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Podcast: New Books in Women's History
Episode: Anahit Behrooz, "BFFs: The Radical Potential of Female Friendship" (404 Ink, 2023)
Description: Friendships can be the foundation of our earliest memories and most formative moments. But why are they often seen as secondary to romantic, or familial connection, something to age out of and take a back seat to other relationships? BFFs: The Radical Potential of Female Friendship (404 Ink, 2023) by Dr. Anahit Behrooz is an examination of the power of female friendship, not as something lesser, but as a site of radical intimacy, as told through the cultural touchstones around us.From coming-of-age tales through physical intimacy and discovering personhood to break ups and parting of ways, Dr. Behrooz co...