After a year of somewhat, on my part, failed hosting of the first reading list of A Year of Feminist Classics, Ana, Amy, Emily Jane and I decided that this project was too worthwhile to have it only last one year.
We decided to continue with a slightly different format, as we now have 8 other hosts joining us! Thus, we have aimed to guarantee that every month will see a number of post on the book under discussion. The project is still pretty much the same, with at its root the idea that we “think of this project as an informal feminist reading group. You don’t have to commit to joining the discussion every month, but we’d love to hear your thoughts whenever you’re able to.” In coming up with the list of books we have aimed to fill in gaps from last year’s list, which resulted in a list that features some more recent works, but that we feel are still influential enough to fit the word “classic”.
The reading list we will be reading from, starting February:
- February – Feminism is for Everybody by bell hooks (Amy)
- March – The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine De Pizan (Jean)
- April – Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano (Cass)
- May – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë read alongside Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (Iris)
- June – Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (Emily)
- July – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Nancy)
- August – The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (Lauren)
- September – Borderlands/La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldua (Melissa)
- October – The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan (Jodie)
- November – Beyond the Veil by Fatema Mernissi (Ana)
- December – Women, Race, and Class by Angela Davis (Emily Jane)
- January – Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practising Solidarity by Chandra Talpade Mohanty (Eva)
Join us, for one, all, or a selection of, the above titles?
Personally, I am uncertain whether I will be able to join in for all the books, especially since I do not have enough money at my disposal to buy books not available at my library. But I’m trying not to worry about that, I’m much too excited to be part of this project again.
quite a few of these books are available online FREE…Project Gutenberg or just google free ebooks and name of book. I love this list!!
Sounds great! I know some of the titles, but I’m 100% unfamiliar with some of them. Just recently I became interested in Betty Friedan, so maybe I’ll join!
Book access is also an issue for me at the moment, but I’m trying to remain hopeful. I HAVE to find a job between now and the end of the project. I figure that if not I’ll have much bigger problems than not being able to read these books
Like I said over at the main site, I’m excited to see this project continue, even though I’ll likely be a near-silent participant due to my participation in other projects throughout the year. But just to say I’m SUPER- excited to see Alcott and Bronte on the list. I can’t wait for those discussions, in particular.
I really hope to join in this time Iris two books appeal little women and wide Sargasso sea so I hope to join in with them ,all the best stu
Yay I’m excited to co-host with you
will be following with interest as per usual. I’ve probably asked this before but have you come across Naomi Wolf’s The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women.
I am so excited about the new format and books
Oh good. I’ve read a couple of these and will note on my calendar to PAY ATTN and join in. Thank you.