Tuesday November 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Come and join feminist critics Maya Oppenheim and Sian Norris in conversation as they go over the essential foundations of feminist thought
Housmans is thrilled to welcome writer and journalist Maya Oppenheim to the shop alongside fellow author and journalist Sian Norris to celebrate the publication of Maya’s second book, ‘50 Feminism Ideas You Really Need to Know’.
The book delves into the history, ideas and battlegrounds that have defined and divided feminist movements. In 50 accessible essays, the writing spans the worlds of pop culture, art, politics, the criminal justice system, economics, conspiracy, sexuality, and activism. The book delves into a range of contemporary issues – from the manosphere to tradwives to conspirituality – which feminist movements wrestle with today as the far right swells in power. There is also a strong historical and theoretical element to the book, with chapters on postmodern feminism, women’s suffrage, marxist feminism, anarcho-feminism, Black feminism, abolitionist feminism, queer theory, psychoanalytic feminism, and much more. The book has been endorsed by Mel B (Scary Spice), Gina Martin, Deborah Frances-White (The Guilty Feminist podcast), Amnesty International UK, Poorna Bell, Charlie Craggs, Sian Norris and Andrew Bernie Bernard. The book is part of the popular 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series, which includes books on art, literature, psychology, politics, physics, fashion, literature and much more. Maya and Sian will unpick the book’s themes together. This will be followed by a Q&A.
As always, tickets are priced on a sliding scale. If you are unable to pay for a ticket please do not hesitate to contact us at shop@housmans.live, and a free ticket will be made available.
If you choose ‘book + entry’ your copies of the book will be available to collect on the evening. If you would like to collect it earlier, or arrange for delivery, please contact us (postage is £2.95). Telephone 020 7837 4473 or email shop@housmans.live.
Doors Open at 6:45pm, Event Starts 7:00