Porter Square Books is pleased to bring you a virtual talk with Carol Hay\, author of the new \;book \;Think Like a Feminist\, in conversation with Tiziana Dearing! \;Think Like a Feminist \;is an audacious and accessible guide to feminist philosophy&mdash\;its origins\, its key ideas\, and its latest directions. This event takes place on Crowdcast\, and is free and open to all.
\n\nThink Like a Feminist \;is an irreverent yet rigorous primer that unpacks over two hundred years of feminist thought. In a time when the word \;feminism \;triggers all sorts of responses\, many of them conflicting and misinformed\, Professor Carol Hay provides this balanced\, clarifying\, and inspiring examination of what it truly means to be a feminist today. She takes the reader from conceptual questions of sex\, gender\, intersectionality\, and oppression to the practicalities of talking to children\, navigating consent\, and fighting for adequate space on public transit\, without deviating from her clear\, accessible\, conversational tone. \;Think Like a Feminist \;is equally a feminist starter kit and an advanced refresher course\, connecting longstanding controversies to today&rsquo\;s headlines.
\nThink Like a Feminist \;takes on many of the essential questions that feminism has risen up to answer: Is it nature or nurture that&rsquo\;s responsible for our gender roles and identities? How is sexism connected to racism\, classism\, homophobia\, transphobia\, and other forms of oppression? Who counts as a woman\, and who gets to decide? Why have men gotten away with rape and other forms of sexual violence for so long? What responsibility do women themselves bear for maintaining sexism? What\, if anything\, can we do to make society respond to women&rsquo\;s needs and desires?
\nFerocious\, insightful\, practical\, and unapologetically opinionated\, \;Think Like a Feminist \;is the perfect book for anyone who wants to understand the continuing effects of misogyny in society. By exploring the philosophy underlying the feminist movement\, Carol Hay brings today&rsquo\;s feminism into focus\, so we can deliberately shape the feminist future.
\nCarol Hay \;is an associate professor of philosophy at University of Massachusetts Lowell and author of the award-winning \;Kantianism\, Liberalism\, and Feminism: Resisting Oppression. She&rsquo\;s written for the \;New York Times\, the \;Boston Globe\, and \;Aeon \;magazine. She divides her time between Boston and San Francisco.
\nTiziana Dearing \;is the host of \;Radio Boston \;on WBUR. She&rsquo\;s been a commentator and contributor to WBUR for more than a decade\, and has contributed to a number of other regional and national news outlets. Prior to joining the \;Radio Boston \;team\, Tiziana was a professor at Boston College in the School of Social Work\, where she taught social innovation and leadership. A longtime anti-poverty advocate\, Tiziana also ran Boston Rising\, a startup antipoverty fund to end generational poverty in Boston\, and was the first woman president of Catholic Charities for the Archdiocese of Boston. She&rsquo\;s won a number of awards in the city\, including a Pinnacle Award from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and Boston Business Journal&rsquo\;s 40 Under 40.
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