of the Imprisoned Writer on Nov 15, Lucy Popescu highlights the case of imprisoned Turkish journalist Aslı Erdoğan.
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From a member of the project team
A member of the Dangerous Women Project team shares her experiences of being labelled dangerous, and urges others to join the discussion.
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Think you know the Rapunzel fairytale? But have you heard the other side of the story?
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Dangerous women at the peace table
Laura Wise shows how women who negotiate peace deals are dangerous–not to the resolution of conflict but to the gendered history of war and diplomacy.
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Ildiko Nova gives an artistic response to the project question, focusing on the perception of Roma women in Europe and beyond.
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Semiotic power of Her story
Ana Pavlić looks at the writing and activism of Marija Jurić Zagorka, who worked against the politics of her time to expose and improve the status of women.
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‘When a young woman becomes a danger to herself through no fault of her own, she needs to not feel ashamed.’ Irenosen Okojie on mental health stigma & care.
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