Whenever one creates something new, there are always a few questions one must ask. Is this new thing really necessary? What is this going to accomplish? How will we make this work?
We started this project, the goal was to create a space for people to learn about and discuss the issues affecting contemporary feminism.
“But I heard feminism was dead,” may be your post-modernist response.
To which we reply, “Hell no!”
Like most “-isms”, feminism is still alive and kicking, an essential and eternally evolving collection of ideas, issues and beliefs. As anthropologist Cheris Kramarae famously wrote, “Feminism is simply the radical idea that women are human beings.” Personally, we believe feminism is simply about equality, not simply for women, but for all marginalized and unrecognized groups.
“But why start a blog?” you may ask. “What does typing at a computer really accomplish?”
Quite a bit, actually. The Internet, as you may have heard, has been a pretty influential little invention (thank you, Al Gore). It is the means by which a large percentage of people stay updated on current events, communicate with friends and family, and learn about new issues and ideas. How many times have you heard yourself say, “Where would I be without Google?” Or “What did I do before Wikipedia?” The rise of Web 2.0 [feel free to Wikipedia that] has democratized the production of information. Increasingly, it is the average blogger and youtube poster who is shaping and interpreting our modern world.
Through this blog, we invite you to participate in this emerging community as we discuss and articulate the issues affecting contemporary feminism. Write an essay or a personal anecdote, post a picture or a comment, suggest a book or post the first chapter of your own!
We are the third wave of feminism, and together, we will shape the “third wave” world.
-Bronwen and Madeleine
1 comment:
This is totally going in my blogs-to-watch bookmark folder! :D
~Lily
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