Introduction. Paths Toward Solidarity

Kahn, Seth; Lalicker, William B.; Lynch-Biniek, Amy

doi:10.37514/per-b.2017.0858.1.3

“…As Eileen Schell remarks, "solidarity can be created, in part, through tenure-track and nontenure track faculty working in concert with one another to change working conditions. However, working conditions are tied to complex emotional states and life narratives that must be acknowledged as well-the anger, disappointment, frustration, fear, anxiety, timidity and other emotions that both galvanize and halt action" [55] (Pp. xii-xiii).…”

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Feminization of Resistance: Reclaiming the Affective and the Indefinite as Counter-Strategy in Academic Labor Activism

Vatansever

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2021

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‘Feminization’ is used either quantitatively to indicate an increased female labor market participation or qualitatively to refer to labor devaluation and to types of work that supposedly require “feminine” skillsets. This article cautiously hews to the qualitative interpretations but suggests an affirmative reconstruction of the concept in the context of collective action. It argues that contemporary grassroots academic labor movements rely more explicitly on collective emotions and aim at building long-term bases of solidarity, instead of performative activism and mass mobilizations. This ‘affective turn’ in academic labor activism is argued to signal a “feminization of resistance”, characterized by a pronounced propensity for affective and relational groundwork. This argument is substantiated in view of the Network for Decent Work in Academia (NGAWiss), a nation-wide precarious researchers’ network in Germany, and the New Faculty Majority (NFM), an adjunct advocacy group in the US. The aim is twofold: first, the article contributes to a better understanding of contemporary labor activism by elucidating the precarious collective’s incremental achievements, often ignored by the outcome-oriented labor movement literature. Second, by reframing it as a mode of affective resistance, the article extends the analytical scope of the term “feminization”.

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“…Those familiar with writing studies research know the field is typically unafraid to tackle sweeping social issues. A quick search of activist scholarship in writing studies finds scholarship on the political economies of composition (Scott, 2009;Welch & Scott, 2016); labor issues (Horning, 2016;Kahn, Lalicker, & Lynch-Biniek, 2017;Penrose, 2012;Schell & Stock, 2001); and racism (Condon & Young, 2013;Inoue, 2015Inoue, , 2019Inoue & Poe, 2012;Lamos, 2018;Perryman-Clark, 2016;Poe, Inoue, & Elliot, 2018;Villanueva, 2006). A good deal of activist scholarship also focuses on inclusivity and discrimination by language use (Cushman, 2016;Horner, Lu, Royster, & Trimbur, 2011), sex, gender, and sexual orientation (Alexander & Rhodes, 2011;Daniel, 2006;Geiger, 2013;Royster, 2000), and ability (Dolmage, 2017;Garrett, 2018;Wood, Dolmage, Price, & Lewiecki-Wilson, 2014) as they pertain to language, writing, and rhetoric.…”

Section: Patricia Freitag Ericsson Washington State Universitymentioning

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Shealy

2020

Sexual Harassment and Cultural Change in Writing Studies

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The Practices & Possibilities Series addresses the full range of practices within the field of Writing Studies, including teaching, learning, research, and theory. From Joseph Williams' reflections on problems to Richard E. Young's taxonomy of "small genres" to Adam Mackie's considerations of technology, the books in this series explore issues and ideas of interest to writers, teachers, researchers, and theorists who share an interest in improving existing practices and exploring new possibilities. The series includes both original and republished books. Works in the series are organized topically.

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“…Those familiar with writing studies research know the field is typically unafraid to tackle sweeping social issues. A quick search of activist scholarship in writing studies finds scholarship on the political economies of composition (Scott, 2009;Welch & Scott, 2016); labor issues (Horning, 2016;Kahn, Lalicker, & Lynch-Biniek, 2017;Penrose, 2012;Schell & Stock, 2001); and racism (Condon & Young, 2013;Inoue, 2015Inoue, , 2019Inoue & Poe, 2012;Lamos, 2018;Perryman-Clark, 2016;Poe, Inoue, & Elliot, 2018;Villanueva, 2006). A good deal of activist scholarship also focuses on inclusivity and discrimination by language use (Cushman, 2016;Horner, Lu, Royster, & Trimbur, 2011), sex, gender, and sexual orientation (Alexander & Rhodes, 2011;Daniel, 2006;Geiger, 2013;Royster, 2000), and ability (Dolmage, 2017;Garrett, 2018;Wood, Dolmage, Price, & Lewiecki-Wilson, 2014) as they pertain to language, writing, and rhetoric.…”

Section: Patricia Freitag Ericsson Washington State Universitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual Harassment and Cultural Change in Writing Studies

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The Practices & Possibilities Series addresses the full range of practices within the field of Writing Studies, including teaching, learning, research, and theory. From Joseph Williams' reflections on problems to Richard E. Young's taxonomy of "small genres" to Adam Mackie's considerations of technology, the books in this series explore issues and ideas of interest to writers, teachers, researchers, and theorists who share an interest in improving existing practices and exploring new possibilities. The series includes both original and republished books. Works in the series are organized topically.

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Introduction. Paths Toward Solidarity

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