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Feministing Book Giveaway: Wonder Woman, by Noah Berlatsky

Wonder Woman book coverYou’ll find many fans of Wonder Woman among the Feministing crew, which is why the last year has been a good one for our collective bookshelf: not one, but two books about the history of the woman with the lasso of truth! Today, we’re giving away copies of one of those welcome additions, Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-1948, by Noah Berlatsky. 

If you’ve ever wondered about all the sexy stuff going on in the Wonder Woman comics, you’re not the only one. Berlatsky’s book explores the comic’s depictions of “a universe that was friendly to queer sexualities and lifestyles, from kink to lesbianism to cross-dressing,” and argues that Wonder Woman was “radically ahead of its time.”

Julia Serano, author of Whipping Girl (have you read Whipping Girl? You should really read Whipping Girl!), calls it “smart and engaging,” and “a fascinating read for anyone interested in comics, pop culture, or gender politics!” So that would be… every single one of our readers who isn’t here to hate read (are you here to hate read? You should really go outside and play with a puppy instead).

We’re giving away three copies of Berlatsky’s book. We want you to tell us: If you were going to be a feminist superhero, what would your superpower be?

Tweet it to @Feministing and use the hashtag #superfeminist by midnight ET on Wednesday to enter!

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Chloe Angyal is a journalist and scholar of popular culture from Sydney, Australia. She joined the Feministing team in 2009. Her writing about politics and popular culture has been published in The Atlantic, The Guardian, New York magazine, Reuters, The LA Times and many other outlets in the US, Australia, UK, and France. She makes regular appearances on radio and television in the US and Australia. She has an AB in Sociology from Princeton University and a PhD in Arts and Media from the University of New South Wales. Her academic work focuses on Hollywood romantic comedies; her doctoral thesis was about how the genre depicts gender, sex, and power, and grew out of a series she wrote for Feministing, the Feministing Rom Com Review. Chloe is a Senior Facilitator at The OpEd Project and a Senior Advisor to The Harry Potter Alliance. You can read more of her writing at chloesangyal.com

Chloe Angyal is a journalist and scholar of popular culture from Sydney, Australia.

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