Identity & Community
The Enduring Legacy of the Original Dangerous Woman
Katie Scott-Marshall explores the enduring legacy of ‘the original dangerous woman’, from art and literature to contemporary pop culture.
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Today is the anniversary of the tragic death of Linda Norgrove. Here, Hazel Hall and Lorna Norgove reflect on the dangers of Linda’s work, and how she challenged the traditional gender roles in Afghan society.
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What does it mean to be a dangerous woman? Depending on the time and the place, it could be the act of riding a bicycle, explains Lena Wånggren.
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For UK National Poetry Day, we feature a poem and reflection from Maddie Godfrey on body building, taking up space and being ‘difficult to love’.
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She, the Emperor
Chiew-Siah Tei takes us back to the Tang Dynasty, when a woman would rise from lowly concubine to the first and only female emperor in China.
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Jo Clifford wonders at how dangerous she is perceived to be, particularly in response to her writing and performing a play which imagines Jesus coming back to earth in the present day as a trans woman.
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Norns, Games and Aesthetics of Emergence
What do Norse myth, Macbeth’s witches, visual art, digital games and gender roles have in common? Today’s post from Tanya Krzywinska explores the links.
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Bi Visibility Day was last week. Today, we feature a reflection and poem from Siris Gallinat.
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Annee Lawrence explores the life and writing of R. A. Kartini who left a powerful feminist, intellectual and nationalist legacy in Indonesia.
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