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Medusa zine + lookism.info (zine + website)

Location

Germany

Info:
Medusa is a zine by Projekt L, a collective/group fighting lookism and also maintaining their info website lookism.info; emphasis on body images and beauty norms / myths, (anti)lookism, representation of women, queer perspectives, sexism, etc. two zines have been published so far, they contain texts published on the lookism.info website as well as comics, illustrations, art works, etc. and can get downloaded from the website

Statement:

Zum Selbstverstaendniss von “Medusa” hier ein Text aus dem ersten Zine:

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CITY OF WOMEN: 18th International Festival of Contemporary Arts (4 - 13 Oct 2012, Ljubljana/Slovenia)

Location

Ljubljana
Slovenia
46° 3' 5.1336" N, 14° 30' 21.4776" E

The 18th International Festival of Contemporary Arts - City of Women will take place in Ljublana/Slovenia from 4 - 13 October 2012. This year's edition of City of Women Festival will adress the topic of Aging / Staranje

Excerpts from the concept of Mara Vujić (artistic director of City of women 2012):

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Ciudadanas del Mundo - Revista Independiente de Pensamiento Feminista (Magazine)

Location

Córdoba
Spain
37° 53' 5.0028" N, 4° 46' 44.8572" W

Info:
The Andalusian Plataforma Andaluza De Apoyo Al Lobby Europeo De Mujeres has published this magazine since 2006 with an emphasis on equality, women's rights, international/transnational/global perspectives, feminist theory and debate, politics, economics, history, reproductive rights, sexism, etc. So far 8 issues (#0-#7) have been published and all of them can get downloaded from their website! Since 1998 the platform also has been publishing the yearbook Agenda de Mujeres

Statement:

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Agenda de Mujeres (Magazine/Yearbook)

Location

Córdoba
Spain
37° 53' 5.0028" N, 4° 46' 44.8572" W

Info:
The Andalusian Plataforma Andaluza De Apoyo Al Lobby Europeo De Mujeres publishes this magazine/yearbook once every year since 1998, providing a space to think about and discuss the most pressing issues concerning women's rights, the situation of women worldwide, questions of equality and of a free and fair society. Every issue is based on a specific topic, including education, religion, lesbian activism, migration, equality, arts and culture, politics etc. Since 2007 the platform also has been publishing another magazine: Ciudadanas del Mundo

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lambda nordica (Journal)

Location

Huddinge
Sweden
59° 14' 10.788" N, 17° 58' 55.7616" E

Statement:
lambda nordica is a Nordic scientific peer-reviewed journal presenting research in Humanities and Social Sciences with relation to LGBT and Queer Studies. We strive to support the dialogue between established and younger scholars to inspire to more LGBT research in the Nordic area and support the initiative to new research areas in the field. The journal also introduces and reviews international LGBT literature.

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Kvinden&Samfundet (Women & Society) (Magazine)

Location

Copenhagen
Denmark
55° 40' 33.9492" N, 12° 34' 6.0132" E

Info:
world's oldest still existing feminist women's magazine (first issue 1885) published by the Danish Women's Society (Dansk Kvindesamfund founded in 1871). Its goal was from the beginning to generate debate and awareness about women's position in Denmark and to work as a link between the members of the Danish Women's Society and an interested public. Since 2004 every issue can be read online and can get downloaded and printed out; all issues of the years 1885 - 1917 can be read and downloaded as pdf from the Tidsskrifter 1885-1920 archive

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Kvinder, Køn & Forskning (Women, Gender & Research) (Journal)

Location

Copenhagen
Denmark
55° 40' 33.9492" N, 12° 34' 6.0132" E

Info:
Danish interdisciplinary journal on gender research in the fields of culture, society, nature, health, and technology; published in Danish with English abstracts, some articles and some issues are completely in English.

Statement:

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rampenfiber - queer-feministisches Musikfestival (Vienna 20. - 23. September 2012)

Location

Vienna
Austria
48° 12' 29.4264" N, 16° 22' 25.7484" E

Es ist wieder Zeit für rampenfiber!

rampenfiber ist ein 4-tägiges queer-feministisches Musikfestival, das seit 2006 alle drei Jahre in Wien stattfindet. Organisator_in des Festivals ist der Trägerverein nylon. Verein zur Förderung und Publikation feministischer Diskurse, der seit 2002 auch das feministische Musikmagazin fiber. werkstoff für feminismus und popkultur herausgibt. Seit Herbst letzten Jahres ist nun ein rund 10-köpfiges Team mit den Planungen beschäftigt, die auch 2012 wieder ein Festival mit zahlreichen Konzerten, Auflegereien, Workshops und Diskussionen bereit halten werden.

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Killed By Beauty (zine, 2001 - ???)

Location

Sweden

Info:
Swedish DIY feminist zine about feminism(s), feminist activism, sisterhood, feminist media in Sweden, equality, sexuality, music, riot grrrl etc. unfortunatelly their website doesn't work anymore (still existing???)

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IHRSINN - eine radikalfeministische Lesbenzeitschrift (Magazine, 1990-2004)

Location

Bochum
Germany
51° 28' 54.642" N, 7° 12' 58.4496" E

Info:
radical feminist lesbian magazine published from 1990 until 2004; emphasis on lesbian perspectives on feminism, culture (literature, comics), politics, body, feminist/queer theory, etc. The magazine was published twice a year and each issue was based around a specific topic.

Statement:
Das war IHRSINN

IHRSINN stellt mit der Nummer 29/04 "Schlussakkord" das Erscheinen ein. Alle lieferbaren Ausgaben sind weiter zu bestellen.