Feminism Archives

Music

SF Jazz Fest lifts off with guiding spirit Thelonious Monk

John-Paul Shiver - May 30, 2021

Online 38th annual cornucopia of sounds features rarely seen 1985 documentary of the master, who's been having a moment

Art

Review: Black Madonnas, fashion photos, semaphore, and song in ‘Future Histories’

Genevieve Quick - April 7, 2021

At SFMOMA, Theaster Gates and Cauleen Smith draw on the African American archive to point a way forward.

News + Politics

No “Happy Women’s Day” at Mexico City’s radical March 8 protests

Caitlin Donohue - March 11, 2021

With powerful determination, feminists faced down the metal walls rape apologist President AMLO built to keep them under control.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Over the moon, but no time to rest

Dennis Harvey - November 10, 2020

Now that the election's over, remember other countries? An Iranian thriller, South Korean mayhem, and a gay Irish pair hit screens

Art

Frida’s artful life on film—and in the galleries

Dennis Harvey - October 29, 2020

Mexican icon's dramatic work and life are having a San Francisco moment, with de Young show and two screenings

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Visions of liberation that don’t quite live up to legends

Dennis Harvey - September 28, 2020

'The Glorias' and 'I Am Woman' let subjects down, 'Native Son' gets noir revival, 'Sign of the Cross' goes over the top.

Art

Electrifying art of Black Power in ‘Soul of a Nation’

Emily Wilson - February 18, 2020

Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963–1983 was organized by London’s Tate Museum and traveled to Arkansas, New York,...

Lit

Opinion: Octavia Butler’s mission is yours, too—should you choose to accept it

Anand Jay Kalra - February 13, 2020

Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was a visionary artist. Since the publication of her first novel, Patternmaster, in 1976, millions of people have read her...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Welcome to the ‘Manifesto’

Marke B. - February 3, 2020

If people asked me who I'd invite to my dream dinner party, I'm pretty sure James Baldwin, Nina Simone, and Fela Kuti would make...

Dance

With ‘Butterfly Effect’ choreographer Krissy Keefer caps decades of eco-activism

Joshua Rotter - January 20, 2020

For more than four decades, Dance Brigade’s co-founder and award-winning Artistic Director Krissy Keefer has been a voice in the wilderness, warning audiences around...

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