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In the late 1970s, Carden Wallace was at the beginning of her lifelong exploration of the Great Barrier Reef - and indeed, reefs all over the world. For Wallace, who is now Emeritus Principal Scientist at Queensland Museum, the beginning of her Reef career coincided with the emergence of both feminist and environmental movements that meant her personal and professional lives would be entwined with a changing social, cultural and political milieu. In this article, we couple the story of Wallace's personal life and her arrival in coral science to identify the Reef as a gendered space ripe to explore both feminist and conservation politics. The article is part of a broader Women of the Reef project that supports a history of women's contribution to the care and conservation of the Reef since the 1960s. In amplifying the role of women in the story of the Reef, we find hope in the richness of detail offered by oral history to illuminate the ways discourse on the Reef and its women sits at the intersection of biography, culture, politics and place. In these stories, we recognise women's participation and leadership as critical to past challenges, and to current and future climate change action. By retelling modern Reef history through the experiences and achievements of women, we can develop new understandings of the Reef that disrupt the existing dominance of patriarchal and Western systems of knowledge and power that have led us to the brink of ecological collapse. © The Author(s), 2022.

Ouvrage majeur de Paulo Freire, ce livre présente quelques aspects d'une pédagogie élaborée non seulement pour les opprimés, mais avec eux, et dans le cadre même de leur lutte perpétuelle pour affirmer leur humanité. A l'image d'autres grands pédagogues, en premier lieu Célestin Freinet, Freire rappelle que projet éducatif et projet social sont indissociables. Selon lui, le but de l'éducateur est de donner aux opprimés les moyens de construire une conscience claire de leur position, et de rechercher avec eux les moyens de transformer le monde. Écrit en 1968 au Chili, ce texte irrigue encore aujourd'hui la pensée de la pédagogie critique partout dans le monde.

L’Amérique du Sud est un des coeurs battants du féminisme contemporain. Des millions de femmes y prennent la rue contre les féminicides, les violences qui frappent les minorités de race et de genre, les lois qui répriment l’avortement et le développement néo-extractiviste. Figure majeure du féminisme latino-américain, Verónica Gago réinscrit ces bouleversements dans l’émergence d’une internationale féministe et propose, avec La puissance féministe, un antidote à tous les discours de culpabilité et de victimisation. En se réappropriant l’arme classique de la grève, en construisant un féminisme populaire, radical et inclusif, les mouvements sud-américains ont initié une véritable révolution. C’est à partir de l’expérience de ces luttes que Gago reconceptualise la question du travail domestique et de la reproduction sociale, expose les limites du populisme de gauche et dialogue avec Spinoza, Marx, Luxemburg ou Federici. Parce qu’il unit la verve politique du manifeste aux ambitions conceptuelles de la théorie, La puissance féministe est un livre majeur pour saisir la portée internationale du féminisme aujourd’hui.

Elles sont belles. Elles sont riches. Elles sont populaires. Elles sont des superstars, et elles se disent féministes. Dans la lignée de Madonna, des Riot Grrrls et des Spice Girls s'élèvent aujourd'hui les voix et les corps de femmes puissantes et controversées comme Beyoncé et Lady Gaga. On leur reproche de faire fructifier leurs prises de position. D'édulcorer les idées politiques dont elles se réclament. Simple plus-value à leur image de marque ou résistance authentique? Et si leur discours relevait à la fois de l'une et de l'autre? Sandrine Galand plonge au coeur de ces questions difficiles dans cet essai documenté sur la place du féminisme dans la culture populaire contemporaine. Elle fait le pari d'embrasser les tensions qui le traversent pour mieux repérer ce que ces stars pop représentent de subversif et d'inclusif, pour mieux comprendre ce qui se passe entre les gloires et les chutes. Plus qu'un effet de mode, ce sont de nouveaux récits qui s'écrivent avec ou en marge des luttes. L'autrice réapprend à aimer ce féminisme qui fleurit à l'ombre du spectacle, en révélant ce qui, en lui, nous parle de nous.

