Gender

[close] Girls Against began as a campaign that aimed to establish a discussion of the issue of sexual assault at gigs and although this discussion has been firmly established, we are still working on expanding it. We are hoping to use this book club to bring to light the issues surrounding it - i.e the deep-rooted attitudes installed in our culture that have made sexual assault at gigs commonplace. We want to stimulate discussion whilst also amplifying the voices of authors whose views are in alignment with the campaigns whether they are authors of fiction/non-fiction texts or poetry. We'd love for you to join us in reading and discussing some thought-provoking and interesting texts!

[close] The Århus Feminist Reading Group was founded in May 2017. During this time, the group has met to discuss articles, books, poems and short stories, building new connections between people and generating discussion and personal reflection with each new meeting. The collective would like to create a space here for more sustained discussion and conversation about the books we read together. A priority of the group is inclusivity and diversity, and so with this in mind, the group is not an academic project and prior knowledge of feminist theory is not required.

[close] Each month a theme will be set with a suggested book for each age group (adult, young adult, 8-12 years, young children). You do not have to stick to your age group, it's just to provide a little something for everyone. Some months adult themes may be included, there will be a warning given prior if this is the case. If you add a book to the tbr please let a moderator know the key themes, genres and age range that it falls under.

[close] Gender Identity: Child Readers and Library Collections Children's books that break gender stereotypes. Children’s literature plays a crucial role in the development of gender identity of girls and boys. Children tend to automatically accept the models that are presented to them and consequently to identify themselves in characters that belong to their gender group. This is particularly relevant for “professions.” Children are used to imagine themselves in very stereotyped “professional roles” (e.g., girls as cooks, seamstresses, nurses, etc. and boys as pilots, mechanics, doctors, etc.). The difficulties in breaking these traditional models are caused especially by repetitive and stereotyped roles given to female characters in illustrated books for children. These traditional models of representation of gender identities are still predominant in many European countries, causing and maintaining gender inequality and gender violence. For this reason, it is very important to strengthen gender-positive children’s literature, by proposing books with characters that break gender stereotypes (women and men in the same professions, mothers and fathers sharing housework, etc.). Nowadays and especially in some European countries, this kind of children’s literature can represent a very important educational tool on crucial matters such as social inclusion, integration, and respect of all differences. https://g-book.eu/