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Feminist acts : Branching out magazine and the making of Canadian feminism  Cover Image E-book E-book

Feminist acts : Branching out magazine and the making of Canadian feminism / Tessa Jordan.

Summary:

"The history of Branching Out, Canada's first national magazine of second-wave feminism, is the surprising story of an upstart magazine published on the prairies that was read from coast to coast. It is an Edmonton-based story of political activism, feminist community-building, and survival in the cultural industries. When it ceased publication in 1980, Branching Out had reached more readers than any other Canadian second-wave feminist periodical. Feminist Acts is an eye-opening examination of feminist publishing, written to bring more Canadian voices into conversations about women's cultural production. A vital text of feminist recuperation, the book draws on first-hand accounts from women who were there. It is a must-read for anyone interested in feminist activism, gender studies, Canadian cultural history, or publishing history."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1772124842
  • ISBN: 1772125008
  • ISBN: 1772125016
  • ISBN: 1772125024
  • ISBN: 9781772124842
  • ISBN: 9781772125009
  • ISBN: 9781772125016
  • ISBN: 9781772125023
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource
  • Edition: First electronic edition, 2019.
  • Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : University of Alberta Press, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:
CatMonthString:july.21
Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Canada's first national second-wave feminist magazine -- Publishing Canadian feminisms -- Keeping the "bobbing paper boat" afloat -- "Correcting an imbalance" -- "Beyond the first growth of radical feminism" -- Conclusion.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to LAC onsite clients. Online access with authorization.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 20, 2019).
Subject: Branching out (Edmonton, Alta.)
Branching out (Edmonton, Alb.)
Feminism > Canada > Periodicals.
Periodicals > Publishing > Canada > History.
Women > Canada > Periodicals.
Women's periodicals, Canadian > History.
Women's rights > Canada > Periodicals.
Women > Canada > Periodicals.
Women's periodicals, Canadian > History.
Entreprises de presse > Canada > Histoire.
F�eminisme > Canada > P�eriodiques.
Femmes > Droits > Canada > P�eriodiques.
Femmes > Canada > P�eriodiques.
Presse f�eminine canadienne > Histoire.
Feminism.
Periodicals > Publishing.
Women.
Women's periodicals, Canadian.
Women's rights.
Canada.
Genre: Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Periodicals.


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