Eurydice on Wangetti Beach
Claire Hansen’s poem ‘Eurydice on Wangetti Beach’ considers the intersections of Greek mythology and contemporary sexual violence, as they play out on a Queensland beach.
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Talking Away the Taboo
Sohaila Abdulali’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape challenges the conversations surrounding rape culture and acts as a rallying call to all.
Misogyny, patriarchy and toxic masculinity: A review of Boys Will Be Boys
Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship By Clementine Ford Allen & Unwin Clementine Ford has delivered a fantastic piece of work written with a delicious language that is a well-crafted blend of passion, anger and humour. Boys Will Be Boys takes the reader through the very concerning series of […]
Rape culture IS that bad: A Review of “Not That Bad”
“Not That Bad” is a varied and harrowing insight into rape culture, and all the realities associated with it.
The dimensionality of experience: a review of “The Hijab Files”
Maryam Azam explores the modern, and personal experience of wearing a hijab in her debut poetry book, “The Hijab Files”.
Indelible
This latest poem by Tessa Flemming delves into the unforgettable nature of trauma and is inspired by Dr Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony against Brett Kavanaugh.
Taking the Road Less Travelled: a review of A Free Flame
A Free Flame: Australian Women Writers and Vocation in the Twentieth Century Ann-Marie Priest When a voice speaks from a burning bush, you do what it says. So I imagine, anyway – I’ve never heard a voice in a burning bush. Ruth Park probably never did either, but it was her way of conveying that […]
Where do you draw the line? Reconsidering safety zones at Victorian abortion clinics
Zoya Patel reflects on the state of women’s reproductive rights in Victoria, where a new case regarding safe access zones is heading for the High Court.
Stigma and choice: romantic life for the modern woman
Ariadna Relea and Mariona Guiu contemplate female identity, stigma and choice in modern society, through the lives of five women.
Black Lives Matter: a generation-defining movement rooted in love
Anika Basset reviews Patrisse Khan-Cullors’ memoir, When They Call You a Terrorist.