Event overview
Book launch for Sara R. Farris's In the Name of Women's Rights. The Rise of Femonationalism
In her book Farris examines the demands for women's rights from an unlikely collection of right-wing nationalist political parties, neoliberals, and a range of feminist theorists and policy makers. Focusing on contemporary France, Italy, and the Netherlands, Farris labels this exploitation and co-optation of feminist themes by anti-Islam and xenophobic campaigns “femonationalism.” She shows that by characterizing Muslim males as dangerous to western societies and as oppressors of women, and by emphasizing the need to rescue Muslim and migrant women, these groups use gender equality to justify their racist rhetoric and policies. This practice also serves a crucial economic function. Farris analyzes how neoliberal civic integration policies and feminist groups channel Muslim and non-western migrant women into the segregating domestic and caregiving industries, all the while claiming to promote their emancipation. In the Name of Women's Rights thus documents the links among racism, feminism, and the ways in which non-western women are instrumentalized for a variety of political and economic purposes.
Speakers include:
Angela McRobbie (Goldsmiths)
Catherine Rottenberg (Ben Gurion/Goldsmiths)
Kalpana Wilson (Birkbeck)
Venue: Professor Stuart Hall Building (PSH) - Room LG01
Time: 18-19.30
All welcome!
Entrance is free but please reserve your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/islamophobia-in-the-name-of-womens-rights-tickets-38741659346
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Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2017 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm |
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