More thoughts on women warriors
Professor Judith Jesch makes some good points about the overall gaps in the article about the Viking warrior I discussed on Gemæcce.
Read moreProfessor Judith Jesch makes some good points about the overall gaps in the article about the Viking warrior I discussed on Gemæcce.
Read moreA Viking warrior from Birka, Sweden, long assumed to be male, was just confirmed by genomics to be female.
Read more“You were brilliant, I think, but consumed by the inevitability of the abattoir. In your fiction all the gates are closed; characters are funnelled down a chute to flashing knives.” Epistolatory criticism first published 2015.
Read moreI’m tired of my screen choices being to watch a rollercoaster ride about men, or an angsty film or show about a woman struggling because she is a woman. I want to see some fabulously exciting screen stories about women who are simply people.
Read moreA number of people have expressed interest in helping to count literary prize data. The data so far show a consistent, persistent,…
Read moreBooks are part of what creates and sustains culture; women’s perspectives are vital to a healthy society. But the book industry is lop-sided. We need to understand where the bottlenecks are so we can fix it. We need data: many people counting many things. The more who are involved, the less each has to do. You can help.
Read moreA bio of novelist Nicola Griffith, author of Hild, the Aud novels, and Ammonite, plus written, audio, and video interviews.
Read moreI just got this grin-wide-enough-to-split-the-world blurb for Hild: You will never think of them as the Dark Ages again. Griffith’s command of the…
Read moreI don’t know who reviewed it, but someone at Kirkus liked Hild: A book that deserves a place alongside T.H. White, to…
Read moreI like strong opinions held weakly. Say what you mean, mean what you say and be prepared to listen and change your…
Read moreIn the battle that is Humankind vs. Mankind we all know who would win: for one thing, there are more than twice…
Read moreKelley and I started watching Glee a few days ago. The first few eps, for me, were a time for pleasant, brightly-coloured…
Read moreNote: this post was triggered by a book, Elves in Anglo-Saxon England: Matters of Belief, Health, Gender and Identity (Anglo-Saxon Studies) by…
Read moreI promised a while ago that I’d write a piece on The Woman Question, that is, my approach to gender in historical…
Read moreAn interesting article about gender difference in maths and reading test scores in this week’s economist, ‘Vital Statistics‘: Luigi Guiso of the…
Read moreFrom: Bett No question, only praise. I just finished reading “Always” and was disappointed because it was over. I’ve read them all…
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