Lola Olufemi

Plastered over t-shirts and tote bags, the word 'feminist' has entered the mainstream and is fast becoming a popular slogan for our generation. But feminism isn't a commodity up for purchase; it's a weapon for fighting against injustice.This revolutionary book reclaims feminism from consumerism through exploring state violence against women, reproductive justice, transmisogyny, sex work, gendered Islamophobia and much more, showing that the struggle for gendered liberation is a struggle for justice, one that can transform the world for everyone.

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Feminism, Interrupted

Marion

White femmist neo liberal politics focuses on the self as vehicle for self improvement and personal gain at the expense of others. We are instructed by corporate talking heads to lean in into a capitalist society where power equals financial gain. This model works best for wealthy white women, who are able to replace men in a capital structure. Liberal feminism's obsession with getting women to the top masks a desire to ensure that the current system and its violent consequences remain intact. It invisibilises the women of colour, low paid workers and migrant women who must suffer so that others may succeed. It makes their exploitation a natural part of other women's achieve ments. In this approach there is no challenge to hegemony, only acquiescence. The boardroom has become a figurative battleground upon which many stake their feminist aspirations. 

Plastered over t-shirts and tote bags, the word 'feminist' has entered the mainstream and is fast becoming a popular slogan for our generation. But feminism isn't a commodity up for purchase; it's a weapon for fighting against injustice. This revolutionary book reclaims feminism from consumerism through exploring state violence against women, reproductive justice, transmisogyny, sex work, gendered Islamophobia and much more, showing that the struggle for gendered liberation is a struggle for justice, one that can transform the world for everyone.

Andrea Morales

lala

This was an intense read. Olufemi makes a compelling case for feminism as a political, economic and artistic framework. Each chapters varies on different topics which feminism applies to. Starting off strong with the history of feminism and how it still have strong ties to whiteness. I love her explanation on how the Waves of feminism mainly applies only to white women whilst BPOC feminists have different focuses on their movement. Olufemi also stresses the fact that the state/government sometimes further complex the problem. My favorite and most intense chapter for me is on Complicating Consent. The idea that consent is not a simple “yes or no” but rather a sense of agency, is new and opens up to a whole range of thought to me. Other topics that Olufemi touches such as the relation between Feminism and Food enlightens the notion domestic work on bringing food to the family table is sometimes neglected as “work”. Olufemi also discusses about art and its significance to the feminist movement. This was a very good read especially for people who are trying to figure out feminism. Olufemi writes beautifully, and I recommend you to check out this book.

Yaffa

As someone who only understood critical feminism from articles and social media posts, this book finally drives the point home for me. Olufemi clearly highlights the lacking and shallow approach of liberal feminism and showed how deep and complex intersectionality in the movement should be, how thorough and detailed we should think in order to be inclusive in supporting the struggle. For anyone who is willing to try and understand what feminism strives to achieve, this book is a really good start to get into the mindset.

What a read! In 10 short and sharp essays Lola emphasises and analyses what feminism can and must mean nowadays for a change towards an equal and sustainable future for everybody. She explains important differences between a white liberal feminism and what it means to actually depatriarchise the systems that oppress people. I highly recommend reading it. 

antonia maria wagner she/they

Didn’t really like this

Not in depth analysis 

Essays are mainly uk focused



Angel Martinez

A highly incisive, accessible overview of revolutionary feminism and what it entails: perfect for anyone aware of their stances on existing issues but have trouble articulating what these demand. Though a lot of the research is grounded in the Western context, particularly in the UK or Ireland where the author is from, the topics introduced — from food sovereignty to the abolition of prisons — are pertinent and the solutions presented are worth implementation regardless of geographical location. Perhaps the best part of the experience of reading this book is being opened to the several versions that what this world could become and being introduced to even more organizers and movements that are slowly making it possible.

Angbeen Abbas

this book is more of a 3.5 for me - i think it was a great read and very easy to get through (which is such a relief when reading about feminism lol). i think it's especially great as a primer to feminist politics in the uk currently, but if you've already read about this subject quite a bit then it might not exactly be for you.

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