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FEMSPEC
An interdisciplinary feminist journal dedicated to science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, surrealism, myth, folklore, and other supernatural genres.
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Octavia E. Butler’s “Eerily Accurate” Prediction For 2024
Given the frequent headlines about wildfires, flooding and record heat, Octavia E. Butler’s vision for 2024 in Parable of the Sower seems...
Femspec
Aug 27, 20243 min read
A Worthwhile Fantasy, IF Falls Short of Remarkable
When Bea (Cailey Fleming) goes to New York to stay with her grandmother while her father (John Krasinski) has surgery, she discovers that...
Femspec
Jul 19, 20242 min read
KINGDOM of THE PLANET OF THE APES: A Serviceable, Unexciting Reboot
Sci-Fi in scope and post-apocalyptic in theme, KINGDOM of THE PLANET OF THE APES tells the story of young Noa. He and two friends are...
Femspec
Jul 9, 20243 min read
Fabulously FURIOSA: Love and the Origins of a Female Leader
George Miller’s futuristic dystopian film FURIOSA is a prequel to 2015’s MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, a production that won six Academy Awards and...
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Jul 2, 20243 min read
ABIGAIL’s ANGST
ABIGAIL opened in theaters April 19th, 2024. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Radio Silence), the film is said by...
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Jun 25, 20242 min read
Films for Thought: The Evolution of the Blockbuster
Although nothing this summer seems slated to re-create the Barbenhemier effect of 2023, there are a lot of big-name releases planned for...
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Jun 18, 20244 min read
TAROT and TERROR: An Uncomfortable but Profitable Partnering in Film
Maybe it means audience appeal and box-office earnings -- but partnering the age-old and respected art of divination with terror-thrills...
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Jun 3, 20243 min read
On Stuffed Animals and Sentience
Rachael Grad’s stories in Femspec 24.1 imagine a world in which objects of play such as her children’s stuffed animals, take on sentient...
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May 1, 202411 min read


Out soon!: Spring Issue 24.1
See the table of contents for Issue 24.1: Introduction 10-11 Creative...
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Apr 17, 20241 min read
AB Sees Batya Weinbaum at Artist Studio Tour in Historic Kenwood 2024; Alexis Baum
Listen here: https://audioboom.com/posts/8475027-ab-sees-batya-weinbaum-at-artist-studio-tour-in-historic-kenwood-2024-alexis-baum
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Mar 20, 20241 min read
Pre-recorded videos for ReadOUT
To support everyone in accessing the videos, please see this link to view the videos: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadOUTLiteraryFestival/pl...
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Feb 18, 20241 min read
Gretel at Apocalypse: A Review of Leave the World Behind
Mid-February sees the airing of the AARP (PBS, February 17th) and People’s Choice (NBC, Peacock and E!, February 18th) Awards. Because...
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Feb 16, 20247 min read


Femspec 24.1 coming soon!
Skyler Dreams, by Patsi Aguero Table of contents: Creative Contributions Kendall Turner – Golem Girl Critical Articles Merry Byrd –...
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Feb 13, 20241 min read
Gender ideology is deeply misogynistic and homophobic
The interview discussing Women's Rights Gender Gender Wrong (published by Women's Declaration International) can be accessed here:...
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Dec 31, 20231 min read
FemSpec 24.1 CFP
Discourse surrounding issues related to the transgender community is currently dominating the contemporary cultural conversation in the...
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Sep 4, 20232 min read


Femspec 23.2 coming soon! Look for in the fall issue:
Art by Patsi Aguero "Collaboration and Subsistence: Alix E. Harrow's Once and Future Witches through an Ecofeminist Lens" by Nancy...
Femspec
Jul 16, 20231 min read


Film Festival not to be missed
Cinema Systers Lesbian Film Festival May 25-28, 2023 More information here: https://cinemasysters.com
Femspec
May 7, 20231 min read


"Waters of Life: Exploring Mythos, Divinity, Beings and Ecology"
"Waters of Life: Exploring Mythos, Divinity, Beings and Ecology" International Conference Association for the Study of Women & Mythology...
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Apr 18, 20231 min read
100 Years and Counting…
The 100-year effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment gained new momentum this year with legislation proposed in the U.S. House and...
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Mar 20, 20234 min read


Hexes, Brooms, and Witches Brews: The Radical Feminists Who Tried to Overthrow Marriage
Dressed in black witch costumes, they put hexes on exploitative businesses, sprinkled hair and nail clippings to protest the firing of a...
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Dec 13, 20223 min read
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