Sociology at the University of the West of England in Bristol present this Public Sociology event and opportunity to hear from two of the finest feminist thinkers in the UK on the publication of their new book ‘Planet Patriarchy’.
When: Friday 24 October 2025
Where: The Watershed, Room W2, 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX
(wheelchair accessible venue with accessible toilets)
Time: Prompt start at 18:15, open from 18:00
Cost: Free to attend
HOW TO BOOK: PLACES ARE LIMITED. YOU MUST REGISTER AND BOOK YOUR PLACE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK - Registration link: https://gck.fm/petlo
This in-conversation event will cover how patriarchy fluxes and changes around the world, and how feminism resists and triumphs. Covering case studies from the women's revolution in Rojava, in North East Syria, through to stories from China, Russia, Iceland and many more. Interviews with feminists active in these countries show how global politics have shaped the rollback of women’s rights and what women are doing to maintain what has been won while continuing to imagine what could be.
Dr Beatrix Campbell OBE is a writer, broadcaster and playwright, and recipient of several honorary doctorates. Her pathbreaking Wigan Pier Revisited won the Cheltenham Festival Prize.
Rahila Gupta is a freelance journalist, author and activist, and Chair of Southall Black Sisters, which campaigns for Black/Global South women escaping violence in the UK.
Dr Finn Mackay is a Senior Lecturer at UWE Bristol, author of Female Masculinities and the Gender Wars from Bloomsbury, and Radical Feminism: Activism in Movement from Palgrave. A regular contributor to The Guardian, Finn is an experienced commentator and activist for feminism and LGBTQ rights.
Books from the speakers will be for sale at the event, £20 by cash or card. A book signing will follow the conversation event.
Planet Patriarchy publisher’s website, reviews and endorsements.
Female Masculinities and the Gender Wars publisher’s website.
(Please note: equity, diversity and inclusivity underpin UWE’s core values. This event is an open event for all, respectful engagement and discussion is encouraged. Our inclusive community is one where all our students, staff, and visitors, including to our external events, should feel welcome to participate in empowering, non-judgemental and non-threatening events, free from threat, intimidation, and harassment-and free from fear of this taking place).