FEMSPEC
An interdisciplinary feminist journal dedicated to science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, surrealism, myth, folklore, and other supernatural genres.
FEMSPEC is a collectively-produced peer-reviewed journal run primarily by women. As such, we believe in a non-hierarchical community and work to make our space one of cooperation. All members are valued, listened to, and respected without regards to age, experience, or professional position. We encourage all voices to contribute to our cause through non-violent communication.
Femspec Vol 24, Issue 2, 2024
Editorial Introduction
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Critical Articles
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MERRY BYRD. The Devouring I/Eye: Critiquing Fatherly Fairy Tales, Heroic Myths, and Patriarchal History and Science in Sexing the Cherry
VERONICA HOLLINGER. Writing Queer-Feminist Futures
MAU LINDOW TARBENSEN. "Why can't you tell I'm disgusting?" Reading Ainslie Hogarth's Dark Fantasy Novel Motherthing through a Gastrofeminist Lens
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Creative contributions
NAT KISHCHUK. The Blue Benign
Selected excerpts from Making Meaning by Batya Weinbaum
Introduction: Making Meaning, A Memoir
Chapter Two: Mantras for Pregnancy and for Navigating Life​
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Books and Media Reviewed
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NOLAN BOYD. I Saw the TV Glow, directed by Jane Schoenbrun
NOLAN BOYD. Immaculate, directed by Michael Mohan
MERRY BYRD. Small Towns, Big Pasts, and Unresolved Intergenerational Trauma: Supernatural Horror in The angel of Indian Lake and The Night House
MERRY BYRD. To Be a Young, American Female Pagan: A Review of Two Recent Texts on Wicca
MERRY BYRD. Post-Rap is Pre-Symbolic: The Magical Confluence of Space and Sound in the Andre 3000 Concert at Pappy & Harriet's
BATYA WEINBAUM. We Can Live Like This... a Memoir of a Culture
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Event coverage
LISA YASZEK. Spacefunk! Building Futures in Full Color at Georgia Tech, Across Atlanta, and Around the World
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