
Feminist Perspectives
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A blog dedicated to all things feminist, created by @GenderKings and based at @KingsCollegeLon
London, England
Joined January 2022
RT @BodyBookClub: Have you booked your ticket yet. ? We can't wait to chat about this incredible novel by @Elif_Safak and support the fant….
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And @lea_happ’s reflections on embodied memory and feminist activism here: .
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When Argentina legalised abortion in December 2020, the new law was widely celebrated as a landmark victory for reproductive justice in Argentina and beyond. However, a range of challenges to…
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Check out Maya Lane’s piece on microbial biopolitics in care for chronically ill vulvas here: .
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Research in the Netherlands has explored the care practices of those living with chronic vulval microbial infections to theorise and think on how microbes are gendered, sexualised and…
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RT @BodyBookClub: Book club alert! ♥ 📚 📣. In March, we'll be chatting about childbirth, midwifery, and the crisis in maternity services wit….
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RT @Julia_GMartins: I had so much fun recording this video about Leonardo Fioravanti, a Bolognese surgeon, alchemist and writer - and one o….
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RT @vem_kcl: We’re excited to invite you to our creative workshops to understand sexual harassment in student life and beyond. You will dec….
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RT @BodyBookClub: For February, we'll be reading Woman of the Ashes by Mia Couto and talking about colonialism, community and identity. We'….
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RT @BodyBookClub: We can't wait to chat with @krheyam about trans identities through Nevada by Imogen Binnie! It's a novel about self-disco….
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Our latest blog is a very timely piece from @rajalaksh on barriers to gender affirmative services in Tamil Nadu:
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While the opening of free gender guidance clinics in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is a welcome move, harassment and lack of understanding continue to hinder access.
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A new piece on the blog from Yubai Li, PhD student @EdinburghUni on marriage and childbirth customs and gender norms among Tibetan women. Check it out here:
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By utilising the theory of embodiment to interpret the medicalisation of childbirth, this article highlights the importance of recognising women as active agents in their birthing processes and…
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RT @Julia_GMartins: After a lot of self-doubt and cringing at myself while editing, I'm finally launching my YouTube channel, Living Histor….
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Our latest #disciplinedandresistantbodies piece is up on the blog. @TricycleMayor and @BudworthPoppy have written a wonderful piece on 'leaky' and resistant bodies
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In this piece, we consider what resisting disciplined bodies means for care-full, intimate, and interdependent feminist futures.
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Another wonderful new piece on the blog by Maggie LoWilla @yours_lilo on norms of period shame and period poverty and Kenyan politics:
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In the dynamic landscape of political leadership in Kenya, considerable strides have been taken to bolster the representation of women in these pivotal roles. However, the notion of "progress"…
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We have a new piece on the blog! @phoebesmartin writes on the body as methodology in feminist research, using examples from fieldwork in Peru:
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The body is a central theme in feminist activism and research; it is the site and subject of theory and practice. Issues like reproductive justice, gender-based violence, and identity are all…
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RT @BodyBookClub: We are thrilled to announce next month's read - the beautiful and haunting Beloved, by the Toni Morrison. We'll be talkin….
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RT @BodyBookClub: It's today! You can join the book club at - and if you can't make it today, we hope to see you in….
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RT @Julia_GMartins: Can't wait! You can still book your ticket at See you soon! 📚.
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MenuMy Body, My Book ClubBODILY AUTONOMY: UNITING THROUGH BOOKSFind out our next readIn collaboration with The VavengersNEXT EVENTLost Found Kept 4th of September 2025 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm (UK Time)...
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RT @Abortion_Rights: Good morning! ☀️ Only 5 days left until our 'Larger Than an Orange' discussion at 'My Body, My Book Club.' 📚 Have you….
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Attention KCL students - there is still time to submit your essay to the 2023 Feminist Analysis essay prize. The winners will be published on Feminist Perspectives and receive a prize in book vouchers @giwlkings @GenderKings
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Submissions are open for the Feminist Futures essay collection!
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