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A review by megatza
The Feminist Utopia Project: Fifty-Seven Visions of a Wildly Better Future by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff, S.E. Smith, Alexandra Brodsky
4.0
I liked an awful lot of things about this anthology. I like the glimpses into what different feminist utopias would look like from different perspectives. It tries (and I think succeeds) to encompass feminist views that are often overlooked is discarded from mainstream "Feminism."
It felt a little disjointed and at times sparse. Many of the utopias were fragments (does that represent how hard it is to imagine a feminist utopia, though?). The anthology selection order was strong, and the variety of presentations from art to poetry to essay to interview to short story made it feel less academic and more open to readers. I obviously wonder if the selection or content would change, given the current political climate. Does it become harder to imagine a feminist utopia now?
Note on the format: I read it on Kindle. Will be purchasing a hard copy, in the future, though. There were some illustrations and poems that didn't come across well in digital format.
I'm a little afraid the audience is still already-feminist. I'm not sure how many minds this book would change.
It felt a little disjointed and at times sparse. Many of the utopias were fragments (does that represent how hard it is to imagine a feminist utopia, though?). The anthology selection order was strong, and the variety of presentations from art to poetry to essay to interview to short story made it feel less academic and more open to readers. I obviously wonder if the selection or content would change, given the current political climate. Does it become harder to imagine a feminist utopia now?
Note on the format: I read it on Kindle. Will be purchasing a hard copy, in the future, though. There were some illustrations and poems that didn't come across well in digital format.
I'm a little afraid the audience is still already-feminist. I'm not sure how many minds this book would change.