Where My Girls At? Writings on Contemporary Feminist Art

We are happy to announce that our book Where My Girls At? Writings on Contemporary Feminist Art is now available! A year in the making, this publication was born out of a conference held here at the Amerika-Institut in July 2020.

The essays, artistic pieces, and interviews gathered in this anthology explore both the role of art and visual culture as well as artistic practices in contemporary feminist movements. The art historians, literary scholars, artists, activists, and students and scholars of American Studies included in this collection examine contemporary art and artivism and its capacity to inspire change, reformulate feminist ideas, and reimagine feminist aesthetics. With contributions by young scholars, students, activists, and artists, the collection seeks to display a broad range of perspectives. Recurring themes are the ambivalent labeling of art and artistic or activist practices as ‘feminist’ as well as the role of intersectionality in feminism and art. This edited volume brings together the diverse strands of thought and practice that contemporary feminist art and culture embrace and hopes to contribute to ongoing discussions at the intersection of art and feminist politics.

We are proud to be working with the University Library of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität to have the book available open source, which can be accessed through the university library catalogue. Print versions of the book can be purchased at various booksellers as well.

— Megan Bosence, Sakina Shakil Gröppmaier, Bärbel Harju, and Amelie Starke

*Cover art by TL Papa, ©Terri-Lynn Papagiannis