Occupy Gender: How Women and Queer People Find their Voice in Mass Movements
Date
2012-09
Authors
Lewis, Holly
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Publisher
Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies
Abstract
The theme of this conference, Occupy Free Speech: Getting Women's Voices Heard, is nothing if not ecumenical. It compels us to participate in an activity that is intrinsic to feminist thought: ending the social--"silencing of women's experience. Yet while the task of 'getting women's voices heard' seems straightforward enough, before we set ourselves to such a task, we might wish to address some compelling foundational questions posed by this theme. For example: what qualifies as 'getting women's voices heard'? What are the particular anticipated outcomes of ending women's silence?
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Keywords
gender, queer, finding a voice, women
Citation
Lewis, H. (2012). Occupy gender: How women and queer people find their voice in mass movements. <i>Journal of Research on Women and Gender, 3</i>(2), pp. 111-132.