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An interdisciplinary feminist journal dedicated to science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, surrealism, myth, folklore, and other supernatural genres.
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Castlevania, Netflix Animated Series.
Earlier this month, we got our first look at the new Netflix Castlevania series entitled, Castlevania: Nocturne. There is no better time...
Femspec
Jun 23, 20223 min read


Let's Talk Firestone!
This blog post is inspired by Dr. Weinbaum's presentation which is available on the Women's Declaration International (WDI) YouTube page....
Femspec
Apr 27, 20223 min read


"Don't Look Up" Through the Lens of Gender by Leanne Lisciandro
A comet is headed directly for the earth and we are all going to die in precisely 6 months and 14 days. This is the crisis humankind...
Femspec
Mar 21, 20223 min read


Darts and Lasers Episode🤖
I apologize for not posting sooner everyone! I am the new blog editor and there has been a bit of an upheaval setting a routine. I hope...
Femspec
Feb 21, 20223 min read


The Wheel of Time Season One Watch-Along – Episode Eight: “The Eye of the World”
Happy New Year, everyone! I’m sorry that I couldn’t get this blog post out sooner after the episode aired, but I’ve started a new job in...
Femspec
Jan 3, 20226 min read


Invitation to making art from divine feminine classes, Fridays in January
Please circulate and invite colleagues, students, friends. Dr. Batya Weinbaum is conducting classes on Fridays in January. The fess is...
Femspec
Dec 27, 20211 min read


The Wheel of Time Season One Watch-Along – Episode Seven: “The Dark Along the Ways”
We’re almost to the end of the season! Episode Seven of The Wheel of Time brings our characters to the edge of the Great Blight and...
Femspec
Dec 24, 20216 min read


The Wheel of Time Season One Watch-Along – Episode Six: “The Flame of Tar Valon”
Episode Six is an episode that presents events that are mostly invented for the show and that ends with a pair of MAJOR changes from the...
Femspec
Dec 16, 20217 min read


The Wheel of Time Season One Watch-Along – Episode Five: “Blood Calls Blood”
This episode serves as a bit of a turning point for the show, and one that should come as a welcome spot of relief for non-readers who...
Femspec
Dec 10, 20219 min read


The Wheel of Time Season One Watch-Along – Episode Four: “The Dragon Reborn”
Wow, what a fantastic episode. Episode Four of The Wheel of Time is easily the best episode of the show’s first season so far and finally...
Femspec
Nov 30, 20216 min read


The Wheel of Time Season One Watch-Along – Episode Three: “A Place of Safety”
We get a breather! After two fast-paced episodes, Episode Three slows down to focus on character interactions, a natural storytelling...
Femspec
Nov 26, 20215 min read


The Wheel of Time Season One Watch-Along – Episode Two: “Shadow’s Waiting”
Wow. What an episode. If Episode One threw the viewer headlong into the world of The Wheel of Time, Episode Two eases off the gas a...
Femspec
Nov 24, 20217 min read


The Wheel of Time Season One Watch-Along – Episode One: “Leavetaking”
Excuse me, but I need a minute to compose myself. In my introduction to this watch-along, I wrote about how finally seeing this...
Femspec
Nov 22, 20217 min read


The Wheel of Time Season One Watch-Along – Introduction
Hello, and welcome to the official Femspec watch-along for Amazon’s new epic fantasy television series The Wheel of Time! I’m Newsletter...
Femspec
Nov 21, 20216 min read


Benefits of Intergenerational Feminism
This is a presentation given by FemSpec's Newsletter Editor, Nolan Boyd at the 5th Annual Fall Literary Festival held in Youngstown,...
Femspec
Nov 20, 20214 min read


Upcoming Zoom Study Group
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Batya Weinbaum will be leading an upcoming Zoom study group for the book Sexual Politics, by Kate Millett. The group...
Femspec
Nov 1, 20211 min read
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Nov 1, 20211 min read


Call For Papers: Carol P. Christ
Carol P. Christ: A Symposium in Celebration of Her Spiritual-Feminist Activism and Women’s Spirituality Scholarship "The Goddess is the...
Femspec
Aug 23, 20212 min read


Podcast on History of Feminism in Science Fiction
Dr. Batya Weinbaum, a poet, artist, professor, and the editor of FemSpec was recently on an episode of the podcast, Darts and Letters....
Femspec
Jun 23, 20211 min read


Heroines and Female Affiliation: Women’s Support Networks in Contemporary Film and Cosplay
By: Dr. Elizabeth Nichols When I was young, Star Wars was my favorite movie. On the playground at school, I was first to join in the...
Femspec
May 26, 202111 min read
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