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The Death Of Feminism Is Regularly Proclaimed In The West. Yet This Book Argues That The Womens Movement Is Not Over; But Rather Social Movement Theory Has Led Us To Look In The Wrong Places. The Death Of Feminism Is Regularly Proclaimed In The West. Yet This Book Argues That The Womens Movement Is Not Over; But Rather Social Movement Theory Has Led Us To Look In The Wrong Places. Sarah Maddison From Unsw And Marian Sawer From Anu. Preface / Sarah Maddison And Marian Sawer -- Finding The Women's Movement / Marian Sawer -- Disruption, Continuity And Waves In The Feminist Movement / Drude Dahlerup -- Discursive Politics: Changing The Talk And Raising Expectations / Sarah Maddison 4. Taking To The Streets / Catherine Strong And Kirsty Mclaren -- Hiding In Plain Sight: Women's Advocacy Organisations / Marian Sawer And Merrindahl Andrew -- The Institutional Harvest: Women's Services And Women's Policy Agencies / Merrindahl Andrew -- Role Models And Roller Derby: Feminism And Popular Culture / Catherine Strong And Sarah Maddison -- Blogging And The Women's Movement: New Feminist Networks / Frances Shaw -- Slut Walking: Where Is The Next Generation Of Feminists? / Sarah Maddison -- Global Feminist Organising: Identifying Patterns Of Activism / Myra Marx Ferree And Christina Ewig -- Appendix: How, What And Why Merrindahl Andrew, Kirsty Mclaren, Frances Shaw And Catherine Strong. Edited By Sarah Maddison And Marian Sawer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
This work investigates the current state of the women's movement by challenging the prevailing academic narrative that feminism has reached its end. Authors Marian Sawer and Sarah Maddison, both established scholars in political science and social movement theory, argue that traditional analytical frameworks have failed to capture the evolving nature of feminist activism. By shifting the focus from traditional protest models to institutional, digital, and discursive spaces, the authors demonstrate that the movement has not disappeared but has instead diversified its methods of engagement.
What You Will Find
Scholars and students of gender studies frequently cite this text for its comprehensive reassessment of social movement theory in the Australian context. Experts highlight the book as a necessary resource for understanding how feminist advocacy has adapted to contemporary institutional and digital environments.
Page Count:
214
Publication Date:
2013-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0415830907
ISBN-13:
9780203799024
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