Please join us for the next Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) seminar paper online via Zoom on Tuesday 7th February 2023, 6-7pm. We are excited to host Hélène Charlery (Toulouse), “Race, Gender and Biopics: Reclaiming…
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Liberation from Nukes: Lessons from Greenham and Grandma – by Sophie Sharp
As a pacifist who is deeply concerned about environmental devastation, I have been captivated by the stories of the women who dedicated their time and energy to protest the positioning of ninety-six nuclear cruise missiles at the Royal Air Force…
The Politics of Tallulah Bankhead – Ashley Steenson
American actress Tallulah Bankhead experienced a resurgence in popular culture after the release of Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood (2020) and Lee Daniels’ The U.S. vs. Billie Holiday (2021). Both Paget Brewster’s portrayal of Tallulah in Hollywood and Natasha Lyonne’s portrayal in…
New Book – Anti-Fascism, Gender, and International Communism: The Comité Mondial Des Femmes Contre la Guerre Et Le Fascisme, 1934-1941
Anti-Fascism, Gender, and International Communism provides a comprehensive history of the Comite mondial des femmes contre la guerre et le fascisme (CMF), an international women’s organisation concerned with confronting the impact of fascism on women and children across the globe. Women played an…
Hero or helper-maiden? Medea in the Argonautica – Maddison Kelly
Medea is one of the most well-known characters in Greek literature and perhaps the most changeable. Made famous in antiquity by Euripides, Apollonius of Rhodes, Seneca, Ovid, and others; betrayed by the man she loved and made infamous for her…
SHAW ONLINE SEMINAR: Fiona de Londras (Birmingham Law School), ‘The Patterns and Purposes of Anti-Abortion Legal Experimentalism’.
The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) next online seminar: Tuesday 17 January 2023, 6-7pm. Fiona de Londras (Birmingham Law School), ‘The Patterns and Purposes of Anti-Abortion Legal Experimentalism’. Abstract: US-based anti-abortion activists have long centred…
CFP: SHAW Annual Conference, Manchester Metropolitan University, July 7th 2023.
The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) welcomes proposals for its annual conference at Manchester Metropolitan University. The conference is open to papers on any topic, geographical period, chronological time, or themes related to the history…
Women’s History Today – Call for Papers for Autumn 2023
The 2022 Platinum Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth, as well as her state funeral, highlighted the importance of commemoration in the life of a nation. For Britain, these two instances of commemoration were focused on female representations of nationhood. Women’s History…
Professor of Film
A gentle reminder of the deadline of 14 January to submit your panels, papers, round table proposals and practice presentations to the 6th edition of Doing Women’s Film and TV History at the University of Sussex. The FINAL call for…