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Culture Club: Viewing THE YANOMAMI STRUGGLE by Claudia Andujar at Barbican Curve

By Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Claudia Andujar: The Yanomami Struggle is showing at the Barbican Curve until 29 August 2021. Click here for more information and to book tickets (student, NHS staff and unwaged concessions are available).

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Lesbian Camp: Pumping Iron II: The Women by George Butler

By Annette Kuhn

Pumping Iron II: The Women screened at the Rio Cinema as part of Club des Femmes’ Lesbian Camp: Yes It’s F**cking Political weekender, 5-6 June 2021, with an introduction by Sam McBean which you can now watch on Vimeo with close captions. In partnership with Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest.

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Lesbian Camp: But I’m a Cheerleader by Jamie Babbit

By Clara Bradbury-Rance

But I’m a Cheerleader 20th Anniversary Director’s Cut had its UK theatrical premiere at the Rio Cinema as part of Club des Femmes’ Lesbian Camp: Yes It’s F**cking Political weekender, 5-6 June 2021, with an introduction and Q&A with Jamie Babbit hosted by Clara Bradbury-Rance.

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Lesbian Camp: Just Livin’: Yes It’s F**cking Political shorts programme

By Cathy Brennan

Just Livin’: Yes It’s F**cking Political shorts programme screened at Rio Cinema as part of Club des Femmes’ Lesbian Camp: Yes It’s F**cking Political weekender, 5-6 June 2021 + on the Rio Player from after the screening until 12 June 11.59 pm.

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Culture Club: Watching SHE MUST BE SEEING THINGS by Sheila McLaughlin

By Jacob Engelberg

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of reflections on the political aesthetics of 1980s inclusive queer feminisms, alongside Jack Thompson’s essay on REBEL DYKES, Irenosen Okojie’s meditation on A PLACE OF RAGE, and Lucy Howie’s reading of A PRAYER BEFORE BIRTH.

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Culture Club: Watching A PRAYER BEFORE BIRTH by Jacqui Duckworth

By Lucy Howie

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of reflections on the political aesthetics of 1980s inclusive queer feminisms, alongside Jack Thompson’s essay on REBEL DYKES, Irenosen Okojie’s meditation on A PLACE OF RAGE, and Jacob Engelberg’s bisexual look at SHE MUST BE SEEING THINGS.

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Culture Club: Reading Neglected British Women Crime Writers of the ‘Golden Age,’ and Just Beyond…

By Sara Chambers

To chase down the books in this post, we recommend OverDrive for local library audiobook titles, and Bookshop.org for all titles in print (all 10% off): here’s a Mavis Doriel Hay for starters. For out of print titles, AbeBooks can be a good source of affordable used books. Happy hunting!

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