We Don't Need Another Wave: Dispatches from the Next Generation of Feminists
by Melody Berger and Alix Olson and Lisa Jervis and Jessica Valenti and Dean Spade and Lenelle Moise and Courtney E. Martin and Elena Azzoni and Shelby Knox and Ariel Fox and Jessica Hoffmann and Elizabeth Latty and L.A. Mitchell and Alexia Vernon and Eli Effinger-Weintraub and Dali S. Dela George and Maria Cincotta and Sarah Kennedy and Lea Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Alexandra DelValle and Stephanie Seguin and Cindy Crabb and Kristina Wong and Jennifer A. Stein and Joshua Russell and Mary Christmas and Maria Christina Rangel and Staceyann Chin and Kat Marie Yoas and Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai and Stephanie Abraham and Jennifer L. Pozner
We Don’t Need Another Wave is a critique of the ways in which feminism is discussed in the mainstream media. Today’s young feminists are wary of being labeled. They are media-savvy, hyper-aware of being categorized and marginalized, and are here to tell the world that feminists are feminists — diverse in age and experience — and that it’s time to drop the labels in favor of proactive agendas and united goals. Topics that matter to young feminists range from lighter issues, such as DIY culture and craftivism, to heavy-hitting issues that feminists have struggled with for generations, including abuse, rape, shame, and self-hatred. The young writers in this collection band together under the banner of feminism to share the message that the F-word is a good thing, and that feminists are breaking new ground while still valuing the traditions and achievements of their sisters and foremothers. We Don’t Need Another Wave brings a message of unity and a message to get beyond subcategorizing a movement that needs cohesiveness and strives on strength in numbers.
Release Date:
October 15, 2006
