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By annebalsamo | Feminism, Science, Technology & Infrastructures

What the U.S. Can Learn from Wonder Woman

The new Wonder Woman movie is a smash hit. As of this week, it had generated more than $205 million in the U.S. alone, and a whopping $435 worldwide. …

Feminism

100 Hours of Neo-Domestic Performance Art at Glasshouse

Anya Liftig performing an homage to Ana Mendieta in 2012 at Glasshouse (all photos courtesy Glasshouse)Right now, as I write this, three performances …

The Chopped-Up Novels and Appropriation Poetry of an Artist and Bookmaker

Sally Alatalo: Narrative in Revision, installation view (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic)In 1993, Chicago-based writer and book artist …

Meet the Feminist Putting Her Twist on Turkey's 700-Year-Old Craft

Seyda Carter is the only female shoemaker that she knows of in Turkey. And she learned out of stubbornness. “They thought that I was crazy,” she …

Shoes

Serena Williams: There's more to domestic violence than physical abuse

How can society prevent and fight domestic or intimate partner abuse? Traditionally, solutions tend to center on helping communities promote healthy …

One Girl's Mishap Led to the Creation of the Antibiotic Bacitracin

One day in May of 1943 seven-year-old Margaret Treacy was playing ball near her home in Upper Manhattan when she was hit by an ice truck. She broke a …

Medicine

Health Equity in Brazil

Intersections of Gender, Race, and PolicyThe effect of women's activism on public health in BrazilBrazil's leadership role in the fight against HIV …

Public Health

LGBTQ History Comes Out of the Shadows in New U.K. Exhibition

Gay people have always existed—but they haven’t always been able to express their love without condemnation and even criminal penalties. Take …

LGBTQ

A Crowdfunding Effort Launches to Commemorate Khadija Saye, Artist Killed in London Inferno

Rest in Peace Khadija. Your power and peace and beauty will live on. You will be sorely missed. Heartbroken pic.twitter.com/DxO2zY8llC— Nicola Green …

Patricia Cronin, Shrine for Girls, Dublin // June 16–August 20, 2017

Patricia Cronin Shrine for Girls, Dublin June 16–August 20, 2017The Lab The LAB Gallery Foley Street Dublin Ireland Hours: Monday–Sunday …

6 1/2 Weeks: Susanna Inglada – Ojos de Oro // June 22–August 6, 2017

6 1/2 Weeks: Susanna Inglada – Ojos de Oro June 22–August 6, 2017Artist talk, performance, and DJ: June 23, 6:30–10pmMuseum Folkwang Museumsplatz …

Protecting Our Waters: Cohort 1 | CSO Associate Artists

1About the Project1About the ProjectBudget: $190,000, $100,000, $80,000, AND $40,000. Budgets are inclusive of artist fee, travel, and …

Wonder Woman: Awesome Movie, Awful Gender Politics

Wonder Woman’s box-office dominance is no surprise. The lead character is the most iconic of superheroines, and the movie is hugely enjoyable: …

Feminism

Survived and Punished - Toolkit - Page 1

#SurvivedandPunished: Survivor Defense as Abolitionist Praxis. A Collaborative Toolkit created by Love and Protect | Survived and Punished.

Survivor

#SURVIVEDANDPUNISHED

These are survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence whose survival actions have been criminalized. Some are still in prison, some are confined to …

Women of Color

Amazon.com

Books for Paris KnoxParis Knox is a 38 year old Black mother who has been incarcerated for 13 of a 40 year sentence for defending her life and her …

Paris Knox - Survived and Punished

Here's how the Senate's draft health care plan could affect reproductive services

Published 5m ago onby Claire LampenShareEmailRepublican senators have finally unveiled their secrecy-shrouded iteration of their suggested Affordable …

ObamaCare

In Search of Miss Ruthless // July 1–September 10, 2017

In Search of Miss Ruthless July 1–September 10, 2017Opening: June 30, 7–9pmPara Site 677 King’s Road 22/F, Wing Wah Industrial Building Hong KongAmna …

Hong Kong

Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Beguiled’ Controversy and What We Expect From White Directors

The thriller, set in the Antebellum South, has come under fire for its lack of black characters—including removing a slave who featured in the original. Is the backlash warranted?Pretty women are a wonder to Sofia Coppola. Sitting in the window. Standing on a stair. At their mirrors. In their …

Sofia Coppola