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Urania: How to be a bad XXs feminist and a queer angel in the 20s
Hello! My name is Giorgia, I am Italian and I am a Gender Studies MA student at Stirling University. I find the existence of a Women’s Library in Glasgow full of wonderful books and magazines both...
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URANIA: feminist opposition to the powers of ‘Evil’
In my previous blog, I outlined the aims and structure of Urania. In this second one, I think it is essential to identify and then discuss the contents I found most compelling. As I have already...
View ArticleBook Review and Recommendation: Autumn by Ali Smith
In the fraught political times we live in, Scottish writer Ali Smith crafts a poignant story set in the immediate aftermath of Brexit, using this critical juncture in our nation’s history to subtly...
View ArticleDon’t Miss Our Exciting Story Café Special Featuring Fiona Macintosh!
On Thursday 27th April between 12:30 and 2:30pm, GWL is delighted to be welcoming artist, human rights advocate and writer Fiona Macintosh in a very special Story Café as she shares with us a tale...
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Arena Three: Lesbians do it better
Here we go to my third post! In this blog I am going to compare Arena Three’s editorial structure and aims with those of Urania (So, do no worry if you already miss that magazine!). Do you remember...
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Arena Three: A network to spread lesbian culture and empower female experience
Arena Three, March 1972 In this last but not least important blog I will outline Arena Three’s evolution of content and style lingering on the most compelling cases. As I suggested in my previous...
View ArticleTriumph for Scottish Heroines Finally Recognised in Hall of Heroes
Stirling’s National Wallace Monument is an imposing place of historical resonance. Within its strong grey walls sits a gallery which features the marble busts of sixteen men from Scottish history, men...
View ArticleDon’t Miss This June at GWL!
On 11th May we celebrated the launch of our exciting and jam-packed summer programme, full of new opportunities, workshops, sessions and initiatives. From the various exciting aspects of our new...
View ArticleThoughts on The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
A couple of days ago, I finished reading the popular third wave feminist non-fiction book The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf, and its 368 pages of socio-political commentary, theory and in depth analysis of...
View ArticleThoughts on Nasty Women
Nasty Women, released by 404 Ink on International Women’s Day, brings together a collection of women from all walks of life to discuss the issues that are important to them. Covering topics like...
View ArticleReading Recommendation: Nnedi Okorafor’s Who Fears Death
A few days ago, I read the latest news from American cable TV company HBO that they’ve green lit and are currently in the early developmental stages of bringing a new sweeping fantasy show to the small...
View ArticleThoughts on Fangirl
Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl tells the story of Cath and Wren, identical twin sisters who, until college, have shared everything together. Wren chooses the stereotypical college experience – parties, boys,...
View ArticleThoughts on Are You My Mother?
Alison Bechdel’s second memoir, Are You My Mother?, explores her relationship with her mother and her quest for her to understand their relationship. It discusses her experiences of therapy in her...
View ArticleThoughts on The Hate U Give
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give tells the story of Starr, who witnesses her innocent best friend Khalil being shot wrongfully by police in her home of the...
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The ‘Abracadabra’ of a Novel – Ece Temelkuran
In the penultimate week of Women in Translation Month, we’re very excited to present a guest blog post from Turkish journalist and author Ece Temelkuran. Here she tells us about her most recent novel,...
View ArticleA Review of Marlena, the Debut Novel of Julie Buntin
Marlena is the stunning, intricately thought out début by young New Yorker Julie Buntin. Fresh with clearly remembered and intimately experienced details of the struggle and turbulence of adolescent...
View ArticleThoughts on Brand New Ancients
Kate Tempest’s Brand New Ancients pushes the idea of what poetry can be, telling a complete story through verse rather than serving as a collection of individual poems. It’s the kind of story that...
View ArticleJoin Us This Thursday for Utter: Raise Your Voice – It Might Just Help Your...
Are you an aspiring singer? Looking for a fun way to meet new people or try something different? Or are you interested in boosting your own confidence or escaping the stresses of daily life in a safe...
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The Lives of Girls and Women from the Islamic World in Early Modern British...
Lady Shirley by Anthony Van Dyke, 1622. Between 2011 and 2014 it was estimated the British Muslim population amounted to around 2,786,635-3,114,992 people or 4.4-5.4% of the total population making it...
View ArticleAm I Blue: A Review Taster for Story Café Special: Sister Creatures!
Alice Walker’s 1986 short work Am I Blue is a poignant and thought-provoking story which, at surface level, details a woman’s friendship with a horse she names Blue, while, on a deeper level, follows...
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