En mobilisant les outils de la sociologie, ce livre met à distance le discours moral ou humaniste sur l'adoption transraciale ou transnationale, afin d'aborder celles-ci d'un point de vue politique. Ces formes d'adoption sont en effet traversées par des enjeux qui vont au-delà de l'amour ou du désir d'enfant. Pour les comprendre, ce livre introduit une perspective théorique et militante encore trop peu connue en France : la justice reproductive, qui considère les disparités d'accès aux techniques reproductives, contraceptives, abortives et de stérilisation, ou encore les placements et les adoptions d'enfants, comme résultant d'inégalités systémiques. Le texte navigue entre un récit de vie poignant et des affiliations choisies aux théories critiques de la race, aux Cultural Studies, aux études féministes, aux études décoloniales et aux théories queer. Amandine Gay répond ainsi à l'urgence pour les personnes adoptées--et pour les autres--d'ouvrir un champ de réflexion, fondésur leurs expériences et expertises, analysant les rapports de pouvoir qui s'exercent dans l'adoption, et les structures conventionnelles de la parenté.

In this paper we use the contemporary example of trans youth panics to introduce the notion of hermeneutical backlash, in which defenders of an established, unjust hermeneutical regime actively work to undermine and discredit hermeneutical liberation. We argue that the strategies and tropes of the trans youth panic illustrate a general propaganda vulnerability of epistemic liberation movements (including familiar examples from recent history), and so are troubling for reasons that go beyond their application to trans youth. This exploration of a few specific cases of hermeneutical liberation and hermeneutical backlash calls attention to the need for further theoretical work on the dynamics of struggles for (and against) hermeneutical justice.

The current study explored sexual minority women’s gender aesthetic and style by using van Anders’ (2015) sexual configurations theory (SCT), which allows for nuance in the measurement of gender/sex research. Previous research on sexual minority women has suggested a markedly masculine “Lesbian Aesthetic” (Huxley et al., 2014) and has connected aesthetic expression to internalized homophobia and levels of outness such that sexual minority women categorized as more feminine report higher rates of internalized homophobia and identity concealment. However, the bulk of past research used dichotomous measures of assessing gender and predated an ostensible shift in LGBTQ+ identities. To update this body of research, the current study explored gender aesthetics by asking sexual minority women to map their gender expression using SCT diagrams and complete measures of outness and internalized homophobia. We found no significant group differences in internalized homophobia or outness for femme, butch, and androgynous participants. Content analyses of gender diagrams suggest that the gender aesthetics of sexual minority women are neither monolithic nor masculine but may be beginning to lean towards the feminine and most certainly encompass a complex and diverse range of expressions

This article attempts to look into the fictional narrativization of women's significant and distinctive relationship with nature in Disney's Moana. Emphasizing the power and the unity of women and nature in Polynesian indigenous culture, Moana suggests that the destruction of nature results from exploitative and manipulative masculinity. Through ecofeminist perspectives, this essay observes that Moana offers critical views and promotes awareness of gender and environmental issues. These ideas are communicated through the visual and verbal depiction of power relations that defy patriarchal tradition alongside the expressions of protest against devaluation and abuse of nature and women. To put it in the context of the development of themes in Disney's princess line, Moana's presence can be a novel alternative to the typical images of women, namely a new portrayal of a female character whose primary concern is not romance but instead the sustainability of the environment where she lives. This study also confirms that Disney's animated princess films continuously adjust with the dynamics of global feminist discourse. © 2021 Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. All rights reserved.

Large-scale mining, oil, and gas projects can have a profound and negative affect on women’s rights and gender equality. Adverse impacts include the disruption of family and social life; the increased risks to health and safety, especially in terms of domestic and sexual violence; environmental degradation; as well as changing access to and control over land and livelihoods. These adverse impacts fall most heavily on women. This case study focused on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). It shows that conventional environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) processes may not identify all potential adverse impacts on women, and can fail to analyse the implications of potential impacts on gender norms and gender power relations, leading to a downplaying of the significance of these impacts. The implications for women and girls’ health and safety resulting from the in-migration of large numbers of mostly men seeking project employment and other opportunities and increases in women’s unpaid care work are two potential adverse impacts the EACOP ESIA failed to identify. Strengthening gender analysis within the current suite of impact assessment tools and methodologies, particularly for extractive industries projects, is therefore urgently needed. © 2021 IAIA.

