Feminism has a variety of meanings. According to Nikki Craske, despite the often‐heated debates about the meaning of feminism, most would likely concur with Rosalind Delmar's assessment that feminism attempts to transform women from object to subject, specifically with respect to knowledge. In other words, feminism and by extension feminist activism is about centering the lives of women. Sonia Alvarez (1990), another leading scholar of Latin American feminisms, defines an act as feminist if it strives to transform social roles assigned to women while simultaneously challenging gender power arrangements, and advancing claims for women's rights to equality and personal autonomy.
This entry discusses feminist activism in Latin America and the Caribbean, with specific attention to the second half of the twentieth century. It includes a brief history of feminist activism in the region and discussions of the definition of feminism; the causes of the emergence of feminism; the issues important to feminists; women's nonfeminist political action; regional and transnational co‐ordination of feminist activism; and the effect that the return to civil society has had on Latin American and Caribbean feminist movements.
Reflexiones sobre el activismo académico en la era Trump-Bolsonaro: el odio en los dos hemisferios transforma la práctica intelectual en un imperativo político Abstract Resumen En este artículo se reflexiona sobre la importancia del activismo académico, dado el inquietante cambio global hacia la derecha, enfocando la discusión en Brasil y Estados Unidos. Al inicio se explican los puntos de partida, pues estos moldean el análisis individual y compartido. Luego, se retoma nuestro primer proyecto de activismo académico, el libro Taking Risks: Feminist Activism and Research in the Americas, y la definición de activismo académico usada a lo largo del mismo y, por lo tanto, en este artículo. Después, se amplía la información sobre las circunstancias en Estados Unidos bajo el mandato de Trump, y en Brasil con Bolsonaro, lo que permite afirmar que este periodo conlleva una nueva urgencia para el activismo académico feminista. Para terminar, se divisa un futuro donde los electores en los hemisferios norte y sur hayan expulsado a Trump y a Bolsonaro, y el activismo académico sea una vez más una herramienta de pro-acción, no de reacción y supervivencia.
PALABRAS CLAVE:Bolsonaro, feminismo, resistencia, Trump, urgencia, activismo académicoIn this paper we reflect on the importance of activist scholarship given the frightening global shift to the right, focusing our discussion on Brazil and the U.S. We start by explaining our points of departure as they shape our individual and shared analysis. Next, we recap our first activist scholarship project, the book Taking Risks: Feminist Activism and Research in the Americas, and the definition of activist scholarship used throughout it and thus in this paper. Next, we further expand on the circumstances in the U.S. under Trump and Brazil under Bolsonaro which lead us to claim that this period brings a new urgency to feminist activist scholarship. We close by looking toward a future where the electorates in the northern and southern hemispheres have voted out both Trump and Bolsonaro and activist scholarship is once again a tool of pro-action not reaction and survival.
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