#Feminist – naming controversies and celebrating points of connection and joy in current feminisms

Autor(en)
Elisabeth Lechner, Greta Olson
Abstrakt

In a dialogue, the authors discuss controversies in feminisms and their hopes for feminist futures. The first sections dismantle oppositional catfight narratives regarding feminisms and highlight the misogynist and transphobic cultural-political work they perform. Feminists and trans activists find common cause in resisting the subordination and control of womxn’s and trans persons’ bodies. Later sections outline an activist approach to doing feminisms online, while asking participants to keep the capitalist embeddedness of social media in mind. Body-positive activism and body neutrality are explored as strategies of resistance. Rather than adhering to a narrative of opposition, the authors advocate for acknowledging the common ground that shared vulnerability holds for community building and mobilising political agency. Healing and points of joy are sought in connection.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Journal
European Journal of English Studies
Band
26
Seiten
292-321
Anzahl der Seiten
30
ISSN
1382-5577
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/13825577.2022.2091323
Publikationsdatum
2022
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
504014 Gender Studies, 602008 Anglistik, 605004 Kulturwissenschaft
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory, Linguistics and Language
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/32add566-e64b-420d-a12e-0cadc2a67fa4