Tag: Extreme Domesticity

December 10, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Peace on Our Terms, Capitalism on Edge, The Ferrante Letters and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! From the Columbia Studies in International and Global History series Peace on Our Terms The Global Battle for Women’s Rights After the First World War Mona L. Siegel Peace on Our...

November 26, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets, Live Sustainably Now, A Piece of the Action and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets The Science of What’s Out There Fred Watson In Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets, Fred Watson, an award-winning astronomer, presents the most up-to-date knowledge on hot topics...

March 30, 2019

Media Roundup: Books that Discuss Sexual Violence, Gender Politics, and Gender Studies​

In celebration of Women’s History Month, today we are featuring books authored by women that discuss sexual violence, gender politics, and gender studies. Enter our giveaway for a chance to win one of the following books! •  •  •  • ...

March 15, 2018

Q&A: Susan Fraiman on the Meaning of “Extreme Domesticity”

“I use the term “extreme” to jar us out of the common assumption that domestic spaces are always stable, banal, and conventional—invested in traditional family values and complacently bourgeois. The goal of my book is to trouble our stereotype of...

March 14, 2018

Q&A: Susan Fraiman on the Notion of Domesticity

“Domesticity for the homeless is never entirely missing, though it may certainly be shattered, incomplete, and cobbled together.” In celebration of Women’s History Month, this week one of our featured titles is Extreme Domesticity: A View from the Margins, by Susan...

March 13, 2018

Extreme Domesticity: A Book Review By Andrea Fontenot

This week, one of our featured books is Extreme Domesticity: A View from the Margins, by Susan Fraiman. Today, we are happy to present a review by Andrea Fontenot that originally appeared in 4columns.org. Enter our book giveaway by Friday at 1 PM for a...