We thought you might like a little more insight into the editorial minds involved in our publishing process, so here’s a peek into the world of our Visual Culture team! Editor Lisa Goodrum has been been a part of the I.B.Tauris cohort for five fantastic years, moving from production through to editorial. With a background … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Gender
Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in the UK – Essential Reading List
Today marks 100 years since women were granted the vote in Britain. To commemorate this centenary, we’ve put together an essential reading list of I.B.Tauris books covering the evolution of women’s position in British society. Continue reading
Painting of the Week: 95
Jean Bourdichon (1457 or 1459 – 1521), ‘The Wild Condition’, c 1500, © L’École nationale supérieure des beaux arts, Paris. Continue reading
Reading List: International Women’s Day
Revived by feminist movements in the 1970s, in 1975 the United Nations gave official sanction to, and began sponsoring, International Women’s Day, which is marked on 8th March every year. Continue reading
The Magic Men of Early Modern Britain
Examining how the men who practiced magic in early-modern Britain were replicating the patriarchal structure of society. Continue reading
Palestinian Women and Violence in Lebanon
In response to the recent death of Ariel Sharon, Maria Holt explores what life has meant to thousands of Palestinian women living in Lebanese refugee camps. Continue reading
Islamic Literature’s Warrior Women
Unearthing the forgotten heroines of the great Arabian tales. Continue reading
Across the Great Divide: gender bias in UK journalism
As this report shows, the gender imbalance in British newspapers is real. Continue reading
The New Suffragettes
100 years after Emily Wilding Davison lost her life at the Epsom Derby, the Suffragettes’ legacy lives on as modern day feminists continue to use the female body to confront depoliticisation. Continue reading
FEMEN’s Naked Exhibitionism
The naked body remains a site of contestation, but what does it mean to be naked in public? Ukrainian feminist protest group FEMEN are making the question evermore complex. Continue reading
Why Mamma Mia! Matters
This month sees the release of our book on the much maligned, but also much loved Mamma Mia! The Movie, so it seems a good time for Melanie Williams to revisit the film with specific reference to female authorship. Continue reading
Why I Wrote ‘My So-Called Secret Identity’
You know what’s annoying? The unrealistic proportions and gender stereotyping of women in comics. That’s why Will Brooker has created a new superheroine who – hold on to your capes – is fully clothed. Continue reading
Anonymous Kinky: Glee and the Real Online Spaces of Erotic Fanfiction
Hannah Ellison. The sudden success of E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey has got everyone and their mother talking about fanfiction, mostly in a rather ill-informed way. Continue reading