Des années 1920 à 1950, le jazz, l’afrodescendance et la créativité de genre représentent trois pièces d’une même unité. Dans les clubs de Detroit, de Cleveland, de Québec, de New York et de Montréal, une myriade d’artistes de personnification féminine afrodescendantes présentent leurs numéros chaque soir devant une audience enthousiaste[1]. Dick Montgomery est l’une des personnes qui, entre 1935 et 1956, participe à ce vibrant mélange de jazz, de drag et d’art[2]. Boxeuse·eur, chanteuse·eur d’opérette, danseur·euse et artiste de personnification féminine, Montgomery grandit vraisemblablement à Des Moines en Iowa au début du XXe siècle[3]. Dès 1935, elle[4] rejoint le circuit transnational du spectacle de variétés noir et sillonne les États-Unis et le Canada pour présenter ses populaires performances, dans lesquelles elle interprète avec humour une femme cisgenre issue de la classe ouvrière[5]. Par sa praxis artistique, Montgomery traverse tant les frontières nationales, raciales que genrées. Afin de rendre compte de son parcours, sa trajectoire professionnelle sera explorée en deux volets. Dans un premier temps, sa carrière à Broadway en tant que comédien·ne interprétant des rôles masculins sera survolée, jetant ainsi un éclairage sur la complexité de la négociation des racismes et des antiracismes sur scène. Dans un second temps, ses performances en tant qu’artiste de personnification féminine seront analysées avec une attention particulière aux manières dont elles se déploient à Washington, à Montréal et à New York.

A groundbreaking collection tracing the history of intellectual thought by Black Lesbian writers, in the tradition of The New Press’s perennial seller Words of Fire “Briona Simone Jones’s anthology Mouths of Rain is an audacious, unapologetic, transgressive collection of Black ‘queer’ writing across genre, time, identity, age, and political leanings. This sister/companion to Words of Fire, published thirty years ago, makes visible—again—our passionate and unwavering commitments to the eradication of all oppressions. It bears witness to the necessity and power of the field of Black Lesbian Studies and is a love offering to us all.” —Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies at Spelman College and editor of Words of Fire: An Anthology of African-American Feminist Thought Winner, Publishing Triangle’s Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction Winner, Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ Anthology African American lesbian writers and theorists have made extraordinary contributions to feminist theory, activism, and writing. Mouths of Rain, the companion anthology to Beverly Guy-Sheftall’s classic Words of Fire, traces the long history of intellectual thought produced by Black Lesbian writers, spanning the nineteenth century through the twenty-first century. Using “Black Lesbian” as a capacious signifier, Mouths of Rain includes writing by Black women who have shared intimate and loving relationships with other women, as well as Black women who see bonding as mutual, Black women who have self-identified as lesbian, Black women who have written about Black Lesbians, and Black women who theorize about and see the word lesbian as a political descriptor that disrupts and critiques capitalism, heterosexism, and heteropatriarchy. Taking its title from a poem by Audre Lorde, Mouths of Rain addresses pervasive issues such as misogynoir and anti-blackness while also attending to love, romance, “coming out,” and the erotic

We utilized the emotional labor triangle to understand how 16 Black women students who attended Historically white colleges and universities (HWCUs) navigated gendered-racialized oppressive environments that mattered to their academic success. This study contributes to a gap in the literature, as much of the research focused on students of color without disaggregating for gender or other social identities. In addition, the literature is scant on experiences of Black women students use of emotional labor. Emotional labor has largely been studied from a management perspective. Through qualitative semi-structured interviews, we examined the emotional labor Black women expended while pursuing their undergraduate degree. We employed a qualitative, intersectional, methodological approach to foreground historically marginalized voices and situated the study in the hypervisibility Black women participants described feeling as space invaders on their historically White undergraduate campus and at the same time the invisibleness of their voice and masking of their feelings as they encountered gendered racism. Further, we emphasized the emotional toll and stress that may occur for Black women when they do not utilize engaged coping mechanisms while expending their emotional labor. The study holds implications for educators to address emotional labor inequities within HWCUs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) © 2019 National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education

In this collection, scholars and practitioners reflect on the most appropriate interventions to create a more inclusive labour market for all. They explore the economic case for diversity and diversity management strategies, finding that diversity and inclusion must go hand in hand. The book also sheds light on the policy dilemma between respecting individuals and countering structural inequalities, which often requires categorization into groups. The authors remind us that there is diversity within diversity: not everyone receiving the same label has the same needs. The book covers a range of issues including gender equality and mainstreaming, migration and ethnic diversity, racism, violence against LGBTI people and age discrimination. It is thus a rich source of inspiration for anyone wishing to move towards greater justice in the labour market.

« Les préjugés négatifs à l'encontre des autochtones existent et sont ancrés depuis longtemps dans la mémoire collective. Consciemment ou non, beaucoup croient encore que les autochtones sont trop revendicateurs, dépendants, profiteurs ou vivant de l’aide sociale, par exemple. Ce livret démystifie dix préjugés parmi les plus souvent entendus autour des autochtones. »-- Amnistie.ca.

