Writing with somewhere to go.

bell hooks on raising a boy in a patriarchal world.

While hooks' The Will to Change was first published over 20 years ago, her thoughts on raising a boy are, perhaps, even more relevant now than they were then.

Patriarchy hiding in plain sight...

Patriarchy can be loud and oppressive or silent and invisible. Today I am writing about the ways patriarchal societies hide in plain sight.

The Feminist Academy Newsletter

Hello! I am so excited to be walking this walk with you.

Welcome video

I am delighted to welcome you to the Feminist Academy. We are a community that meets once a month to discuss books.

Did bell hooks get it wrong?

I kept asking myself this question after reading the introduction to her book The Will to Change.

September Calendar

September read: bell hooks, The Will to Change

A fascinating and emotionally challenging book. hooks asks us to tend bridges with masculinity and explains how the system radicalises boys.

September live discussion

Save the date! Last Wednesday of the month, 8pm. Online meeting to discuss bell hooks, The Will to Change.

What is Gilead and why are we worried?

The Road to Gilead is a movement started by Deborah from The Guilty Feminist podcast, and this is why it matters.

Frida Kahlo exhibition book

Is am mega excited as today the Frida Kahlo exhibition book arrived! After you got in touch to say you would love to attend the Frida Kahlo…

Do you want to see the Frida Kahlo exhibition with an Art Historian?

Together as a new and growing community! The outing… Frida Kahlo talk by art historian, me. Exhibition visit – Tate Modern. Pub and chat 🌸

The Road to Gilead Open Space

In partnership with Amnesty Feminists and The Guilty Feminist podcast. We are hosting an open space event because we are worried.

The beginning....

This Feminist Academy has been years in the making. Much like a child needs 9 months in the womb, this project has been brewing inside me.