Anja Meulenbelt
Anja Henriëtte Meulenbelt (born January 6, 1945 in Utrecht ) is a Dutch feminist writer , essayist and politician . From June 2003 to 2011 she was a member of the First Chamber of the States General , the Parliament of the Netherlands, for the Socialist Partij (Socialist Party of the Netherlands). She became known through the international feminist bestseller The Shame is Over .
Career
Meulenbelt was born in Utrecht and studied in Amsterdam .
In Germany , Anja Meulenbelt became known as a feminist . In her publications like “Feminisme en socialisme” (1975) and especially in “De ziekte bestrijden, niet de patient. Over seksisme, racisme en klassisme "(German:" dividing lines. About sexism, racism and classicism ") she explored the question of how sexism , racism and classicism overlap.
In the last few years she worked at the Admira Foundation , where she led women's groups in the former Yugoslavia . She also supports handicapped people in the Gaza Strip in her work with the Stichting Kifaia . In 2008 she was a guest at the first Gay Pride in Ankara .
Anja Meulenbelt has published around thirty books that have been translated into several languages and almost all of them into German.
Private
Meulenbelt married an Austrian when she was young; their son Armin (* 1962) was born out of the marriage.
In January 2007, Meulenbelt married the Palestinian Khaled Abu Zaid, the ex-terrorist and founding director of the National Center for Community Rehabilitation (NFS) in Gaza , and they divorced in 2010.
Works (selection)
- Essays
- Brood en Rozen. Articles 1975-1982 . Uitgeverij Sara, Amsterdam 1983, ISBN 90-6328-098-X .
- Feminism. Essays on women's liberation . Women's offensive , Munich 1982, ISBN 3-88104-118-4 .
- Autobiography
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De ashamed voorbij .
- German: The shame is over. A personal story . 16th edition Frauenoffensive, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-88104-044-7 (EA Munich 1976)
- Fiction
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Alba . Van Gennep, Amsterdam 1984, ISBN 90-6012-618-1 .
- German: Getting used to everyday happiness . Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek 1985, ISBN 3-499-12534-X .
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Blessuretijd .
- German: time out . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1998, ISBN 3-499-22389-9 .
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De bewondering . Van Gennep, Amsterdam 1992, ISBN 90-6012-925-3 .
- German: admiration . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1988, ISBN 3-498-04323-4 .
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A little moeite . Van Gennep, Amsterdam 1985, ISBN 90-6012-656-4 .
- German: I just wanted your best . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1991, ISBN 3-499-12866-7 .
- Non-fiction
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Casablanca. Of de onmoglijkheden van de heteroseksuele liefde . Van Gennep, Amsterdam 1991, ISBN 90-6012-646-7 .
- German: About the impossibility of love between man and woman . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1994, ISBN 978-3-499-19591-4 (former title: You only have one job - to make me happy! ),
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Voor onszelf, Vanuit vrouwen bekeken . FUS, Amsterdam 1979, ISBN 90-6328-015-7 .
- German: For ourselves. Body and sexuality from the perspective of women . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1992, ISBN 3-548-34576-X (EA Munich 1990).
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Emancipatie en overspel. Ontrouw, intimiteit, modern moederschap, rivalry, men as lustobject, as hoerenlopers, as daders en slachtoffers . Van Gennep, Amsterdam 1993, ISBN 90-6012-896-6 .
- German: emancipation and infidelity. About intimacy, infidelity and rivalry . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1993, ISBN 3-498-04358-7 .
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De ziekte bestrijden, niet de patiënt. Over seksisme, racisme en classic . Van Gennep, Amsterdam 1986, ISBN 90-6012-644-0 .
- German: dividing lines. About sexism, racism and classism . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1988, ISBN 978-3-498-04316-2 .
literature
- Ludger Jorißen: Anja Meulenbelt . In: Critical lexicon of contemporary foreign language literature at Munzinger Online
Web links
- Literature by and about Anja Meulenbelt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Anja Meulenbelt's blog (Dutch)
- Zeit.de: A Dutch feminist becomes a writer
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meulenbelt, Anja |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meulenbelt, Anja Henriëtte |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch publicist and politician (SP) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Utrecht |