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      • Humanities & Social Sciences
        September 2021

        Black is capitalised

        by Evein Obulor/RosaMag

        The Black Lives Matter movement has shaken up society and set changes in motion. Also in Germany. But Black FLINTA* (female, lesbians, inter, non-binary, trans, agender) living in Germany often do not find themselves and their own stories reflected. What their reality in this country looks like and what aims and visions of the future they dream of, tell intimate and blunt 20 Black FLINTA. In their texts, they break with stereotypes, call for a rethink and create a space for their own identities. With essays by Grimme Online nominee Ciani-Sophia Hoeder, bestseller author Alice Hasters, German afro movement icon Katharina Oguntoye and many more. With illustrations by young art talent Sharonda Quainoo.

      • Humanities & Social Sciences
        July 2021

        About Shame

        by Laura Späth

        Shame is taboo, shame is painful - and yet each of us has to deal with it sooner or later. But where does this shame come from, what does it do to us and how can we deal with it positively? Starting from her own biography, from shameful experiences in different phases of life, Laura Späth traces different aspects of shame – shame for one‘s own body, for certain feelings or for mental illnesses - and at the same time reveals, with the help of social psychological approaches, what role social structures and power relations play for one‘s own shame. The author pleads for questioning individual feelings of shame, but nevertheless giving shame more space in our lives. She states: We do not have to be ashamed of our shame.

      • Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2022

        FemFacts

        Of sexisms, gender gaps and other absurdities

        by Michaela Leitner

        According to the German law, women and men have had equal rights for over 70 years. But is that really the case? Who mainly takes care of the house and children? Who is less likely to make it into management despite equal training and experience? Who still falls through the cracks, linguistically and medically? Women*. They are the survivors of a system that half of humanity simply forgets. Where stereotypical gender roles and sexism have brought us is shown by the eternal discussions about the gender pay gap and the questionof care work. This book is a feminist survey - sometimes amusing, mostly hair-raising. Michaela Leitner illustrates in informative as well as tongue-in-cheek illustrations a huge injustice in the middle of our society. *Gender categories are diverse and move beyond the binary of ›woman - man‹. In this book, the term ›woman‹ refers to individuals who identify wholly or partially as women, are read as women, and/or have been social- ized as women.

      • Humanities & Social Sciences
        November 2022

        Give a fck

        Between sexuality, taboo and self-determination - Why sex work concerns us all

        by Catrin Altzschner

        Sex work, that is porn, whorehouse, prostitution. Sex work, that's the others. Or is it?  While our society still does not recognize sex work as a means of earning a living, it is used every day - in the most diverse forms, by the most diverse people. But what really constitutes sex work and why does our view of it need to change? With which prejudices is sex work seemingly irrevocably linked and what consequences does this have for sex workers? We can only understand this by listening to people who practice it.  Catrin Altzschner talks to sex workers, looks under the covers and questions. Not only the way sex work is talked about, but also what sex work has to do with ourselves and the society we live in.  A long overdue reportage that wants to break taboos.

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