Patriarchy and Privilege

From 1950s Naples to now

Having watched the TV serialisation of My Brilliant Friend (the Neapolitan series of novels written by Elena Ferante https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neapolitan_Novels ) with my husband, I found myself in a bitter argument with him about it! For those who don’t know it tells the story of 2 friends through their life; starting with their childhood in 1950s Naples. They are both clever, studious and…