Comer, author of Surfer Girls in the New World Order\u00a0and Landscapes of the New West: Gender and Geography in Contemporary Women\u2019s Writing, tackles her subject as a never-ending project rather than an ultimate guide to the complexity of Western feminism. Using the metaphor of travel and road trips (\u00e0 la Thelma and Louise), she guides the reader through different interviews with prominent feminists. Comer does not look at Western feminism as necessarily a sector of feminism that upholds Western ideals, but more as a geographical location with many different ideas and perspectives. Topics such as \u201cThe West Coast Women\u2019s Music Festival,\u201d circa 1981, at which naked women dance, swim, and sing with glee, give the book a down-to-earth vibe. Comer adds photos of the natural world\u2014explaining how each person she interviews connects with the environment. The reader is taken on a trip through North America, mostly in the Southwest. At a certain point in this adventure, Comer realizes it has become exactly that. She writes about \u201cslow scholarship,\u201d which contradicts capitalization\u2019s fast-paced culture. \u201cI am good at being a grown up, the oldest child, the mother who balances, the university citizen,\u201d she writes. \u201cIt\u2019s time to figure out an alternative that is not a Band-Aid, figure out something real.\u201d Somewhere during this feminist road trip, the reader sees a woman free herself. Comer presents the reader with the list of questions she asks her interviewees, urging us to engage thoughtfully. The reader isn\u2019t just a silent spectator, but a mindful participant.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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