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Serene Khader @serenekhader.bsky.social · Sep 3

Chatted about the connections between care feminism, colonialism, and capitalism in with the wonderful @elissastrauss.bsky.social elissa.substack.com/p/the-interv...

THE INTERVIEW: How can we fix contemporary feminism?

A conversation with philosopher and feminist theorist Serene Khader

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Jun 5

there's mean like "rude comments" mean and there's mean like "Palmer raids" mean

jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · Jun 5

it’s fun when centrists complain about “the left” being mean to them online, completely disregarding this country’s 100+ years of specific persecution of communists and anarchists

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Serene Khader @serenekhader.bsky.social · Jun 5

yeah people who say this usually don't get what organizing is

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American Philosophical Association @apaphilosophy.bsky.social · Jun 5

APA member @serenekhader.bsky.social has won the North American Society for Social Philosophy's 2025 Book Award for 'Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop.' Congratulations! www.brooklyn.edu/bc-brief/ser...

Serene Khader Wins Award for "Faux Feminism" - Brooklyn College

Work recognized by the North American Society for Social Philosophy.

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Serene Khader @serenekhader.bsky.social · Jun 4

Especially for someone who was such a huge fan of *other* hypothetical persons

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🦋 Frankie 🦋 @frankiemillie10.bsky.social · Jun 2

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · Apr 15

A breakthrough for gender equality? Not even! @serenekhader.bsky.social would correctly identify the stunt as girlboss feminism. This time, it’s dressed up in matching blue onesies and a jaunt beyond the stratosphere but still caters only to the 1%. Miss me with that mess.

Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · Apr 14

A crew of six women, including pop star Katy Perry and Jeff Bezos's fiancé Lauren Sanchez, is set to blast off today on an 11-minute Blue Origin flight.

It marks the first all-female space mission in 60 years — hailed as a breakthrough for gender equality in space tourism.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · Apr 11

The decision on Mahmoud Khalil today will reveal whether we live in a system where authorities can decide what speech is acceptable and condemn people on that basis.

We all must pay attention.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Apr 8

They’re going to keep pushing until something stops them.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · Apr 8

Deeply concerning: US citizen lawyer getting detained and his phone searched on reentering the U.S. at Customs. www.freep.com/story/news/l...

Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family

Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from spring break trip with his family.

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Caleb Ward @calebw.bsky.social · Apr 8

The article I'm talking about is this one by @lopezcantero.bsky.social and @bexmillar.bsky.social

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · Apr 7

From a history of elite feminist activism, there’s this idea that we’re going to do what helps elite women and it’s going to trickle down. Like @serenekhader.bsky.social tells @drcaromaldo.bsky.social, we know that doesn’t work. @muthamagazine.bsky.social

Faux Feminism: An Interview with Serene Khader - Mutha Magazine

I wanted to tell a story about feminism that puts the lives of women of color and other non-elite women, women in the labor movement, at the center

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Polity, Journal of Political Science @polityalsberuf.bsky.social · Apr 4

You can read all seven reflections and an introduction by @alysoncole18.bsky.social here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2025...
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Polity, Journal of Political Science @polityalsberuf.bsky.social · Apr 4

In January's #ClassicsRevisited, we asked seven authors to reﬂect on the enduring significance of Iris Marion Young’s “Justice and the Politics of Difference”, first published in 1990.

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Serene Khader @serenekhader.bsky.social · Mar 31

wait this isn't supposed to be a reductio

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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · Feb 24

At JFREJ, we make endorsements under the cheeky name The Jewish Vote. We're thrilled to announce that #TheJewishVote endorses Council Member @shahanafrombk.bsky.social for reelection in district 39! Join #JewsForShahana: add your name to a letter of support here! ➡ bit.ly/J4SLetter

The Jewish Vote endorses City Council Member Shahana Hanif for District 39

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Tereza Hendl @terezahendl.bsky.social · Mar 31

Join us on Friday for this timely debate

The RUTA Association @associationruta.bsky.social · Mar 31

Next in our RUTA webinar series is a discussion on student protests in Serbia. How have student mobilizations reshaped political engagement and civil society in Serbia? What are the regional implications? Register to join the debate with our panelists: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Serene Khader @serenekhader.bsky.social · Mar 31

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Angtha Thar @untamespirit.bsky.social · Mar 31

The definition of individual feminism and it's ties to colonialism explained by @serenekhader.bsky.social . #academicsky

JCM: That’s individual feminism. Right?

SK: The rhetoric of individual freedom is deeply wrapped up in colonialism, especially in the idea that women need to be freed from their cultures and that women of color’s cultures are the thing that is holding them back. And to me, one of the most important things in the book is that there’s a whole chapter about colonialism in a book that people might not expect to find a chapter about colonialism in. Another secret life that the value of freedom has is that it turns our attention away from times where what we need is support and not to be left alone. And I think things like reproductive justice, which you and I have been talking about extensively, offer a lot of examples. You can talk about abortion in terms of individual choice, and obviously abortion is very important. But if you don’t have abortion access, which might require federal funding for you, then the rhetoric of individual choice is kind of empty.

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Serene Khader @serenekhader.bsky.social · Mar 31

Back in the day, another SB grad student used to sing me this song as "Serene," so every time I hear it I'm back in the Harriman offices

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Serene Khader @serenekhader.bsky.social · Mar 31

I legit feel inspired every time I see you post this thank you

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Serene Khader @serenekhader.bsky.social · Mar 31

I got to speak with @drcaromaldo.bsky.social at Mutha magazine about our shared commitment to treating women of color as theorists--and made a cool new local friend along the way! Yes, philosophy and feminism are for everyone <3

Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado, PhD @drcaromaldo.blacksky.app · Mar 31

My interview with @serenekhader.bsky.social about her new book Faux Feminism is up on @muthamagazine.bsky.social!

"Faux Feminism makes it clear that feminism and philosophy are for everyone."

Faux Feminism: An Interview with Serene Khader

<p>Like so many women of color from working class backgrounds, I have always s...

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · Mar 25

These books by @imaniperry.bsky.social, @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social, @serenekhader.bsky.social, @cherylneely.bsky.social, and others highlight how women have educated and inspired generations. They’re a shout-out to women writers because writing educates and inspires. #WomensHistoryMonth

We’re Still Celebrating Women’s History Month Without You, Google Calendar!

By Christian Coleman | It wasn’t just Black History Month that Google Calendar removed from its holiday list. They did away with Women’s History Month, too. Just check your phones. In true fashion of ...

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Serene Khader @serenekhader.bsky.social · Mar 25

If you are around Philly, and want to talk about how feminism isn't about being Dream Big Barbie, come hang with me and my #dreamdate Sophie Lewis @reproutopia.bsky.social at Penn on Thursday. We will be in convo with @sukaina.bsky.social, brilliant philosopher and matchmaker extraordinaire.

Sukaina @sukaina.bsky.social · Mar 17

If you’re in the Philly area, come to this event next Thurs from 5-7pm in Annenberg 110. A conversation with @reproutopia.bsky.social and @serenekhader.bsky.social about their books Enemy Feminisms and Faux Feminism. If you aren’t at Penn register here: bit.ly/3QL1nm0

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Serene Khader @serenekhader.bsky.social · Mar 24

Bc that's who believes in IQ tests

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Mar 23

Walter Benjamin writing about fascism in 1936

"Fascism attempts to organize the newly proletarianized masses without affecting the property structure which the masses strive to eliminate. Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves."

A page of text describing fascism, highlighting sentences about fascism organizing proletarian masses, denying them rights, and providing a chance to express themselves, while discussing property rights and aesthetics in political life.

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