The Weird Sister Collection

Writing at the Intersections of Feminism, Literature, and Pop Culture

Author: Marisa Crawford
ISBN: 9781558613003

Collecting the best of the underground blog Weird Sister, these unapologetic and insightful essays link contemporary feminism to literature and pop culture. Launched in 2014, Weird Sister proudly staked out a corner of the internet where feminist writers could engage with the literary and popular culture that excited or enraged them. The blog made space amid book websites dominated by white male editors and contributors, and also committed to covering literary topics in-depth when larger feminist outlets rarely could. Throughout its decade-long run, Weird Sister served as an early platform for some of contemporary literature's most striking voices, naming itself a website that "speaks its mind and snaps its gum and doesn't apologize." Edited by founder Marisa Crawford, The Weird Sister Collection brings together the work of longtime contributors such as Morgan Parker, Christopher Soto, Soleil Ho, Julián Delgado Lopera, Virgie Tovar, Jennif(f)er Tamayo, and more, alongside new original

Publisher: Feminist Press at The City University of New York
Publish Date: 2024

Subjects: Literary Collections / Essays, Literary Criticism / Feminist, Literary Criticism / Modern / 21st Century, Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / Women

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Writing)