bitch, cover from the Winter 2004 issue |
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| Categories | Feminism |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Year founded | 1996 |
| Company | bitch media |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Portland, Oregon |
| Language | American English |
| Website | bitchmagazine.org |
| ISSN | 2162-5352 |
bitch, whose tagline is[1] feminist response to pop culture, is an independent, quarterly magazine published in Portland, Oregon with more than 50,000 readers. bitch magazine is one branch of the reader-supported non-profit organization bitch media. The magazine includes analysis of current political events, social and cultural trends, television shows, movies, books, music, advertising, and artwork from a feminist perspective. In contrast with conventional women's magazines such as Self, Vogue, or Marie Claire, bitch explores gender issues in greater depth and from unconventional viewpoints.[1]
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The first issue of bitch was published in January 1996 in Oakland, California. The founding editors, Lisa Jervis and Andi Zeisler,[2] along with founding art director Benjamin Shaykin, wanted to create a public forum in which to air thoughts and theories on women, gender, and feminist issues, especially as they appear within the lens of the media.
In 2001, a loan from San Francisco's Independent Press Association allowed Jervis and Zeisler to quit their day jobs and work on bitch full time.[3]
bitch celebrated its 10th anniversary in August 2006 by publishing a bitch anthology entitled BITCHfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine. Edited by bitch founders Jervis and Zeisler, BITCHfest includes essays, rants and raves, and reviews reprinted from previous issues of bitch magazine, along with new pieces written especially for the anthology.[4]
In March 2007, bitch relocated from its offices in Oakland, California, to Portland, Oregon. The magazine's 50th issue was published in 2011. Also in 2011, bitch won an Utne Reader Independent Press Award for Best Social/Cultural Coverage.[5]
The media company behind bitch also runs a daily blog, podcast, and Facebook page. Although the majority of bloggers are bitch's own writers, they also accept guest bloggers for eight-week series on specific topics[6]. Subjects for guest series have included being childfree[7] and the media's portrayal of people with disabilities[8].