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Siren (Magazine)

Location

Dublin
Ireland
53° 20' 57.9948" N, 6° 15' 36.2988" W

Info:
Siren is a new Irish feminist women's magazine launched on the 8th March 2012 to celebrate International Women's Day and made by a group of students from The Trinity College, Dublin. Emphasis on gender equality, LGBT and queer issues, art/culture/music, fashion and popular culture, politics, reproductive rights, etc.

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Siréna (2001-2002)

Location

Czech Republic

Info:Anarchofeministická skupina between 2001 and 2002 (7 issues, almost all of them can get downloaded or read on the website); emphasis on anarchist/anarcho-feminist activism, news/reports of manifestations/activism/activities/protest, antifascism, reproductive rights, sexism, stereotypes, anti-militarism etc. The group also published another zine, Přímá cesta.

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Přímá cesta (zine, 2001-2006)

Location

Czech Republic

Info:
Přímá cesta ("The Direct Way") was a zine published by the Czech anarcha-feminist group Anarchofeministická skupina between 2001 and 2006 (8 issues); each issue is based on a specific topic; emphasis on anarcha-feminist history/theory/activism, globalisation/economic alternatives/anarchism, family/parenting, language/media, antifascism, patriarchy, pornography, sexuality/LGBTIQ, violence/women in conflict, book/zine reviews/literature, culture/film/music, translations of theoretical texts (mostly about anarcha-feminism) etc. Almost all issues can get downloaded from their website!!! Anarchofeministická skupina also published another bulletin: SIRENA.

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Pełnym Głosem (Magazine, 1993-1997)

Location

Krakow
Poland
50° 3' 52.74" N, 19° 56' 41.928" E

Info:
Pełnym Głosem was the first Polish feminist periodical published after the transition 1989, written by writers, activists, students, researchers, poets etc.; emphasis on literary critique, feminist writing, feminist theory/philosophy, lesbian perspectives, Polish feminism, violence, sexuality etc. 5 issues were published, some of them still can get ordered from the eFKa Foundation which since 1999 also publishs the magazine Zadra

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Pecs & Ongles (zine, 2008 - 2009?)

Location

Paris
France
48° 51' 23.8104" N, 2° 21' 7.9992" E

Info:
zine published by the Parisian group Les Panthères Roses, a trans-lesbian-gay queer-feminist activist group (other Pink Panther groups are based in Nancy (France), Portugal and in Montréal); three issues have been published so far (all in 2008/2009) and all of them can get downloaded from the website; emphasis on LGBTIQ, trans/homophobia, equality, rights, health, etc.

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Ostrov - Остров ("Island", zine)

Location

Moscow
Russia
55° 45' 4.4712" N, 37° 37' 6.3192" E

Info:
Russian radical feminist lesbian literature/art/culture zine founded and edited by Olga Gert; it publishes feminist/lesbian literature, poetry, short stories and texts as well as interviews, literary essays, book/film reviews and texts reflecting about lesbian themes in literature/art/film/culture and about lesbian/LGBTIQ and feminist issues in general; in addition to the zine several literary supplements were published containing texts by lesbian/feminist authors; emphasis on feminist/lesbian literature, art, culture, LGBTIQ perspectives, feminist theory, etc.

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Opzij (Magazine)

Location

Amsterdam
Netherlands
52° 22' 12.7776" N, 4° 53' 42.6048" E

Info:
Opzij began in 1972 as a radical feminist magazine, but turned soon into a more "mainstream"/moderate newsmagazine for women. The magazine calls itself the "only opinion magazine for women," and considers itself feminist and a part of the women's movement. Content: (women's perspective on) culture, politics, society, health, but also a lifestyle section. Integrated into the website are several blogs and columns by different authors (including a reader's column); they also publish women's/feminist news on their website

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Olympe - Feministische Arbeitshefte zur Politik (1994 - 2012)

Location

St. Gallen
Switzerland
47° 25' 26.76" N, 9° 22' 15.168" E

Info:
Olympe was a Swiss trilingual (German - French - Italian, most articles in German) feminist journal; each issue had a special topic; emphasis on women's and gender politics, economy, migration/postcolonial perspectives, women's rights, equality, violence/power etc. With issue #33 (September 2012) the journal ceased publication, but all issues can get downloaded from the website of the Frauenarchiv Ostschweiz

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NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research

Location

Aalborg
Denmark
57° 1' 43.7196" N, 9° 55' 3.9756" E

Info:
interdisciplinary journal of gender and women's studies with an emphasis on the various Nordic positions of feminist and gender research, but international contributions are also welcomed; including book reviews, interviews, essays etc.

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NIKK magasin (Magazine, 2000 - 2011)

Location

Oslo
Norway
59° 54' 49.9284" N, 10° 45' 8.082" E

Info:
NIKK is a transnational resource- and information centre on gender research and gender equality in the Nordic countries and was established in 1995. Between 2000 and 2011 NIKK magasin was published 3 times a year, two issues in Nordic languages, one issue in English and all focused on a specific theme like violence, prostitution, power, religion, minorities, family politics, climate change etc. It presented new and current themes and perspectives on gender research and gender equality politics in the Nordic countries. Subscription were free and all issues still can be read and also get downloaded as pdf-files.

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