Make it Practical #1.5: A Zine

I'm making it even simpler for you. Behold my amateur zine summarizing "Taking the power out of empowerment" by Srilatha Batliwala.

Last week I posted the first edition of my “Make it Practical” series with a summary and thoughts about the 2007 article, “Taking the power out of empowerment: an experiential account” by Srilatha Batliwala.

Sometimes my mind freezes when looking at a computer screen and I have to get out paper and markers to help me process what I’m reading. Sometimes the outcome of that (initially) frozen mind is a zine: a small hand-made graphic booklet. If you didn’t get a chance to read the whole post, check this out instead.

More specifically, I wrote, “By advocating for global hegemonic powers like the United States to adopt a ‘feminist foreign policy,’ are we setting the stage for feminist to lose its radical meaning just as empowerment did in the 1980s and 90s?”

Ready to read my full summary? Here it is!

PS If you’re struggling to get access to the original article, email me and let me know.