30-Second Feminism

50 key ideas, events, and protests, each explained in half a minute

Jess McCabe

• Éditeur: Ivy Press
• Année: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781782408437
• Sujet: Sciences sociales
• Sous-sujet: Féminisme et théorie féministe

This concise guide to feminism explains all the key concepts, people and terms in the movement, each explained in no more than 300 words and one picture. Feminism is a global movement, developing with each cut and thrust of history to form a parallel 'herstory'. But what are the most important feminist ideas? What do terms like 'patriarchy', 'rape culture' and 'intersectionality' mean? How have these terms emerged from historical conditions facing women around the world – from a lack of basic rights to harassment and intimidation online? How has activism shaped those ideas and who have been the key activists? This book traces the movement from its earliest beginnings through the suffrage movement, Women's Lib, the emergence of postcolonial feminism and into the present day. Important and seminal feminist texts and theories are explained, from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman to The Feminine Mystique to Whipping Girl, giving you everything you need to know about the ongoing fight for women's equality. From Mary Wollstonecraft to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, from how the personal is political to changing views of sisterhood, and from the suffragettes to hashtag feminism, 30-Second Feminism offers readers the fastest way to enter the world of sexual and gender politics fully briefed, with an overview of the main ideas in feminism today – and an explanation of how they came into being.

INDEX

A

Aba Women’s War (1929) 140

ableism 136

abolitionist movement 42, 46, 48

abortion 54, 80, 96, 97, 100, 108

Abrams, Ricki 85

academic theory 26

activism 136

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi 34

Agarwal, Bina 74

Ahluwalia, Kiranjit 86

alt-right 14

Alyokhina, Maria 150

Amadiume, Ifi 110

Anzaldúa, Gloria E. 122

Ardern, Jacinda 24, 106

authoritarianism 136

B

backlash 36

Bakare-Yusuf, Bibi 150

Baker, Sara Josephine 102

Bates, Laura 32, 70

Beauvoir, Simone de 128

Beyoncé 35

Bhutto, Benazir 24, 106

Bianco, Eugenia 104, 105

big three 14, 26

black feminism 14, 20, 72, 88, 92, 126

Bociurkiw, Marusya 30

bodily autonomy 96

body positivity 58, 66

Boserup, Ester 74

bra-burners 14

Brown, Rita Mae 120

Brownmiller, S...

Table des matières

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• Feminism on the Move
• The Struggle for Equality
• The Personal is Political
• Against Patriarchy
• My Body, My Choice
• Sisterhood
• A Movement of Protest
• Resources
• Notes on Contributors
• Index
• Acknowledgements
• Copyright