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Feminist politics in neoconservative Russia : an ethnography of resistance and resources /

This is an important account of grassroots feminist activism in Russia in the politically turbulent 2010s characterized by authoritarian and conservative trends. Drawing on interviews and rich ethnographic data, the book walks the reader through different feminist practices, revealing their historic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Perheentupa, Inna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2022.
Colección:Gender and sociology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover
  • Series
  • Feminist Politics in Neoconservative Russia: An Ethnography of Resistance and Resources
  • Copyright information
  • Table of contents
  • List of abbreviations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Series Editors' Preface
  • 1 Introduction: Feminist Resistance in Russia
  • Producing the research with feminist ethnography
  • Introduction to the feminist activists interviewed
  • Theoretical road map of the book
  • Tracing feminist resistance in Russia
  • Discovering spatialities and temporalities
  • Mapping feminist culture
  • Structure of the book
  • 2 Civic Activism and Feminist Politics in Russia
  • Politics of gender and feminism in Russia
  • Soviet gender politics and the 'woman question'
  • Feminist politics in post-Soviet Russia
  • The neoconservative turn in formal politics
  • 3 Feminists Repairing the Self and Society
  • Working on the patriarchal self
  • Relinquishing the 'culture of violence' and related trauma
  • Radically challenging conservative premises of politics
  • Articulating an alternative tradition
  • Conclusion: Reparative politics
  • 4 Activists Negotiating the Politics of Space
  • Underground
  • In/visible spatial tactics of feminism and LGBT/Q
  • Escaping the system without leaving it
  • Street
  • Art spaces as the new streets?
  • Performances challenging private/public relations
  • Shelter
  • Closing feminist space for safety and shelter
  • Space brokers struggling to open feminist space
  • Conclusion: Politics of sheltering
  • 5 Epistemic Resources and Struggles
  • Harnessing female experience as an epistemic resource
  • Queer as a resource for epistemic experiments
  • Academic resources: producing a feminist underclass
  • Everyday experiences as an epistemic resource
  • Conclusion: Politics of expertise
  • 6 Mediatized Manifestations of Feminism
  • Overt lines of action: producing media shocks
  • Covert lines of action: smuggling and masking
  • Staging and stealing publicity
  • Mirroring the power politics
  • Conclusion: Politics of appearances
  • 7 Resources and Their Effect on Feminist Resistance
  • Gazing through feminist lenses: what next?
  • Appendix: Methodology
  • Production of the research material
  • Research interviews
  • Observation off- and online
  • Analysing the material
  • Ethical questions
  • Reflections on the research process
  • Notes