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Manifesta : Young Women, Feminism, and the Future
Manifesta Young Women Feminism and the Future
Author: Jennifer Baumgardner, Amy Richards
A powerful indictment from within of the current state of feminism, and a passionate call to arms — From Lilith Fair to Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the WNBA--everywhere you look, girl culture is clearly ascendant. Young women live by feminism's goals, yet feminism itself is undeniably at a crossroads; "girl power" feminists appear to be ob...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780374526221
ISBN-10: 0374526222
Publication Date: 10/4/2000
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 29 ratings
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Manifesta : Young Women, Feminism, and the Future on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
this has a pretty white focus which is one of the reasons i didn't give it more stars...
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This is a good book, however my main crticism is that the authors pretty much ignore feminist activism by young women of color. For that reason you may not get out of it as much as you would like, but if you want to read quite a bit on say, the Riot Grrrls, then this is a good book for that.
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A good overview of third-wave feminist opinion and their approaches to activism and politics.
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