It looks so nice! I am so grateful to the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, ROI Books, and Iztok-Zapad books for publishing this translation.
New Review about Second World, Second Sex in Bulgaria's Kapital Weekly →
50 нюанса феминизъм
"Вторият свят, вторият пол" на Кристен Годси излезе на български
A new article about the French translation of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism →
Thanks to Pablo Maillé for writing up this nice overview of my book for the French launch.
My new review in Jewish Currents →
“Blueprint for Feminism,” Jewish Currents, October 14, 2020
"Вторият свят, вторият пол" от Кристен Годси на български →
A discussion of the Bulgarian translation of Second World, Second Sex on Bulgarian National Television from today. The clip is in Bulgarian.
Slovak books
Today, I also received 8 copies of the Slovak translation of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence, seen here with my autographed photo of the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova. I didn’t realize that this cover had a hole in it and inside was an image of a stamp in honor of Tereshkova.
Writing anthropology: Essays on Craft and Commitment
So happy to be a part of this excellent and valuable collection of essays on writing in the field of anthropology, just out from Duke University Press. Huge shout out to Carole McGranahan for pulling it all together.
My review of Soviet Signoras in the Times Higher Education Supplement →
A fascinating ethnographic account of postSoviet women working in Italy.
Quarantine Special - $2.99 for all of April 2020
All e-book versions of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism (kindle, nook, etc) are only $2.99 for the entire month of April.
What to read for the apocalypse (according to Eastern Germans) →
The German state media based in Leipzig chose my book as one of 5 non-fiction titles to read while in Coronavirus lockdown.
Hot on Amazon.co.uk...
#1 Best Seller in Socialism. I know this is probably meaningless and that every book is a “best seller” in something at some point, but it is nice to know that the book is out there and still being read.
At Wellington's beautiful used book store with Jokha Alharthi and Claire Mabey
Spotted at Unity Books in Wellington under "Staff Picks"
The book has launched in Poland!
Just in time for International Women’s Day!
It's paperback launch day!
Does reading about doing nothing count as doing nothing?
Just wondering…
Some nice acknowledgments in Spain and Belgium
Unless you have friends abroad, it is always hard to know exactly how one’s work is being received when it is translated into another language. My German friends and colleagues have kept me apprised of the reception in Germany, but I was really shocked to learn that that one Belgian website (focus.knack.be) chose the Dutch translation as one of their best books of 2019. And in Spain, the national newspaper El Diario chose my book as one of five “cultural milestones” of 2019.
Family Policies in the GDR
A great summary table in Josie McClellan’s book, Love in the Times of Communism.
And behind door number nine? →
The Der Standard newspaper’s literary advent calendar features Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence for the 9th of December.
Just arrived!
I’m so looking forward to digging into Eve and the New Jerusalem: Socialism and Feminism in the Nineteeth Century when the semester is finally over!
