We Should All Be Feminists

Paperback, 52 pages

English language

Published July 28, 2014 by Vintage.

ISBN:
978-1-101-91176-1
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OCLC Number:
895117279

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5 stars (3 reviews)

In this essay -- adapted from her TEDx talk of the same name -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah, offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author's exploration of what it means to be a woman now -- and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.

17 editions

More of an Adaptation of a Speech, but Concise and Appropriate.

5 stars

For a little while now I’ve been wanted to read more feministic literature but I hadn’t gotten round to it till today. I decided that We Should All Be Feminists should the start of my journey through feministic literature. Above all else this book started a desire within me to take up public speaking, to speak for those who have no other means of public communication, to speak to those who otherwise won’t or don’t listen, and most of all, to share, further, and develop ideals that should be globally accepted.

One point in the book that really stood out to me was the mention of the differences between referring to yourself as an egalitarian rather than as a feminist. To quote Adichie, ‘to choose to use the vague expression human rights is to deny the specific and particular problem of gender. It would be a way of pretending that …

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4 stars

The Finnish translation of this book will be given to every Finnish pupil finishing their primary education this spring. One of the columnists for the Finnish National Broadcasting Company yesterday made some sweeping comments on how ideology is being pushed to children, and complained how this book doesn't really reflect the reality of Finland in 2000s.

So, I decided I need to read it.

And, to a degree, she's right. That is to say, when it comes to Finnish dating culture, people aren't probably as focused in getting married as Adichie describes the Nigerian culture in her essay.

Apart from that, there are plenty of issues that are very much present in the Finnish culture as well as in the Nigerian and American cultures Adichie explores. Gender stereotypes on use of money, professions, role in the family are still alive and kicking. There are still far too few successful business …

Subjects

  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • Nigerian Authors
  • Gender Studies
  • Sex differences (Psychology)
  • Biography
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • Feminists
  • Social conditions
  • Essays
  • Feminism & Feminist Theory
  • Feminism
  • Women

Places

  • Nigeria