This LibGuide provides information on the discussion series and Roxane Gay's writings. Participants should read our Ground Rules prior to the sessions. Ames Public Library Panel on Bad FeministĮach session will be a facilitated discussion of selected essays, led by a member of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee.Introduction to Bad Feminist & Identity.The discussion group will meet weekly, and each week will explore a different topic area. We will explore issues of race, gender, sexuality, pop culture, films & tv, immigration, feminism, intersectionality, and much more. In preparation for her lecture, the Library's Committee on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is organizing and leading a discussion group comprised of library staff on selected essays from Bad Feminist. Noted author and critic Roxane Gay will visit ISU to lecture on her best-seller collection of essays entitled ' Bad Feminist' on Apat 8:00 pm in Great Hall, Memorial Union.