Musiques sourdes? Face à cette expression, plusieurs se représentent les efforts pour donner aux personnes sourdes un « accès » à la musique, considérée ici dans sa forme entendante normative (p. ex. une piste sonore musicale). Traduction de chansons vocales en langues des signes diverses, transformation de pistes sonores en expérience vibratoire, rythmes musicaux traduits par des haut-parleurs visuels, etc. Les initiatives d’accessibilité sont multiples, mais la plupart du temps unidirectionnelles : elles visent à rendre la musique entendante accessible aux personnes sourdes, réputées vivre dans un « monde de silence ». Nos mains qui vibrent vise à déconstruire le concept d’accessibilité : et si c’étaient les personnes entendantes qui avaient accès aux musiques signées?

Les mots de trop est un outil de lutte et de sensibilisation à destination de tous·tes les étudiant·es des milieux de la culture.

Discrimination has historically contributed to coercive contraceptive in the United States. We investigated associations between perceived discrimination, or the perception of unequal treatment in everyday life, and contraceptive method use among U.S. women. We analyzed population-based data from a 2013 study of U.S. women who were premenopausal, age 18–50, sexually active with a male partner in the last year and were not attempting pregnancy. Perceived discrimination was measured using the Everyday Discrimination Scale. Contraceptive method use was categorized into five method categories: permanent, highly effective reversible, moderately effective, barrier and no method. We analyzed relationships between perceived discrimination and contraceptive method use with several regression models, controlling for covariates. Among 539 women in our analytic sample, those with high perceived discrimination had lower incomes, less educational attainment and were less likely to be insured. Perceived discrimination was associated with a reduced odds of using any contraceptive method (aOR 0.43, CI 0.21–0.87, p < .001). Contraceptive method users with high perceived discrimination had an increased odds of using highly effective reversible methods versus moderately effective methods (aOR 5.28, CI 1.63–17.07 p = < .001). Women who perceived discrimination were at risk for contraceptive nonuse; however, among contraceptive users, perceived discrimination was associated with the use of more effective reversible methods.

Rita Mae Brown’s Rubyfruit Jungle (1973) is a foundational work of lesbian literature and has been characterized as a queer text. This essay begins with resistance to reading the novel as a wholly celebratory queer text because of how it positions a form of essentialized lesbianism against queer sexualities that are coded as deviant and abnormal. Nonetheless, Rubyfruit Jungle brims with queer narratives, queer scenes, and queer characters. In the essay’s second half, I draw on Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s model of reparative reading to engage with potential queer readings the novel affords. I show how readers can recuperate the queer sexualities the novel documents in ways that the novel – with its specific historical and political positionality – did not or could not account for.

This essay examines contemporary feminist dystopias to study the phenomenon of gender pandemics. Gender pandemic narrative allegorises possible aftermaths of patriarcavirus, unleashing many natural disasters that force global biopolitics to hinder gender equality. The main objective of this essay is to explain how gender pandemics are appropriated in patriarchal utopian discourses as a pretext to control female empowerment, diagnosing women as diseased organisms that risk the state’s well-being. Moreover, the novels explore the interdependence between biology and sociality, portraying the acute vulnerability of female bodies during and after the pandemic conflicts, inasmuch as patriarchal power arranges a hierarchical value system of living that reinforces gender discrimination. Particularly, the COVID-19 emergency is analysed as a gender pandemic: the exacerbated machismo and the growing distress in the female population prove that women are afflicted with a suffocating patriarcavirus, which has critically gagged them in the first year of the pandemic.

This research examines the discourses that shape disabled women’s sexual subjectivity. I wanted to see how disabled women’s understanding of themselves as sexual is socially influenced. I held a focus group and individually interviewed five self-identified physically disabled women about their sexual lives. They shared detailed stories of personal experiences and societal influences. The main social influences that were present in the women’s stories were ableism, sexism, and resistance; the focus of this article is resistance. Resistance discourses challenge mainstream notions of disability and sexuality and combat the oppression that ableism and sexism can create. It is important work to highlight these resistance narratives; they are often overlooked in society. Diverse social understandings of disability and sexuality are needed, and it is important that they come from disabled people. This research seeks to make space for disabled perspectives in the interest of sexual inclusivity and sexual citizenship for disabled women.