Grassroots Media in Europe (405)

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quaterly Swiss newspaper that resumes and republishes articles from various other national and international media (newspapers, magazines, Internet etc.) dealing with women's rights, feminist news, equality, women and work, education, health, violence, culture, science etc. while adding further information/research on these topics

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UNRECORDS is a queer-feminist record label founded in 2012 and based in Vienna (Austria). First releases will be out in autumn 2012:

MUTTTRICX and NORAH NOIZZZE & BAND will release their debut albums.
Also, FIRST FATAL KISS will record some songs to celebrate their 10th (!) birthday. They will release a split with EX BEST FRIENDS from Berlin!

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New biannual queer-feminist (maga)zine from Berlin/Germany. Every issue is based on a specific topic (#1/Nov2011: Nerd, #2/May2012: Heidi). Emphasis on lgbt and queer issues, queer feminism, arts, music and popular culture, heteronormativity, diy, politics, etc.

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the platform Expatriarch provides a monthly queer-feminist radio show (broadcasted in Berlin, Dresden and Chemnitz and via (free) streaming on demand on their website), a booking agency and event production. Emphasis on music, arts and popular culture, gender binary myth/heteronormativity, lgbtiq, queer and feminist theory, camp, intersectionality etc.

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Expatriarch expatriates from the patriarchy, abandoning a macho society and envisioning what comes beyond – with a killer soundtrack to for the long road trip ahead.

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The “transnational queer underground” emerged as a reference to the “international pop underground”, a convention initiated by Calvin Johnston (K Records/Portland/USA) in 1991 to take a stand against the sell-out of the music industry and also laid the foundation for the riot grrrl movement. In 2009 I was doing a lot of research on issues related to queer music for an article I was writing at that time and thought that the information I collected might be useful to some other people as well.

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Journal on feminist art history and cultural studies; every issue is based on a specific topic and contains also contributions by artists, book reviews, conference reviews etc. Emphasis on art, visual culture, representation, gender politics, feminist theory, etc.

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The periodical Feministische Studien (Feminist Studies) is one of the most important interdisciplinary forums for gender research and research on women in German-speaking countries. For the past 25 years, Feministische Studien has participated in debates within the world of research and in the public sphere.

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journal on feminist polical science; emphasis on political issues, gender perspectives on politics, feminist/queer theory, book and conference reviews, news, etc.

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Feministischem Denken eine Sprache geben – das ist der Anspruch der Femina Politica, der einzigen deutschsprachigen Fachzeitschrift für feministische Politik und Politikwissenschaft.

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Swiss feminist theological magazine; emphasis on feminist theology, feminist theory, religion, spirituality, culture, intercultural/interreligious perspectives, etc.

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DIE ZEITSCHRIFT :
Die FAMA ist eine feministisch-theologische Zeitschrift und erscheint seit 1985. Inhaltlich besteht sie aus einem Thementeil, und drei Seiten mit Informationen zu Neuerscheinungen im Gebiet der feministisch-theologischen Literatur und mit Informationen aus der feministisch-theologischen Szene.

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