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READERS’ ADVISORY
FOR FEMINIST
MEMOIRS
SPEED DATING THROUGH THE GENRES
Presented by Stephanie Hong October 20,
2015
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So Why Feminist Memoirs?
Because they’re important and they’re popular!
Public figures are openly discussing and
supporting women’s issues
So let’s talk about them
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What is a Feminist Memoir?
How is it defined?
What makes it different from an autobiography
written by a woman?
What sets
these
apart?
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Forms of Feminist Memoirs
Collection of personal essays
Traditional biography
Graphic novels
Different categories
Humourous or serious
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The Intersection of Public and
Private
From The
Challenge of
Feminist
Biography:
Writing the
Lives of
Modern
American
Women
edited by
Sara Alpern
“But what, if anything, do feminist biographers bring to their work that others do not? It seems to me there is a real difference, not wholly restricted to feminist biographers, of course, but dominant in their work. Feminist biographers, male or female, are much more likely, to illuminate the intersection of public and private. They write of the ordinary and rare moments in a subject’s external and internal life that do not concern the traditional version of history preoccupied with power and hierarchy.” (Garrison, 77)
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Bossypants by Tina Fey
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How to Spot a Feminist
Memoir?
Check the title
Is it expressing a sense of female agency?
Cover trends
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What Are Feminist Memoirs
About? Everything!
Have a wide range of topics: Sex and sexuality
Education rights
Dating, relationships, marriage
Motherhood or choosing not to have children
Reproductive rights
Gender violence and rape
Women in the workplace
Aging
Body image and beauty standards
Mental health issues
Gender roles
Female friendships
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Remember…
It’s okay to disagree with the author and her
views
It sparks conversation and adds perspective
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Who Is Writing These Memoirs?
Writers of different genres and disciplines
Such as… bell hooks, Roxane Gay,
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Eve Ensler
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Who is Writing These Memoirs?
Comedians
Such as… Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Lena
Dunham, Mindy Kaling
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Who is Writing These Memoirs?
Social activists
Such as… Malala and Janet Mock
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Who is Writing These Memoirs?
Journalists and Columnists
Such as… Caitlin Moran, Mona Eltahawy,
Katie Heaney
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Who is Writing These Memoirs?
Businesswomen
Such as… Sophia Amoruso, Sheryl Sandberg,
Anne-Marie Slaughter
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Diversity and Feminist Memoirs
From everydayfeminists.com
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Popular Works
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Other Notable Works
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Please refer to the handouts for a longer list
of recommendations
Thank you!