continuous reflection: feminism, protests, and social media

FeminismIntersectionality in Feminism

What is Intersectionality in Feminism?

“The view that women experience oppression in varying configurations and in varying degrees of intensity. Cultural patterns of oppression are not only interrelated, but are bound together and influence by the intersectional systems of society.”

- Kimberle Crenshaw, 1989

A Stereotypical Feminist

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Racism in Feminism

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Does racism exist in feminism?

Famous Feminists

Frances M. Beal Ava Vidal

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Do we still need Feminism?

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U.S. Median Salaries

References• Crenshaw, K. (1993). Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women

of Color. Stanford Law Review , 1241 – 1245 

• Burnham, L. (N/D). Frances M. Beal. Retrieved May 18, 2014, from The Women's Building: http://www.womensbuilding.org/twb/index.php/frances-m-beal

• Vidal, A. (2014, January 15). 'Intersectional feminism'. What the hell is it? (And why you should care). Retrieved May 18, 2014, from The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10572435/Intersectional-feminism.-What-the-hell-is-it-And-why-you-should-care.html

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The Power of ProtestThe steps for organising a successful protest

It is more than just meeting in a street

Breaking The Rules

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Recognition

Sit ins were a small start in the Civil Rights Movement when four young college men sat at a white lunch counter and refused to leave until they were served. This shows the power coming from below.

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Coordination

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Accepting Repercussions

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Protestor getting arrested, like many others around her.

Overcoming Constraints

“Those who try to mobilize disruptive power must overcome the constraints typically imposed by their multiple relations with others”

- Frances Fox Piven

References

Baldwin, D. L. (N/D). The Civil Rights Movement. Retrieved May 18, 2014, from Africana Age: http://exhibitions.nypl.org/africanaage/essay-civil-rights.html#bib

Piven, F. F. (2008). Can Power from Below Change the Word? American Sociological Review , 73, 9-12.

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Protest and Social Media

#CanSocialMediaOverthrowAGovernment?

What is Social Media and How Does It Work?

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By Itself?

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A Positive Thing?

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More Harm than Good?

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A protestor, using icons from popular Internet and social media sites to spell out the word ‘Egypt’ during a demonstration.

References Beaumont, P. (2011, February 25). The truth about Twitter, Facebook, and the uprisings in

the Arab World. The Guardian .

Unknown. (2013, December 16). Arab Uprising: Country by country - Tunisia. Retrieved May 21, 2013, from BBC News: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-12482315

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5. University of Texas, San Antonio, accessed 21/05/2014, http://utsa.edu/students/sanews/2012/issue19/announcements.html

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